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Amendments could relieve school budgeting concerns
FREEHOLD — State Sen. Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth and Mercer) recently hosted a round table discussion on her proposed amendments to S-1701 — dealing with school district budgets — with 12th District superintendents and business administrators at Freehold High School. “I think these are sound amendments that will alleviate many of the concerns school districts have…
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Fire guts popular Peking Pavilion
No one injured during Sunday afternoon blaze BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Firefighters spray water on the Peking Pavilion, Route 33, Manalapan, to douse remaining hot spots after a fire gutted the popular restaurant on Sunday afternoon. By Monday, snow covered what remained of the restaurant. An investigation was continuing Monday…
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Monmouth County plans to replace Pease Rd. bridge
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — Plans and specifications have been completed for the reconstruction of a bridge on Pease Road near the intersection with Taylors Mills Road. A Dec. 20 report from Monmouth County Freeholder Thomas Powers, who heads the Department of Public Works and Engineering, indicates that the…
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Suspended officer seeks reinstatement
Darnell Esdaile wants to go on patrol again in Freehold Borough BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer A suspended Freehold Borough police officer has been exonerated of a charge of simple assault that was lodged against him in March and has kept him off the force since then. A ruling…
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Manalapan taps new waste collection firm
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — Beginning in January, a new firm will collect household garbage in Manalapan. Central Jersey Waste and Recycling Inc. has been selected by the Township Committee to replace Marpal Disposal for the next five years. The cost of garbage pickup is included in the property…
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Thrift shop renovation a model of brotherly love
Family members team with The Arc to update Red Bank store BY KATE PICHEL Correspondent BY KATE PICHELCorrespondent FARRAH MAFFAI staff Vincent Puma (l) and Victoria Stelmach, director of development for The Arc of Monmouth, talk during the grand reopening of the newly renovated Arc of Monmouth Thrift Shop, Red Bank. As the youngest of…
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Board member proposes use of buses to activities
BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer MARLBORO — Board of Education member Isaac Levy is proposing that the township’s K-8 school district use its buses to transport students to various after-school activities. Levy mentioned religious schools and dance schools as the type of places buses could take students after school is dismissed…
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Peer leaders offered training
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Students representing the Barkalow Middle School, Stillwells Corner Road, were involved in a Peer Leader Day of Learning in December at the Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick. The event/retreat provided training for the Barkalow Peer Leader Group, which consisted of teachers and eighth-graders. At the event, 14 student peer leaders participated in several…
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Artist leaves legacy of creativity spanning century
Bernarda Shahn, 101, recalled for friendship & prolific body of work BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY Artist Bernarda Shahn, who helped her late husband, Ben, paint the Roosevelt Mural in 1936-37, was a well-known figure in the small Monmouth County town of Roosevelt. On April 6, 2003,…
