Category: News Transcript Opinion
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On Campus
Marissa D’Ambrosio of English-town was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Temple University, Philadelphia. Johnson & Wales University, Providence, R.I., named the following local students to the spring semester dean’s list: Freehold residents Kristin Canto, Alyssa D’Esposito and Amy Lederman; Howell residents Jennifer Caprio, Lauren Franklin, Vanessa Gonzalez, Joseph Iannacone, Joseph…
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Middle school sports saved
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — With the help and intervention of representatives of Dell computers, the K-8 Howell school district will not have to go through with a plan to cut middle school sports programs. Board of Education member Robert Antonaccio said representatives from Dell were present at the…
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A perfect place for Aunt Patti’s gifts
Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch I love my sister, Patti, dearly. Growing up, she and I had more fun than a barrel of drunk monkeys. Together we cut teeth, ruined Barbie’s hair-do and maxed out our pretend credit cards at one imaginary white sale after another. She’s still quite the bargain shopper today and…
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Obituaries
Keith White Mr. White, 35, of Freehold, died July 11 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. A lifelong Freehold resident, he graduated in 1988 from Freehold High School, Freehold Borough. He was a stock clerk for Bed Bath & Beyond, Manalapan, and had previously been employed by Tops N Town Cleaners in Freehold, as well…
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Letters
All students deserve a chance to attend college A few hundred college-bound students in New Jersey have been waiting for over two years to get a bill passed in Trenton. The in-state tuition bill, when passed, would help these children of immigrants receive an affordable college education and avoid the exorbitant “out-of-state” fees imposed on…
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Time off not such a bad idea for students
Coda Greg Bean If I hadn’t flunked out of college, I wouldn’t have met Buckskin Bader. Like any number of high school graduates, I rushed into college the year after finishing high school, thinking I knew what I wanted to become — in my case, a doctor. Three things convinced me I wasn’t cut out…
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Teacher concludes long career at Marlboro H.S.
Hartson Boyce spent 42 years as educator in Freehold Reg. district BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Correspondent BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDICorrespondent Marlboro native Hartson Boyce has retired following a teaching career that spanned four decades in the Freehold Regional High School District. MARLBORO — Hartson Boyce’s lifelong affiliation with Marlboro is a history lesson in itself. His grandfather…
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Lunchroom assistant honored
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — During the June 28 meeting of the Board of Education, Barbara Nardi was recognized for her heroic effort as a lunchroom assistant at the West Freehold School. According to a press release from the school district, on June 10, Joey DiMaria, a fourth-grade pupil, was choking during lunch. Nardi quickly came to…
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On Campus
Rider University, Lawrenceville, has awarded degrees to the following graduates from the local area: Howell residents Justin T. Beazer, bachelor of arts degree in fine arts; Matthew R. Matthius, bachelor of science in business administration degree in computer information systems; Edward J. Rupp, bachelor of science in business administration degree in computer information systems; Robert…
