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  • Students’ art earns honors

    Eric Wan Eric Wan of Howell and Alexandra Surdovel of Wall Township were selected Best of Show and first-place winners of the Fourth Congressional District Art Competition for high school artists, held from April 30 through May 3, at Georgian Court University’s M. Christina Geis Art Gallery, Lakewood. Georgian Court rewarded each winner with a…

  • Teacher of the Year award surprises area educator

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY Freehold Learning Center teacher Lauren Filipek has been named the Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year for the Monmouth-Ocean region, sponsored locally by Sam’s Club of Freehold Township. Filipek is an enthusiastic instructor of fourth-grade pupils at the elementary school on…

  • Board recognizes teachers, pupils for achievements

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Several students and this year’s Governor’s Educators of the Year were recognized for their accomplishments at the May 22 meeting of the Freehold Township Board of Education. Regional and national award-winning students and the representative teachers who inspire them attended the meeting among a supportive crowd of community members. “This is what…

  • Teachers, counselor earn honors, education grants

    BY VICTORIA HURLEY-SCHUBERT Staff Writer BY VICTORIA HURLEY-SCHUBERTStaff Writer MARLBORO – Several staff members in the Marlboro K-8 School District’s middle schools have recently been recognized with grants and awards. Adam Lindstrom, a first-year science teacher at the Marlboro Memorial Middle School, Nolan Road, won a grant from the Monarch Butterfly Foundation for his hands-on…

  • Obituaries

    John William Strollo Mr. Strollo, 95, of Long Branch, died May 14, 2007, at Gateway Care Center, Eatontown. Born in Long Branch, he was a lifelong resident. He was employed in the security department at Monmouth Park Racetrack, Oceanport. Prior to that, he was employed at Joseph Pingitore Inc., and B & B Beverages for…

  • Reality intervenes for sentimental mom

    Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? Parenting has its ups and downs, and I often handle it like a yo-yo as I move from one emotion to another. I have found myself in the middle of a parental moment that I wish would never end. There have been times when I hang on to every…

  • Obituaries

    Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. Ivan Dmitrienko Mr. Dmitrienko, 84, of South River, died April 27, 2007, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Russia, he came to the…

  • Girl Talk

    ‘Bottling it’ lets you find the magic over and over Cl are Marie C elano ‘Bottling it’ lets you find the magic over and overClare Marie Celano  Funny how certain things you remember from a love affair can make you feel as though you are there all over again. I can still hear it –…

  • Laws should be defined as primary offenses

    The recent column by Greg Bean, “Here’s Another Law That Motorists Will Just Ignore,” hits a few good notes, but misses the real mark about how important safety legislation is for the driving public. I authored the first township ordinance in New Jersey that banned the use of hand-held cell phones while driving a motor…