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  • A big shot of paprika is good for the heart

    Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch ‘Oh no!” exclaimed our eldest offspring as he came into the kitchen the other day. “Mom’s been messing with the paprika.” “Why would she get into the paprika?” questioned Huey. “Has she been watching the Family Experimentation Channel again?” asked Lawrence as he joined the group. “It’s nothing that…

  • OK, it’s hot, but will it stand the test of time?

    Coda Greg Bean My old Granny Bean was deeply suspicious of any new technology that hadn’t been around long enough to stand the test of time. According to my father, his was the last family in town to get a radio, because Granny thought they were just a fad, and there was no reason people…

  • Letters

    FRHSD boundary changes are needed now You may have heard that the Freehold Regional High School District has revised some attendance areas for the next school year in order to balance school enrollments and eliminate overcrowding. Unfortunately, we are feeling the effects of the spiraling development that occurred over the past decade. We have almost…

  • Educational foundation names grant recipients

    MARLBORO — Expressing gratitude and appreciation for all the hard work of Marlboro Educational Foundation members so that grants can be awarded for innovative and creative ventures by the district’s instructional staff, the Board of Education accepted $19,844 at its November 2005 regular meeting. According to a press release from the Marlboro K-8 School District,…

  • Obituaries

    Eleanor Willett Davis Mrs. Davis, 85, of Matawan, died Nov. 27 at home. She had lived in Englishtown for 62 years and in The Willows, Holmdel, for three years before moving with her husband to Matawan three months ago to live with her youngest daughter and son-in-law. Mrs. Davis was a bank manager for Shadow…

  • Manalapan history comes alive in school

    Historian takes pupils on trip back in time during recent visit BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Lydia Wykoff MANALAPAN — She’s better than a history book, a link to an Internet Web site, or a turn to a television history channel when it comes to Manalapan. Lydia Wykoff, 81, the township’s…

  • School funding topic of talk

    MARLBORO — On Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Marlboro Elementary School’s Mustang Room, 100 School Road West, state Sen. Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth and Mercer) and Marlboro Superintendent of Schools David C. Abbott will be making a presentation to the community titled “What Is S-1701/PL-73 and How Has It Affected School Funding?” In a collaborative…

  • Director reports another successful summer session

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer The director of the Freehold Regional High School District’s summer school said 2005 was a successful year for the program. The instruction took place at Colts Neck High School. Reporting to the FRHSD Board of Education at a recent meeting, Sam Grove, the director, said 365…