Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor
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Performers of the Week
The No. 1 boys’ golfer in New Jersey was crowned during what was another stretch when our local scholastic athletes delivered a round of star-studded performances. Reid Bedell of Rumson-Fair Haven captured the NJSIAA Golf Tournament of Champions when he fired a six-under-par 66 on the par-72 Hopewell Valley Golf Club course on May 23.…
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Freehold Borough to stay with assessment program
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Municipal officials will continue to participate in the Monmouth County Assessment Demonstration Program, which means that assessments of properties in Freehold Borough will always be 100 percent of true market value. Borough Council members made the decision after receiving a memorandum from Business Administrator Joseph Bellina during their…
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Metuchen shifts nights of Junebug ArtFest
By KATHY CHANG Staff writer METUCHEN — The ninth annual Junebug ArtFest is set to begin this weekend. In previous years, festivities were held on Friday nights, but they have been shifted to Saturday nights this year — June 4, 11, 18 and 25 — from 6 to 10 p.m. “We chose to move the…
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Today’s Table at MCC: Learn to be a great cook
This summer, you can learn how to be a great amateur chef at Middlesex County College. “Today’s Table” will be held in Crabiel Hall’s state-of-the-art culinary lab. Come hungry and enjoy tastings of food prepared by the chef. Recipes are distributed. “This program is for cooks and non-cooks, and it is instructive, entertaining and fun,”…
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Manalapan-Englishtown school board adopts budget
By Mark Rosman Staff Writer The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education has adopted an $88.77 million budget to operate the district from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. The budget will be supported by the collection of $61.71 million in taxes from residential and commercial property owners in Manalapan and Englishtown. The…
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Cultivating an attitude of gratitude
Miss Manners, Dear Abby and my favorite cousin are all going to be appalled, but I am going to say this anyway – thank you cards are a pain in the behind. I don’t mind an occasional “thank you” where a gal pens one nice note and then places it in an envelope and sends…
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Middle school students excel at music competitions
By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – Students from the Marlboro Middle School and the Marlboro Memorial Middle School earned recognition for their musical achievements at several recent competitions. On April 30, members of the Marlboro Middle School chorus, wind ensemble and jazz band competed against nine high schools and one middle school at the…
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Urgent care or ER — where should you go?
By Mark Waciega, M.D. As an Emergency Department physician at CentraState Medical Center, I treat a wide spectrum of healthcare issues every day. But sometimes patients and families come to the ER when, in fact, they could have received the same level of care at an urgent or immediate care center. Urgent care centers are…
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Summer camps designed to inspire Jackson youths
By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – Young people will be able to take a more inventive approach to learning this summer as the Jackson School District holds its first four-day session of Camp Invention from Aug. 1-4. Camp Invention will be held at the Howard C. Johnson Elementary School. Students in grades one through…
