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Teacher offers students taste from melting pot
Educational foundationprovides grants to staffin Freehold Borough BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Educational foundation provides grants to staff in Freehold Borough BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer CLARE MARIE CELANO Teacher Maria Rose Koerner shows children at the Park Avenue Elementary School, Freehold Borough, clothes that were handmade in Ireland during one of her special…
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No criminal intent seen in two luring incidents
BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer No criminal intent seen in two luring incidents BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Fliers sent home with school children quickly led authorities to four Manalapan boys believed to be responsible for speaking to several young girls on March 24 in what police initially called attempted child luring incidents. "In…
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Firm proposes cleanup of farm contaminants
Marlboro officialscontinue to pursuetract for public use BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer Firm proposes cleanup of farm contaminants Marlboro officials continue to pursue tract for public use BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer The engineering firm of Schoor DePalma, Manal-apan, will remediate some contaminated soil and water on a tract of land Marlboro officials are trying to…
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Manalapan committee enacts pay-to-play law
BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Manalapan committee enacts pay-to-play law BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A unanimous Township Committee has adopted an ordinance banning the practice of pay-to-play. Pay-to-play refers to the practice engaged in by some municipal and state officials of rewarding campaign donors with public contracts. Township Attorney Donald Lomurro called the…
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JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Goalie Peter Schwabel of Manalapan reaches for a shot that’s headed wide of the net during recreation hockey league tryouts Sunday at the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522.
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Gov. directs new action on long-term health care
Executive order followscomments made duringvisit to Manalapan BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Executive order follows comments made during visit to Manalapan BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Following up on comments he made during a visit to the Covered Bridge adult community, Gov. James E. McGreevey has signed an executive order dealing with long-term care.…
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Day laborers planning return to muster zone
Judge: Mayortried to spin issueof site BY MARK ROSMANand CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writers Day laborers planning return to muster zone Judge: Mayor tried to spin issue of site’s availability BY MARK ROSMAN and CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writers The question of whether day laborers will be standing along Throck-morton Street in Freehold Borough seeking work…
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Myths spark imagination
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Two seventh-grade language arts teachers at the Barkalow Middle School donned togas for their annual "Wall of Gods, Heroes and Villains" student presentations. Teachers Leslie Rubins and Carol Ewig believe that getting their students directly involved is a more creative and fascinating way of introducing them to mythology. As part of the…
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Student achievers make marks in, out of school
BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Student achievers make marks in, out of school BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Six students have been selected by Freehold Regional High School District administrators as Monmouth County student achievers in their schools. The six seniors will be presented to the Monmouth County School Boards Association on April 1 at 7…
