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  • Howell school tab holds general fund levy stable

    HOWELL — The Howell K-8 School District Board of Education has introduced a $110.7 million budget to fund the operation of the district in 2011-12. The board introduced the budget during a meeting held on March 2. A public hearing is scheduled for 8 p.m. March 23. The proposed budget includes a general fund of…

  • Ann Jean Stelmaszek

    Mrs. Stelmaszek, 87, a lifetime resident of Manalapan, died March 6, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was the surviving sibling of her generation in the Pulaski family. Mrs. Stelmaszek was employed by the ration board during World War II; was a secretary for Washington Forge Company, Englishtown; and retired from the 3M…

  • Middle school teams raise $21K for Special Strides

    Above: The team of Erin Meyers (l-r), Lauren Mandelbaum, Tricia Gresco, Kelly Mazzotta and Emily Gresco raised $1,100 for the Steven Werthan Memorial Fund. Below: Eighthgraders Kayla Hoppock and Nina D’Amore of Manalapan had a great day and with the help of their teammates raised $1,000 for Special Strides. The children raising funds are not…

  • Superintendent to discuss budget

    MARLBORO – Superintendent of Schools David C. Abbott has scheduled a series of presentations about the proposed Marlboro K-8 School District 2011-12 school year budget. The community is invited to attend any of the question-and-answer sessions to learn more about Marlboro’s school budget, how it is constructed, what it includes, how it impacts property taxes,…

  • Freehold Twp. introduces $68.8M school budget

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The township K-8 School District Board of Education has introduced a $68.8 million budget for the 2011-12 school year. The budget does not include any layoffs for staff members or increases in class size. The budget provides for several new staff members, according to district administrators…

  • Six candidates file to run for Marlboro school board

    Candidates announced in other school districts Only one current member of the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education will be seeking to retain her seat on the board in the April 27 election . The terms of Cynthia Green, Murray Hoffman and Terry Spilken are ending in April. Hoffman and Spilken are not seeking…

  • Clorindo Marra

    Mr. Marra, 82, of Monroe, died Feb. 25, 2011, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by his wife, Virginia C. Guerriero Marra, in 2008. Surviving are a son, Valdemiro Marra, and his wife, Maria Teresa, of New Hyde Park, N.Y.; a daughter, Maria Soto, and her husband, Joseph, of Manalapan; two…

  • Charlie dodges the hammer of doom

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH During these days of limited spending, I’ve had to shave some serious corners. I’ve had to learn to shop out of season, clip coupons and (worse yet) cut my own bangs. Meanwhile, my beloved spouse listens to his radio shows and comes home with thrifty ideas that involve enduring…

  • The Rev. Paul C. Respass

    The Rev. Respass, 79, of East Brunswick, died Feb. 3, 2011, at home. An ordained minister with the Assemblies of God for 39 years, he served as assistant pastor of East Brunswick Assembly of God and later co-founded Central Pentecostal Assembly with the Rev. Norman Kirk. He went on to become senior pastor and was…