Teacher touched by stories of would-be U.S. citizens BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent       EAST BRUNSWICK - Every year, thousands of people come from countries all over the world to live in the United States. Some want more than just to be here; they want to become citizens. And in East Brunswick there is a special class to help them. More ... Suspended students walked in graduation ceremonies Class prez not allowed to give speech; none attended Project Grad. BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       WOODBRIDGE - A water balloon fight intended as a senior prank left 30 Woodbridge High School students suspended last week - one day before their graduation. More ... Leaders call for boost to state open space spending BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer       PLAINSBORO - Local leaders and civic groups said last week that the one-year funding source for the Garden State Preservation Trust (GSPT), set to run out this year, is not enough and called on the government to find a more permanent solution. More ... Ocean View Remembrance of summers past Patricia A. Miller       I didn't recognize it at first. When my brother stopped the station wagon, I told him we must have missed it. I told him we had to keep going down the gravel road. This couldn't be it. A field, with evergreens and cedars in places I didn't remember. More ... Monk or bunk? A Middletown tax dispute Battle over exemption, sign centers on legitimacy of small monastery BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer       Middletown Township has ordered a self-described Greek Orthodox monk to remove a large front lawn sign declaring his home a monastery. On June 18, Archimandrite Ephraem Bertolette, 63, said he received notice from the township giving him 14 days to remove the sign or suffer legal pr... More ... Metuchen H.S. Top 3 talk of life after high school Co-valedictorians and salutatorian have fond memories of high school BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer       METUCHEN - It just hasn't kicked in yet. That's what Metuchen High School's top three students - co-valedictorians Theresa Donohue and Soha Shah and salutatorian Victor Thomas - said the day after they had received their diplomas during the graduation ceremony in the high school... More ...