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  • Mattos appointed to school board

    MARLBORO — The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has tapped resident Debbie Mattos to fill a vacant seat on the board. The board made the decision at its March 18 meeting after interviewing candidates the prior week. In addition to Mattos, the residents who sought the position were Michael Nemeroff, Fred Eckhaus, Catherine…

  • Geraldine Salcines

    Mrs. Salcines, 73, of Old Bridge, died March 10, 2013, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Perojo Salcines; her twin sister, Shelby Robertson; and her stepmother, Frances Arnold. Surviving are three children, Thomas Philip Salcines and his wife, Laura, of Englishtown, Joseph Stephen Salcines of Sayreville, and Amelia Dlug and her husband,…

  • Howell students earn music honors

    Members of the Howell High School chorus were among 780 of the most musically talented high school students in the country to perform in the 2013 National Association for Music Education (NAME) All-Eastern Honors Ensembles on April 4-7 in Hartford, Conn. The chorus broke a 45-year-old Howell record by receiving eight nominations and four acceptances…

  • Walter T. Decker Jr.

    Mr. Decker, 84, of East Brunswick, died March 22, 2013, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by his wife, Ann Wisse Decker, and by a son, William Decker. Surviving are two sons, Walter T. Decker III and his wife, Kathy, of Freehold, and Stephen J. Decker and his wife, Wendy, of…

  • New administrators hired to keep up with evaluations

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The workload for administrators in the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District is expected to increase significantly beginning in September. New regulations put in place by the state will require additional work when it comes to teacher evaluations, according to information presented by Superintendent of Schools John J. Marciante Jr. during a…

  • Wilma Billie Horrell Beierschmitt

    Mrs. Beierschmitt, 85, of Evans, Ga., formerly of Freehold, died March 23, 2013. She was employed as a registered nurse and worked in hospitals in St. Louis and New Jersey. Surviving are her husband of 61 years, Albert P. Beierschmitt; three sons and daughters-in-law, Albert P. and Larkin Beierschmitt, Michael F. and Dorothy Beierschmitt, and…

  • Freehold Township H.S. team captures Consumer Bowl title

    Freehold Township High School came up the winner of the 16th annual Monmouth County Consumer Bowl, a game-show-style competition for teams of high school students. Students from nine high schools answered consumerrelated questions in a multiple-choice and open-ended format to test their knowledge of consumer issues, such as Internet fraud and buying and leasing automobiles.…

  • Mary Evelyn Jackson-Hobson

    Mrs. Jackson-Hobson, 82, of Freehold, died March 28 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was employed as a bank manager for Sovereign Bank, Freehold Township, and as an office manager at FGM, Landscaping & Brick Pavers, Millstone. She was predeceased by her first husband, Wilfred Jackson; a son, Richard Jackson; a daughter, Diane Colgan;…

  • Security recommendations will get a look from board

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — An ad hoc safety committee has made its recommendations to the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education, but those recommendations are not immediately being shared with the public. However, the board member who chaired the panel told the News Transcript that the primary concern of the residents…