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Local student wins letter-writing contest
Suggested programs about teacher stability, teacher evaluations made by trained students, no tax-funded schools, and an “older sibling” program to guide problem students earned Abraham Thomas, of Marlboro, a senior at Monmouth Academy, Howell, a check for $1,000 as the grand-prize winner in a letterwriting contest sponsored by Toms River dentist Dr. Ron Rotem. Rotem…
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In the Service
Coast Guard Seaman Robert J. Reynolds, son of Lorrie M. Reynolds of Petersburg and Robert R. Reynolds of Howell, recently graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Recruit Training Center in Cape May. During the eight-week training program, Reynolds completed a training curriculum consisting of academics and practical instruction on water safety and survival, military customs…
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Siding project riles Millponds
Marlboro condominium board declines offer to respond to questions BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer When residents of the Millponds at Marlboro development first heard about a pending project to re-side their homes, some people thought nothing of it, while others questioned the need for the new siding, particularly during a difficult economic climate. When it…
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Patrolman promoted to Freehold police sgt.
Questions raised about outcome of related internal investigation BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer CLARE MARIE CELANO Freehold Borough police officer Chris Colaner is sworn in as the Freehold Borough Police Department’s newest sergeant during the June 1 meeting of the Borough Council. An article about Colaner’s promotion begins on page 42. FREEHOLD — Surrounded…
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Cookies lift spirits of U.S. soldiers
St. Rose of Lima Girl Scouts send a sweet surprise to troops in Afghanistan BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The Girl Scouts of St. Rose of Lima, Freehold, Troop 1254 sent their best wishes — and plenty of Girl Scout cookies — to Sgt. Anthony Fauci Jr. (left in bottom photo) and his fellow…
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Preschool marks 30 years of service to youngsters
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The rooms of My School nursery school have been filled with the sounds of children’s laughter for almost 30 years. The nursery school is housed in the parish building at the Old Brick Reformed Church, Route 520, and was originally started by church members Marge Bradach and Marie…
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Fund sponsors day at ballpark
The Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II Memorial Fund, whose mission is to continue to serve and assist returning men and women who were wounded in service to the nation, has announced a baseball/picnic outing at a Lakewood BlueClaws game on June 16 in celebration of Military Appreciation Day. The memorial fund, which was founded in…
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Teacher facing jail term
Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan announced on June 2 that a teacher who resides in Howell and most recently taught in Old Bridge pleaded guilty before state Superior Court Judge Frederick P. DeVesa in New Brunswick to a fourth-degree count of cruelty and neglect stemming from a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old male high…
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OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND ONTO THE PLAYGROUND – Advertorial
By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND ONTO THE PLAYGROUND By Gloria Averbuch Sky Blue FC Collette McCallum Photo credit to: Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com Just as learning is not confined to a classroom, neither are sports and fitness confined to organized teams and programs. You can do a lot to promote children’s fitness,…
