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Marlboro school board moves date of election to November
Panel is not unanimous; switch to take effect on Election Day 2013 BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has voted to move the annual election for school board members to the date of the general election in November. The board made the decision at its Aug. 21 regular…
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Howell board announces tentative deal with HTEA
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL — A tentative contract agreement has been reached between the Howell Township K-8 School District Board of Education and the Howell Township Education Association (HTEA), which represents the school district’s teachers. Board President Timothy O’Brien announced the memorandum of agreement at the Aug. 29 board meeting. He said the…
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Old Bridge in shock after shooting deaths
Neighbor: ‘You’re not safe anywhere. You just never know.’ BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan can be seen through the shattered windows of a Pathmark supermarket on Route 9 north, Old Bridge, on Aug. 31, shortly after a store employee gunned down two coworkers. JEFF GRANIT staff OLD BRIDGE — In…
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Shore Ratz to play at Cabin
The Shore Ratz will be performing at The Cabin, Route 33, Howell, at 9 p.m. Sept. 6 The show will take place during Biker Night. The Shore Ratz cover classic rock tunes from the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s, as well as current hits. Fronted by vocalist Abigail Barker of Avon, the band also features Jules…
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Gunman worked, then returned on deadly day
Tragedy in Old Bridge According to Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan:The alleged gunman and both victims in the Pathmark shooting had been working an overnight shift Aug. 30-31.Suspected gunman Terence S. Tyler, 23, left the store at about 3:30 a.m. and drove away.He returned about 20 minutes later, dressed in desert camouflage clothing with a…
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Volunteers help local victims of violence
MARLBORO — The Marlboro Police Department, in affiliation with 180 Turning Lives Around (180), is seeking volunteers to serve on the Marlboro Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT). The victim advocates of 180 are civilian members of the community who, in collaboration with law enforcement, provide support, options, information and referrals to victims of domestic violence.…
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Employees get counseling after shooting
BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Law enforcement personnel investigate the scene of a shooting at a supermarket on Route 9 north, Old Bridge, on Aug. 31. Two employees working the overnight shift were killed by a gunman who then committed suicide, authorities said. JEFF GRANIT staff During an overnight shift at the Pathmark supermarket on…
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New venue for Monmouth horse show a runaway success
Horse Park tailor-made for event, competitors say BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Horse Show celebrated its 117th anniversary at a new venue, the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold Township, from Aug. 16-19. Pam Morris, a Colts Neck resident and member of the Monmouth Group, which runs the…
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Experts: Motive hard to ascribe immediately after shooting
BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Experts in workplace violence and criminal justice reacted to the Aug. 31 shooting in an Old Bridge Pathmark supermarket by analyzing what the alleged shooter’s motivations may have been. A Pathmark employee allegedly shot and killed two fellow employees before turning the gun on himself during the 4 a.m. shooting,…
