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SOUTH BRUNSWICK — As a Muslim growing up in East Brunswick, Atiya Aftab missed classes and had to make up school work to be with her family on two important holidays: Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, and Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice. As a mother of three in South Brunswick, Aftab has seen her children go through the same thing. Until now. In a decision that sent ripples of hope across the Muslim community well beyond New Jersey, the South Brunswick Board of Education has approved school closings in the...

Cops said an irate man crawled out of his car and into the drive-thru window to get his hands on a Filet-O-Fish sandwich. Sgt James Ryan said the customer yelled at the employee and pushed him up against the counter, before attacking him. "After he slaps him, he takes his food then said: "I'll be waiting for you when you get off work." The Filet-O-Fish is a fried fish patty topped with cheese and tartar sauce on a hamburger bun. Cops, describe the attacker as an Afro-American in his 20s, about 5-foot-7, with dreadlocks. wearing jeans, a black sweatshirt and...

A proven friend of children and public education NJEA’s 125-memberpolitical actioncommittee unani-mously voted toendorse Sen. John F.Kerry for president.NJEA PAC convenedat the NJEA Summer LeadershipConference on Aug. 7 to considerpresidential and congressional candi-dates for the November elections. Thecommittee also endorsed nine incum-bent candidates for Congress. “John Kerry is a proven friend ofchildren and public education,” said NJEA President Edithe A. Fulton.“He has earned the support of ourmembers by supporting the issuesthat matter to them the most.” Fulton said the Kerry/Edwardsticket has pledged to fully fund thefederal “No Child Left Behind Act,”and to fix its many flaws, includingits insistence on measuring...