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ERIC SUCAR staff Colts Neck High School’s Alex LeRoy reaches up to try to block a shot during a Shore Conference A North Division volleyball match against Howell High School on May 8 in Howell. The Rebels defeated the Cougars in two sets on their home floor and claimed the division title.
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Essay winners announced
FREEHOLD – The Sunrise Optimist Club of Freehold has announced the winners of this year’s essay contest. First-place honors went to Samantha Sisskind, Freehold Township High School; second place honors went to Julia Pugachevsky, Colts Neck High School; and third-place honors went to Donna Olsen, St. John Vianney High School, Holmdel. Each girl received a…
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Tax increase eliminated as town cuts school tab
Officials lament voters’ failure to participate in April election BY ELANA ARON Correspondent School taxes in Freehold Township will remain virtually unchanged in 2008-09 after the Township Committee cut $923,369 from the $53.9 million general fund local tax levy that was rejected in the April 15 school election. The Freehold Township K-8 Board of Education…
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High Tech High School offers enrichment courses
BY NICOLE M. ANLLO Staff Writer High Technology High School on the campus of Brookdale Community College in Lincroft will host a series of summer courses for middle school students. The Summer Enrichment Program for academically motivated students is available to children who will be entering the sixth, seventh and eighth grade in September. Peter…
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Students arrested after school fight
FREEHOLD – Three Freehold Intermediate School students were arrested and charged with possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon on school property on April 10. The intermediate school on Park Avenue houses students in grades six, seven and eight. According to Freehold Borough police Lt.MarkWodell, a call was made to police on April…
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Council seeks answers on baffling bond issue
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO- A paperwork snafu regarding a developer’s performance bonds that should have been released in 2002 for the Centex Homes project at Highland Pointe (Marlboro Pointe) was not quickly remedied as residents came forth to speak against the bonds’ release at the April 24 Township Council meeting. According to a…
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Shade tree committee enjoys rebirth in town
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff With help from youthful hands, Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik pours some ceremonial dirt onto a newly planted weeping cherry tree at the municipal complex. The reinstated Marlboro Shade Tree Committee held an Arbor Day celebration April 25. MARLBORO – A weeping cherry tree has taken root at…
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Tree planting a fitting honor for late resident
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Members of the Freehold Borough Shade Tree Commission honored one of their own onApril 26 when an 8-foot-tall London plane tree was planted in front of the clock tower onMain Street in memory ofWilliamM.Morrison. Morrison, 68, died on April 25, 2007. He was a native of Freehold…
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Benefit golf outings scheduled
The 2008 Commerce Bank Band Aid Open golf outing will swing into action at the Forsgate Country Club, Monroe Township, on June 10 with a choice of shotgun starts at 7:45 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. The organizing committee, chaired by Dr. Kenneth Tomkovich, Manalapan, has designated the proceeds from this year’s event to the expansion…
