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High school students impart tobacco lesson to 6th-graders
BY ADAM RIBACKCorrespondent High school students impart tobacco lesson to 6th-graders BY ADAM RIBACK Correspondent MARLBORO — In an effort to prevent the young people of Marlboro from using tobacco, Marlboro High School’s ADAPT annually holds a cross-age education program. ADAPT (Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Prevention Team) has many programs that aid students in the…
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Freehold board introduces $14.5M budget for ’04-05
BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Freehold board introduces $14.5M budget for ’04-05 BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Residents will see an 8.6-cent increase in the K-8 school tax rate for the 2004-05 school year if the Board of Education’s proposed budget totaling $14.5 million is approved in the April 20 school election.…
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Humanities students study world cultures
Asian Festival highlightsclass work on Chinaat Howell High School BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Asian Festival highlights class work on China at Howell High School BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer PHOTOS BY DAVE BENJAMIN Students in the Howell High School humanities program look on as artist Linda C. Chiu explains the technique of brush strokes. HOWELL —…
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Law states farmers’ rights
BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The right of farmers to operate in the community has been guaranteed by the Township Committee. A right to farm ordinance was approved in a 4-0 vote by the committee on Feb. 25. Committeeman Drew Shapiro was not present at the meeting. The ordinance…
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Four candidates seek seats
on Manal.-Eng. K-8 board BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer on Manal.-Eng. K-8 board BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — Four candidates are running for three available seats on the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education. The seats are for three-year terms. Residents will go to the polls on April 20. The winners will begin…
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Howell board taps Welsh as principal of new school
BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Howell board taps Welsh as principal of new school BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer Chuck Welsh HOWELL — Charles "Chuck" Welsh, the vice principal at Howell Middle School South, has been appointed to serve as principal of the new Howell Township Memorial Middle School, Route 524. The building will open to…
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New programs, facilities driving budget increase
BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer New programs, facilities driving budget increase BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — All of the construction projects approved by residents in a referendum several years ago will be on line when the 2004-05 school year begins in September. The improvements include the construction of kindergarten pods at the district’s…
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Giving local focus to a global issue
Conference part of larger effortto spur change, create equity BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Conference part of larger effort to spur change, create equity BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Sophie Foster-Palmer, 4, helps Mary Gatta and Johanna Foster (front left) post fliers at No Joe’s Cafe in Red Bank to help spread the…
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Contract stalemate moves to next phase
Both sides find someaspects of fact-finder BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Contract stalemate moves to next phase Both sides find some aspects of fact-finder’s report unacceptable BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — Recommen-dations made by a fact-finder have failed to break an impasse between the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education and the union…
