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Assembly focuses on prejudice
Howell administrators discuss issues in news with Memorial pupils BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – There were 26 incidents of bias and prejudice in Howell’s public schools during the 2006-07 school year, according to Tom Letson, the student assistance coordinator for the Howell K-8 School District. In an attempt to prevent behavior that may…
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Supermarkets, restaurant pitch in to help hungry
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – With help from Mulligan’s Bar and Grill, Squankum Road, and the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, 7,000 turkeys will be distributed for Thanksgiving. Mulligan’s has teamed up with several local supermarkets and is helping to run its first Turkey Swap now through Nov. 17 to help the…
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Planners OK storage building
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO – Administrators of Saint Gabriel’s Church have received approval from the Planning Board to construct a storage building on church property along Route 79 near Route 520. Approval was given at the board’s Oct 17 meeting. Board members Michael Mahon, Elvera Fernandez and Michael Schnurr recused themselves from hearing…
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Rehab unit will respond to emergency locations
Special trailer provides care to responders at operation sites BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer The Gordons Corner Fire Company, Manalapan, has acquired a trailer, dubbed Rehab 1, that is filled with equipment that would be used to provide care and rehabilitation to personnel such as police officers and firefighters who are working at the scene…
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Avallone wins new term on Township Committee
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Dorothy Avallone will begin serving a new threeyear term on the Township Committee in January after winning re-election on Nov. 6. Avallone, who has been named Freehold Township’s mayor by her fellow committee members seven times during her 23 years on the governing body, received 4,722 votes on Election Day, according to…
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Chief sheriff’s officer named
Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office Capt. John Cerrato has been promoted to chief sheriff ‘s officer by Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley. The newly appointed chief was administered the oath of office by state Superior Court Assignment Judge Lawrence Lawson in a ceremony at the Monmouth County Courthouse, Freehold, attended by family, friends and co-workers. Cerrato succeeds…
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Doctor leaves legacy of commitment to patients
Dr. Michael Stark co-founded practice in Marlboro in 1987 BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Arespected doctor who dedicated his life to helping people battle diseases recently lost his own battle. Dr. Michael Stark, 52, an internist and senior partner with Jersey Shore Associates in Internal Medicine of Marlboro, died at his home in Millstone Township…
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Choral society will perform in Freehold
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD – Members of the First Presbyterian Church, West Main Street, are abuzz with excitement and anxiously awaiting the arrival of the New York Choral Society which will perform in concert at the church on Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. In addition to anticipating the arrival of the well-known…
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Marlboro watershed project included in federal funding
On Nov. 6, U.S. Congressman Rush Holt (D-N.J.) and a majority of the U.S. House of Representatives overrode President George W. Bush’s veto of the Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA). According to a press release from Holt, the bill authorizes several safety and security projects important to central New Jersey, including mandatory federal funding…
