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Zoo friends get up close and personal with pupils
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Danielle Quaglia of the Philadelphia Zoo tries to give Needles the porcupine a snack during the “Who’s Who at the Zoo” wildlife assembly program at the Frank J. Dugan Elementary School, Marlboro. MARLBORO – Classroom 39 at the Frank J. Dugan Elementary School, Topanemus Road, was a…
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Kay retires from authority
John Kay, a Monmouth County Improvement Authority (MCIA) commissioner since 1993, has retired from that position. Kay served as the MCIA chairman for 10 years, relinquishing that role to current Chairman Al Rosenthal last year, according to a press release from the authority. “Jack has done a lot for this authority and a lot for…
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Middlesex officials rap validity of rail survey
BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer According to a recently released survey, most residents who live near the existing freight line that would become the proposed Monmouth-Ocean- Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail line want it to be built. However, officials from South Brunswick doubt the accuracy of the poll and continue to oppose the line. The poll,…
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BREAKING NEWS
Land O BY BARI FAYE SIEGEL Correspondent Land O’ Pines will host community blood drive HOWELL — If you found out that 15 minutes of your time could help save the lives of four people, would you make the time? Bernadette Mastowski, nurse at the Land O’ Pines School, and all of her students are…
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Voices raised for peace
The Shrewsbury Chorale, with the Garden State Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, joins singers worldwide in the Song of Peace project when it presents Haydn’s “Lord NelsonMass (Mass in Time of War)” at the Freehold Presbyterian Church, Freehold Borough, on March 8. The Shrewsbury Chorale is the first New Jersey choral group to register as a…
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Students enthralled by Chinese celebration
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff Representatives of the Fidelity Chinese School perform the “dragon dance” for pupils at the Robertsville Elementary School, Marlboro, in celebration of the Chinese New Year. See story by News Transcript staff writer Rebecca Morton on page 10. MARLBORO – The year of the rat, signifying prosperity, is…
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Monmouth arts festival set for April
The 38th annualMonmouth Festival of the Arts, New Jersey’s largest art invitational, will take place fromApril 5-9 at the Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave., Tinton Falls. The event will begin with the artists gala reception at 7:30 p.m. April 5 – an opportunity to meet the artists, enjoy a catered cocktail party and browse…
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Council will appropriate funding for reval
Project will assign new assessments to Marlboro properties BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer The Marlboro Township Council has introduced an ordinance to authorize a special emergency appropriation of funds that will be used to pay a firm to conduct a revaluation of all properties in Marlboro. The ordinance is expected to have a public hearing,…
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Go Bags will aid Howell police in cases of a shooting
HOWELL – The Howell Township Policemen’s Benevolent Association (PBA) in conjunction with the Howell PBA Vest and Safety Fund issued allHowell police officers Go Bags on Jan. 23. The bags are designed to be carried by a police officer when responding to an activeshooter incident and contain equipment an officer may need to assist him…
