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  • Music, art students find place to display talents

    By linda denicolaStaff Writer Music, art students find place to display talents By linda denicola Staff Writer PHOTOS BY LINDA DeNICOLA Eighth-grader Luke Pisarek, 13, was happy to accept an award for his art work “Torn Warrior” from Barkalow Middle School art teacher Arlene Smelson. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Color-ful student art brightened the walls at…

  • Center will provide location for coordinated investigation

    Center will provide location for coordinated investigation FREEHOLD — Monmouth County Prosecutor John Kaye has announced the formation of a nonprofit organization, the Friends of the Monmouth County Child Advocacy Center (CAC). The CAC is committed to raising funds for the building and operational expenses of a Child Advocacy Center in Monmouth County, according to…

  • Spooktacular events fill Freehold’s Oct. calendar

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD – The streets of Freehold Borough will once again be transformed into a festive Halloween haven as the borough’s annual Spooktacular event comes to town this month. The Halloween season began with a window painting contest on Oct. 9 as art students from all six schools in the…

  • Policy states standards, discipline for bullying

    By anna kreymanStaff Writer Policy states standards, discipline for bullying By anna kreyman Staff Writer MARLBORO — Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words can also hurt me. This was the concept that Assistant Superintendent of Schools Marc Gaswirth conveyed to the members of the town’s K-8 Board of Education. At a June…

  • Manalapan crowd objects to new track application

    By sue m. morganStaff Writer By sue m. morgan Staff Writer OLD BRIDGE — Tired of hearing that Raceway Park was "there first," the mayor and a group residents of neighboring Manalapan Township are demanding that the dragstrip show more compassion for its neighbors. Manalapan Mayor Drew Shapiro and several of his constituents converged upon…

  • Red light camera contracts draw assemblyman’s ire

    State Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (R-Monmouth), who has recently expressed concern regarding New Jersey’s red light camera pilot program, last week raised concerns about contracts that have been entered into by municipalities that are operating red light cameras. The cameras are in place at 63 intersections around the state and tickets are issued by police after…

  • Manalapan officials table dog restraint ordinance

    Emotional commentsdominate hearing oneyear after boy By mark rosmanStaff Writer Manalapan officials table dog restraint ordinance Emotional comments dominate hearing one year after boy’s injury By mark rosman Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Following a lengthy public hearing on June 11, members of the Township Committee tabled an ordinance that would change the requirements for dog…

  • MANALAPAN — It’s beginning to look like a scene from the movie Toy Story, but that’s not all. Robots made by Manalapan High School students are talking, showing expressions, and con­quering orbits and mazes with the assis­tance of lasers and infrared sensors. "The robots displayed at the competi­tion are not made from kits," said David…

  • Eighth-graders to graduate at Brookdale

    By anna kreymanStaff Writer Eighth-graders to graduate at Brookdale By anna kreyman Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Marlboro Middle School and the Marlboro Memorial Middle School graduating classes of 2003 will be moving their tassels from left to right on June 18 at the Collins Arena on the campus of Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. The…