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Kiosks put face on Sept. 11 victims, rescue workers
Manalapan library hosts moving exhibit of messages, photos By clare marie celano Staff Writer Kiosks put face on Sept. 11 victims, rescue workers JERRY WOLKOWITZ Kiosks with letters, notes and pictures related to the events of Sept. 11, 2001, are part of an exhibit, 911 NJ: Response and Reflection, now on display at the Monmouth…
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Council members take a shot at school board’s decisions
Staff Writer By Karl Vilacoba Council members take a shot at school board’s decisions MARLBORO — After a long period of relative silence on the issue, members of the Township Council publicly addressed the defeated Marlboro K-8 school district budget. During the "Council Speaks Out" portion of the June 27 meeting, Democratic council members Barry…
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Marlboro eyes federal funding for special kindergarten class
Staff Writer By Karl Vilacoba MARLBORO — Board of Education members are examining the possibility of using federal Title I funding to provide a full-day kindergarten class for the district’s neediest children. If adopted, the program would apply to the 20 lowest scoring pupils on a screening test held before the youngsters entered kindergarten, according…
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Board’s redistricting talk slated for July 8 meeting
Staff Writer By dave benjamin Members of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education are expected to discuss redistricting options on July 8. The board will meet at Colts Neck High School, Route 537 and Five Points Road, at 8 p.m. In postponing a June 10 vote on the redistricting of students for…
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Howell employees suspended pending indictment’s outcome
Staff Writer By kathy baratta HOWELL — Interim Township Man-ager Bruce Davis has suspended municipal employees Theodore Shostak, 51, of Howell, and Michael D’Amore, 37, of Lakewood, from their jobs pending the disposition of a two-count grand jury indictment against them. Davis made the decision to suspend the two men without pay following a hearing…
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Gov.: Hospital land to be sold this year
McGreevey counting on sale to bolster state By karl vilacobaStaff Writer Gov.: Hospital land to be sold this year McGreevey counting on sale to bolster state’s revenues By karl vilacoba Staff Writer Sale of the 411-acre Route 520, Marlboro, property that formerly housed the Marlboro State Psychiatric Hos-pital is imminent this year due to New…
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Student Project
JERRY WOLKOWITZ Student Project JERRY WOLKOWITZ Students from Freehold Township and Freehold Borough search for macro invertebrates in a sample taken from a stream off Pond Road near Lake Topanemus. The youngsters were participating in a project in which they were assessing the health of county streams.
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Local commission breathes life back into Freehold lake
Projects continue to make Topanemus a jewel for 2 towns By clare marie celano Staff Writer Local commission breathes life back into Freehold lakeProjects continue to make Topanemus a jewel for 2 towns By clare marie celano Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ Priya Patel, 13, of the Barkalow Middle School, Freehold Township, paints a picture of…
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Airport supporters lobby against rezoning request
Staff Writer By karl vilacoba Airport supporters lobby against rezoning request MARLBORO — On a night when the master plan amendment was presented to the Township Council, a large contingent of Marlboro Airport supporters urged against the property’s rezoning. Lightning flashed through the Town Hall windows at the July 27 meeting as a long list…
