Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Scholastic freshmen discuss diversity, respect in summer program
By STEVEN VIERA Staff Writer RED BANK—While many of their soon-to-be classmates may have been enjoying their time off, over 100 students spent July diving right in to the high school experience. As part of Red Bank Regional High School’s Summer Slam program, which ran from July 5 to July 28, incoming freshmen discussed the…
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Freehold Borough will welcome back 1,700 pupils
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Teachers and administrators in the Freehold Borough K-8 School District will welcome more than 1,700 children back to school when the 2016-17 school year begins on Sept. 6. According to administrators, enrollment for the new year stands at 1,715 pupils, which is essentially the same as the 1,720…
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Cleaning house online gives your home the right image
By Marilyn Kennedy Melia CTW Features Just as jobseekers should cleanse their Facebook page of any material that would dissuade employers from hiring them, homeowners benefit by checking their home’s online profile, particularly if they’re planning to sell. Simply by inputting an address, many websites will offer a price estimate on that property. Like Facebook,…
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Refi bullseye
Why now is an ideal time to refinance a mortgage By Erik J. Martin CTW Features Salivating over enticingly low loan interest rates and wishing you could get in on the fun as an established homeowner? There’s no time like the present to explore a mortgage refinance, which likely can pocket you plenty of extra…
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Siecinski filled with confidence on J.P. Stevens softball team
By Jimmy Allinder When Julie Siecinski walked through the door of John P. Stevens High School as a freshman, head softball coach Krystle Petty immediately recognized she was looking at a special athlete. “I hadn’t seen her play, but Julie carried herself with such an air of confidence, but not overly so,” Petty said. “Then…
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Lodzinski could be granted a new trial due to ‘juror misconduct’
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer NEW BRUNSWICK — A “juror’s misconduct” during deliberations may mean either a new trial for Michelle Lodzinski – who was found guilty in May of murdering her five-year-old son, Timothy “Timmy” Wiltsey, in 1991 – or an acquittal. Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves said he would take up…
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Brookdale contract negotiations remain stalled
LINCROFT — The Faculty Association of Brookdale Community College has announced that due to stalled contract negotiations by the BCC Board of Trustees, department chairs and assistant chairs resigned their positions effective immediately on Aug. 22. Faculty are taking this action in response to a lack of good-faith bargaining as the association attempts to reach…
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Newspaper group grows in central NJ
Business owner Richard Donnelly is expanding his catalog of newspapers to nearly three dozen with the purchase of the Sun Newspaper group and an agreement to buy Greater Media Newspapers in central New Jersey, it was announced Aug. 23 by Greater Media Publisher and General Manager Ben Cannizzaro. Donnelly said the new acquisitions will come…
