Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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2 square off in a bid for Howell seat
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Regular Observers of the Freehold Regional High School District should recognize all of the names on the April 18 Board of Education election ballot. Patricia Horvath of Manalapan is seeking a ninth three-year term and Bunny Hammer of Freehold Borough is seeking a third…
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School budget lacks details on cost to property owners
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer LAKEWOOD – Although the Board of Education’s proposed $108 million budget for the 2006-07 school year will be placed before voters on April 18, there has been no confirmation as to how much in property taxes residents will pay to support the $62.6 million…
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Five in Jackson bid for 3 seats on school board
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – Five residents are running for three three-year terms on the Board of Education in the April 18 election. Polls will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Incumbent board members John Morvay, Marvin Krakower and Martin Spielman are running as a team. They…
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Howell budget would hike school tax rate by 13 cents
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – The Board of Education will ask residents to approve a 13-cent increase in the K-8 school tax rate to support a $103 million budget for the 2006-07 school year. Residents will vote on a tax levy of $58.5 million to support the…
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Obituaries
Danielle M. Kupper Miss Kupper, 29, of Union Beach, died April 7 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in New Brunswick, she resided in Metuchen prior to moving to Union Beach 25 years ago. She attended Harbor School, Eatontown. She is survived by her parents, Virginia and Joseph Kupper of Union Beach; two sisters…
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Howell voters to choose four K-8 board members
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – Four residents are seeking three three-year seats on the Howell K-8 Board of Education in the April 18 election. Board President Valerie Rosenberg and board Vice President Robert Antonaccio are running for re-election. Mark Corzine and Joe Moscato are seeking to join…
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Letters
Resident supports Broderick for election to Jackson town council I hate politics. The mudslinging that usually occurs around election time is enough to make me sick. Reading about the typical candidates and what they are going to do to make my life better can be a turnoff to the entire process. Voting for a candidate…
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Jackson youngsters thank departing teacher for caring
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Former pupils of teacher Troy Henderson (c) thank him for caring as he prepares to leave Jackson for a job in Basking Ridge. See story, page 42. JACKSON – It’s not often that children throw a party to honor a teacher who taught them…
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Jackson groups will sponsor resource fair
JACKSON – The Special Education Advisory Council and the Jackson Parent-to-Parent support group will join forces to sponsor the first Disability Resource Fair, to be held from 6-9 p.m. April 20 at the Crawford Rodriguez Elementary School, 1025 Larsen Road. The fair will be open to the public and all interested parents and educators are…
