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Anytown program helps develop leadership skills
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Five Freehold High School students are serious about making important changes in their school. The students, who are members of the Anytown USA delegation, attended the Dec. 18 meeting of the Borough Council to tell the members of the governing body what…
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CentraState sets birth record
CentraState Medical Center employee Geraldine Yaccarine (l-r), father Juan Amador, mother Alba Avila (with baby boy), Antoinette Urciuoli, store promotions coordinator for Babies “R” Us, and daughter Jenesis Amador welcome the first baby born at the medical center, Freehold Township, in 2007. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – For the fourth consecutive year, CentraState Medical Center, West Main…
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Open meetings advocate keeps eye on N.J. towns
Goal is to raise public’s awareness of right to open government BY MICHAEL ACKER Staff Writer BY MICHAEL ACKERStaff Writer “I don’t like to file lawsuits. I only do that if I have to. If I give them all of the reasons and they don’t care, then I do what I have got to do.”…
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Monmouth freeholders approve open space grants
FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has approved grants totaling nearly $2 million from the 2006 Monmouth County Open Space Trust Fund to acquire, create or improve park facilities in 14 municipalities. According to a press release, land acquisition and development for park recreation and open space purposes are made possible by the…
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Traffic laws we don’t know or simply ignore
“The courts in this state have been good as far as protecting the rights of the motorist.” Stephen Carrellas — N.J. chapter coordinator, National Motorists Association Passing on the right or hanging tassels from a rearview mirror can get you tickets in the Garden State BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer You see the flashing red…
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Misconceptions abound about police, traffic laws
Officer dispels myth about ticket quotas; former prosecutor addresses DWI issues BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Anything hanging from your rearview mirror can cost you a $54 fine. Most people have their own perception and misconceptions about the police — good and bad — but some misconceptions can…
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Volunteer honored for service
MANALAPAN — Township resident Min Raibman, 91, was recently honored for her 15 years of volunteer service with the Natural Resources Conservation Ser-vice (NRCS) at its All Employees Meeting and Awards Program held at the Rutgers EcoComplex in Bordentown. The NRCS provides assistance to private land owners in the conservation and management of soil, water…
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Marlboro teacher attains national certification
MARLBORO — The Marlboro K-8 School District announced last week that Defino Central Elementary School third-grade teacher Karen Jarosz has achieved national certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in 2006. Of the 108,000 teachers in New Jersey, only 111 are nationally certified. Jarosz has been a teacher for 20 years, and for…
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Survivors’ stories retold
MANALAPAN — The Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, will host an exhibit that further honors survivors of the World War II era Holocaust. Beginning Jan. 7 the library will host “Survival of the Human Spirit: Triumph Over Adversity.” A reception will begin at 1:30 p.m. At 2 p.m. a presentation by Seymour Siegler will…
