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Veteran teacher dies weeks short of planned retirement
Staff Writer By brian walsh Veteran teacher dies weeks short of planned retirement MARLBORO — The township’s school community is mourning the death of a longtime teacher who was scheduled to retire this month. Marlboro Middle School language arts teacher Vincent Parrini, 62, of Howell, who taught in Marlboro for 39 years, died on Jan.…
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Gifts much appreciated
Thank you to all the wonderful people from Old Tennent Presbyterian Church, St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Church, St. Thomas Lutheran Church, other houses of worship, schools, Scouts, organizations and individuals who played Santa for our families. We received hundreds of new gifts. All of you truly made Christmas a time of giving. Carol Puorro…
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Seniors’ disrespect toward officials is not appropriate
Seniors’ disrespect toward officials is not appropriate This past week I attended a Manalapan Township Committee meeting, only to be appalled by the behavior of the seniors from Covered Bridge I. Their issue, of which I empathize, concerns the payment for services in their community, only to pay again through property taxes. It is obvious…
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Pair of veteran principals deserve better treatment
After attending the Jan. 22 meeting of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education, I feel it necessary to speak out on behalf of two principals and the children of the entire district. Apparently, as we build a new school to relieve overcrowding, the board decided it would be in everyone’s best interests to…
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Student appreciates officials’ efforts in town
Student appreciates officials’ efforts in town My name is Asha Habib. I am a fourth-grader at the Robertsville Elementary School. This past fall, I had two wishes: To have a "safe crossing" sign for the deer that visit my home on Union Hill Road, and to have a traffic light put up at the corner…
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Board of Education candidate lays out eight-point agenda
Why am I running for the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education again? I was warned the last time I ran that I wouldn’t make a difference. I was warned by the powers that be that the incumbent candidates are too fully entrenched to be voted out. It didn’t matter that some of the…
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Speaker’s message: Talk with, respect others Mykee Fowlin portrays different personalities who make key points
Staff Writer By dave benjamin Speaker’s message: Talk with, respect others Mykee Fowlin portrays different personalities who make key points DAVE BENJAMIN He’s black, Hispanic, female, a football star, mentally challenged or just plain different. Mykee Fowlin appears in a variety of roles as he tells students at Freehold Township High School to reach out…
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Technology teacher takes byte out of glass ceiling
Photos by Jerry Wolkowitz Sherry Roses, Howell High School technology design teacher, adjusts the computer settings for a wind tunnel test (at right ) on a car a student created in her class. Howell H.S.’s first female shop teacher now at home in computer lab By Clare M. Masi Staff Writer HOWELL — Today’s ambitious…
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Township Council is addressing many important Marlboro issues
On Jan. 10, former Republican Councilman Tom Broderick paid a backhanded compliment to the Democrat-controlled Marlboro Township Council for working on quality-of-life issues such as cell phones, scooter helmet safety and environmental issues, while criticizing the same council for failing to cut municipal taxes and reduce development of new houses. He also said we should…
