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Picasso paintings inspire pupils
Taylor Mills School celebrates career of Spanish artist BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Pablo Picasso was highlighted during January at the Taylor Mills School, Manalapan, where pupils studied the life of the artist and created Picasso-like artwork. The Picasso celebration was the idea of art teacher Robbie Schafler (background), who created a…
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Temple outreach offers help in time of tough economy
Temple Rodeph Torah of Marlboro has launched a community outreach program to assist individuals and families in central New Jersey who have been affected financially or emotionally by the difficult economic environment. The program, called TRTCares, is a nondenominational initiative that offers legal, financial, emotional health, and career counseling professional advice to those in need…
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Mom, fire department at odds over response
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — In a situation where answers are hard to come by, the grieving mother of Kaylee Ramos, 12, who died in a fire at her family’s Court Street home on Feb. 2, is still trying to find some. Kaylee’s mother, Gina Ramos, is asking appropriate authorities to investigate…
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DPW will receive new vehicle storage facility
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee has awarded a contract for the installation of a vehicle storage garage at the Department of Public Works yard on Route 522 (Freehold-Englishtown Road). The committee voted 4-0 at its meeting on Feb. 11 to award a contract in the amount of $524,960 to Buckler…
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Updated stalking law awaits gov.’s signature
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Almost two years after it was introduced in the state Legislature, a bill that will enhance New Jersey’s stalking laws received a final unanimous vote in the state Assembly on Feb. 5. The bill had previously been approved in the state Senate. It now awaits Gov. Jon Corzine’s signature before…
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Pupils help to evaluate updated learning tool
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — When children who are currently in the fourth grade at the Freehold Learning Center elementary school go shopping for school supplies in September, they are likely to see a familiar product on the shelves and they will be able to say they were a part of the…
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Precarious position
JEFF GRANIT staff Strong winds caused a lot of problems around New Jersey on Feb. 12. One dangerous situation occurred on Elton-Adelphia Road in Freehold Township where a tree was uprooted and came to rest against the chimney and roof of a house.
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JEFF GRANIT staff Dave Faulkner, product manager of Franklin Electronic Publishers, shows two new prototypes of the Franklin Speller Electronic Dictionary to fourth-graders Deavionne Bond (l) and Ashante Worthy at the Freehold Learning Center, Freehold Borough. Children at the school were given an opportunity to review the new product and to provide feedback.
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Effort under way to keep postal unit in Freehold
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Municipal officials were expected to pass a resolution at the Feb. 17 Borough Council to support keeping a U.S. Postal Service facility where it is — on Lafayette Street. Darlene Reid, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Postal Service, said, “Local post office officials are looking into the…
