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Board will plan next step after referendum’s defeat
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — When the Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education reorganizes in January, its members will be expected to address the district’s space issues following voters’ rejection of a school construction referendum on Dec. 9 by a vote of 370 “no” to 241 “yes.” The results marked…
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Snowmen are on display at Gasko’s Family Farm & Greenhouses, Monroe Township.
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Resident asked for a break, but did not get it
Recently, my quarterly real estate payment came back to me due to an envelope damaged by the post office. Since the payment was due on Nov. 1 and I received it back on Nov. 17, I drove to the Marlboro municipal complex and hand delivered the check myself. I was told there would be a…
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Attention must be paid to parents’ views on testing
IN THE NEWS Mark Rosman Chuck Welsh has spent a lifetime in education. He was a teacher and football coach at Freehold Township High School and later went on to become a principal in the Howell K-8 School District. Welsh currently serves as a member of the Howell Board of Education. During a meeting on…
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Howell board holds off on redistricting students
By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer HOWELL — A motion to rebalance the enrollment among buildings in the Howell K-8 School District was defeated by the Board of Education on Dec. 10. The board’s action appeared to be a temporary reprieve for parents who filled the cafeteria at Howell Middle School North. The majority of parents…
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Pupils may enter essay contest during break
The Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF) Kid’s Corner is hosting a special Winter Essay Contest to encourage students to read during winter vacation. Students in grades three through 12 attending a public or private school in the United States are invited to participate in the contest. To enter, students must read a book listed under their…
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Wrapping presents gets easier with age
ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch When our sons were little, I liked to follow them around with an oversized VHS camera on my shoulder and film each and every breathtaking moment. These days, on the rare occasions our Clinch clan is together, we like to sit and watch those old family movies. Our all-but-grown…
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The phone book is, like, so yesterday!
ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch Phone books. Back in the day, I never used them. Why, I would simply dial 411, state a name and city and wait patiently for the nice person on the other end of the line to look the phone number up for me. The small fee they began to…
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Drop in birth rate hits Colts Neck K-8 schools
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer COLTS NECK — A decline in the birth rate in the township is responsible for the shrinking enrollment in the Colts Neck K-8 School District, according to a demographic study presented to Board of Education members. As part of an ongoing conversation regarding the potential closing of the Conover Road…
