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School employees honored
Marlboro MARLBORO — Donna Tanfara, school nurse at the Robertsville Elementary School, recently received national board certification as a school nurse. The exam, which takes approximately four hours to complete, consists of 250 objective multiple choice questions about all areas of school nursing. The National Association of School Nurses is affiliated with the National Board…
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Obituaries
Genevieve Dowdell Courter Mrs. Courter, 90, of Hazlet, died Sept. 18 at home. Born in Cranford, she resided in Newark before moving to Hazlet 41 years ago. Before her retirement, Mrs. Courter was a sales clerk at Sears, Newark and Middletown, where she was employed for 20 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Giles…
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Marlboro pairs up with La. schools to aid pupils
MARLBORO — As schools in Baton Rouge, La., open their doors to pupils from New Orleans who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina, Marlboro residents will open their hearts to the people in Louisiana. According to the Marlboro K-8 School District, each building in Marlboro has “adopted” a school in Baton Rouge and will work to…
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Award-winning teacher encourages educators
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Ron Clark Call it motivation or just a way to get your attention. Disney’s 2001 teacher of the year will do just about anything — dance, jump up and down, or climb on auditorium seats — to get you to listen. Aiming to motivate some 900…
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FRHSD board adjusts H.S. attendance areas
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has readjusted the district’s attendance areas with changes that will take effect in September 2006. The board’s action will affect 254 eighth-graders who will be high school freshmen next fall. Students who presently attend one of the…
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Outpouring of support a tribute to community
They need it more than we do. That’s been the sentiment of many area residents, business owners and organizations who, like most Americans, have watched the fall-out of Hurricane Katrina in disbelief over the past few weeks. The response to the devastation along the Gulf Coast can only be described as heartwarming, as countless citizens…
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Gas prices continue to mystify
We’ve seen some news reports in the past week that make it seem as if life will be great when gasoline prices return to their pre-Hurricane Katrina levels. Gas prices are dribbling down by a penny or two each day after skyrocketing into the mid-$3 range in the days after Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast.…
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