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Pupils dive into science at annual school event
BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer Pupils dive into science at annual school event BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer MARLBORO — People who play video games use their thumbs more than other people, Golden Delicious apples have more seeds than other apples, and a magnet can be demagnetized by using a battery and a paper clip. Those…
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Holding the line on class size drives school budget
will vote on $65.5Mspending plan April 20 BY LARRY RAMERStaff WriterMarlboro residents Holding the line on class size drives school budget BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer Marlboro residents will vote on $65.5M spending plan April 20 MARLBORO — The Board of Education has unanimously adopted a budget for the 2004-05 school year that would raise…
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Notification change called ‘builder friendly’ in debate
BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Notification change called ‘builder friendly’ in debate BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — Former mayor Suzanne Veitengruber says the township’s most recent zoning ordinance is "builder friendly." Before the 4-1 vote to revise the township’s land use ordinance regarding notification of neighbors living near a proposed construction project, Veitengruber told…
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Accidents keep police, first aid squad busy
BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Accidents keep police, first aid squad busy BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN A FedEx truck rests atop a Toyota Avalon following an accident at the corner of Tennent Road and Route 522, Manalapan, on April 2. MANALAPAN — Police and emergency services personnel were kept busy on April 2…
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Police, prosecutor checking 2 bias incidents at MEMS
BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Police, prosecutor checking 2 bias incidents at MEMS BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Law enforcement authorities are continuing to investigate two incidents in which bias messages and swastikas were found written on the wall of a boys bathroom at the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School, Millhurst Road. The Monmouth County…
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Rebuilding Iraq proves challenging task
Marlboro BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Marlboro’s Jeff Cantor led unit that set up PHOTOS COURTESY OF JEFF CANTOR The civil affairs unit of U.S. Army Maj. Jeff Cantor of Marlboro (second from right) was entrusted with the job of establishing a new democratic form of government in Kirkuk, Iraq, a hotbed of ethnic tensions. new govt.…
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Cayne foundation offers helping hand to families
Monmouth residentswho have lost a spousemay apply for assistance BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer Cayne foundation offers helping hand to families Monmouth residents who have lost a spouse may apply for assistance BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer Gina Cayne (l), founder of the Jason David Cayne Foundation, is joined by Lisa Dantuono, director of the Jason…
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Freehold Twp. students
rise to chess challenges BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Freehold Twp. students rise to chess challenges BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Some people may consider chess a sport and others may consider it a game, but children in the township’s K-8 school district think of it as just plain fun. Chess seems to…
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Youngsters come through with fund-raising efforts
BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Youngsters come through with fund-raising efforts BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Samantha Daesener’s church, the First Presbyterian Church, West Main Street, needs a $1 million addition, so Daesener encouraged her Sunday school class to come up with ways to raise funds. In a short time, the 11- and 12-year-olds…
