Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Asher Holmes students honored for writing
MARLBORO— Asher Holmes Elementary School pupils Roxanne Palladino and John Carrotta of Jill Bakerman’s fourth-grade class have won the Celebrate NJ! statewide fourthgrade writing contest. The contest challenges students to research, write and submit an article about the people, places, events and history of the Garden State. Their submissions, selected as “2012 Best of the…
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Low interest rates are taking a toll on Americans’ savings
Some will do nothing. The rest of us can do something about the Federal Reserve’s position on interest rates. “The purpose of the Federal Reserve’s policy of low interest rates is to speed the economic recovery, which will increase loan demand and opportunities for profitable lending, among many other benefits, and thus, ultimately, lead to…
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Middle school students excel in Music in the Parks
MARLBORO — On May 4, students from the Marlboro Memorial Middle School traveled to Hershey, Pa., to compete in the Music in the Parks: Hershey Park Festival . Members of the Royalaires Select Choir, Monarch Jazz Orchestra (eighth grade jazz ensemble), and Memorial Jazz Band (seventh grade jazz ensemble) competed for a panel of judges.…
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Donald C. Ortiz
Mr. Ortiz, 79, of Monroe, formerly of Jamesburg, died May 16, 2012, in Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Boynton Beach, Fla. He was predeceased by a grandson, Chad Horne. Surviving are his wife, Marian Caruso Ortiz; two sons, Edward Horne, and his wife, Donna, of Middletown and Michael Horne, and his wife, Laura, of Freehold; three daughters,…
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for the record •••
On May 30-31, Marlboro Middle School pupils, co-directed by teachers Robin Gartenberg and Lisa Scalici, performed D.W. Gregory’s “Miracle in Mudville.” A May 30 article in the News Transcript did not list both directors.
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Hooked on Sandy Hook
DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN I t’s a balmy night and the beach is jampacked. My friends and I are camped at the ocean’s edge in our beach chairs, feet dangling in the frothy breakers. The hours breeze by as we laugh, chat and sing along to live Americana music while our kids build sandcastles and…
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Frank J. Durso
Mr. Durso, 88, of Marlboro, died May 22, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was known as “Frankie D.” Mr. Durso was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and resided in Marlboro for 27 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran ofWorldWar II and a life member of the VFW in Brooklyn. Prior to retiring,…
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A social media skeptic finds true love on the Internet
CODA GREG BEAN I saw my granddaughter’s beautiful face for the first time yesterday when I checked my Facebook page, and there was her picture looking back at me, posted by her mom, my daughter-in-law. I can’t wait to see this tiny young lady in person around the middle of July when she’s finally born.…
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Marlboro Middle School students earn recognition
MARLBORO — Recently, 38 students from the Marlboro Middle School traveled to The College of New Jersey, Ewing, to compete in the annual New Jersey Technology Student Association (NJ-TSA) Middle School State Conference. There were more than 350 middle school students from 15 middle schools across the state in attendance this year, according to a…
