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$50K state grant to fund construction of sidewalk
Possibility still exists for a traffic light at high school & Rt. 79 BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer MARLBORO — The township has received a $50,000 grant that will be used to build a sidewalk from Marlboro High School, Route 79, to the Bear Brook Commons strip mall at the intersection…
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Administrators at four schools seek more sports
FRHSD begins to develop budget for BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer As work begins on developing the Freehold Regional High School District’s budget for the 2005-06 school year, administrators at the six schools in the district have provided central office administrators with their sports wish lists. The requests were outlined at…
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Pupils lend a hand during holidays
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — In the spirit of the holiday season, the Marshall W. Errickson School, Elton-Adelphia Road, is part of a “Giving Tree” project for the third year in a row. Each grade in the K-5 school will have a “Giving Tree” in the school’s foyer with tags on it to represent the needs of…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Registered nurse Laura Stone gives Robert Tiberi of Freehold Township his flu shot during the final municipal flu shot clinic to be held at the Freehold Township Senior Center this year. Seniors lined up to get their shots on Monday morning.
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Parents urged to prohibit teen drinking at parties
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools James Wasser has asked all of the district’s 11,400 students to reach out to their friends and family members during the holiday season. In a holiday message delivered at a Dec. 6 Board of Education meeting,…
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‘X’ marks the importance of awareness
Marlboro High School students focus on drunken driving deaths BY ADAM RIBACK Correspondent BY ADAM RIBACKCorrespondent PHOTO COURTESY OF MARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL Marlboro High School ADAPT members observe a moment of silence during their annual candlelight vigil against drunken driving. The X’s on the students’ shirts represent young people who were killed in accidents that…
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‘Hearth’ helpers, tutors, craft instructors needed
The Volunteer Center of Monmouth County has several opportunities available for residents to lend a helping hand to those in need. Several teaching assistant/monitors are needed to assist at-risk students in completing their daily curriculum by observing and providing encouragement. The Red Bank-area school has requested help for weekdays; hours are flexible. The minimum age…
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Law puts new rules on hiring of professionals
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee is expected to hold a public hearing tonight on an ordinance Mayor Beth Ward said will set new standards in the way professionals are hired for municipal positions. Ward called the ordinance the final part of Manalapan’s effort to address what…
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Environmental prosecutor bill advances in N.J. Senate
Sen. Ellen Karcher A bill sponsored by state Sen. Ellen Karcher of Marlboro (D-Monmouth and Mercer) to create a statewide Office of the Environmental Prosecutor in order to pursue legal action against criminals who violate environmental laws in New Jersey was unanimously approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. “In light of the tight…
