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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,…
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Preschool event benefits charity
MARLBORO — Students in prekindergarten, preschool and kindergarten at the Turtle Creek Learning Academy rode their bicycles in a trike-a-thon charity benefit on April 30 and May 1. Charity events at Turtle Creek have become an annual tradition every April as part of Month of the Young Child. This year, the charity Turtle Creek has…
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Attempted carjacking leads to arrest of two
MANALAPAN — Police officers arrested a pair of individuals at Wegmans supermarket, Route 9, on the afternoon of June 3 and filed charges of attempted carjacking, robbery, hindering apprehension, shoplifting, conspiracy to commit shoplifting and simple assault against them. According to a press release from the Manalapan Police Department, Patrolman Eric Voorand arrested Penelope King,…
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Health Dept. offers tick prevention tips
MANALAPAN — With warm weather here, the Manalapan Health Department is urging individuals to take preventative steps to protect themselves against Lyme disease, a tick-borne infection that is spread by deer and more prevalent in the spring and summer months. An estimated 20,000 people a year contract Lyme disease and, according to the Centers for…
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Rec center will rock with Get Heard Fest
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — With more than 35 bands expected to perform on four stages, this year’s Get Heard Fest will be the perfect way for fans to experience the music of touring artists and several unsigned bands. Get Heard Fest ’09 will be held on June 13 at the Marlboro Recreation…
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Manalapan will unite for annual celebration
Micky Dolenz to headline event at recreation center BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer MARK SCHOEN Micky Dolenz of the Monkees will perform at Manalapan Under the Stars, a community celebration to be held at the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522, on the evening of June 13. MANALAPAN — In the mid-1960s at a time when…
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Firefighters, first-aiders may get swim discount
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Volunteer members of Marlboro’s fire companies and first aid squads may receive a discounted membership to the Marlboro Swim Club. Township Council members held a first reading May 21 of an ordinance which would, if adopted, offer a discounted membership to volunteers who are in good standing with…
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Young man dies in boat accident
Fisherman leaps onto crippled moving boat to rescue passengers By Amy Rosen Young man dies in boat accident Fisherman leaps onto crippled moving boat to rescue passengers Click Here to view Exclusive On-Scene Photos. As the Memorial Day weekend was just getting under way at 7:40 p.m. May 22, a rescue effort began on the…
