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Local schools top Stars Science Competition
Markham Place School won first prize at the Stars Science Competition. Members of the team (l-r): Henry Ehlers, Willow Martin, Tommy Greenwald, Laura Nagle, Tierney Baldwin, Nick Karris, and Kristen Soucheck with Dr. Margaret Ann Chappell and Dr. Stephen G. Chappell, founders of The Stars Challenge. WEST LONG BRANCH — Three local schools took top…
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on campus
The Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y., has named the following local residents to the dean’s list for the fall semester: from Red Bank, Elliott Brandell and James Masco; and from Shrewsbury, Joshua Eddy and John Kelleher. The Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Ga., has named the following local residents to the dean’s…
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Gift auction to fund women’s scholarships
The Northern Ocean County Branch of the American Association of University Women will be holding a gala charity gift auction from 1 to 4 p.m. on Feb. 23 at the cafeteria of Brick High School, 346 Chambers Bridge Road, Brick. Proceeds will fund scholarships for women from the central New Jersey area who are entering…
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Chill out with Red Bank Regional PTO
The Red Bank Regional PTO will hold their signature ladies’ “Chill” luncheon on Sunday, Jan. 27, from noon to 3:30 p.m. at the Molly Pitcher Inn, 88 Riverside Ave., Red Bank. The luncheon will feature food, punch and the PTO’s popular auction baskets. All proceeds will benefit the Red Bank Regional School District. Tickets are…
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Garden Club of Fair Haven meeting
The Garden Club of Fair Haven will meet at noon on Feb. 6 at the Youth Center, 35 Fisk St., Fair Haven. The Club’s guest this month will be David Moskowitz, the driving force behind the creation of an 11-acre park dedicated to the conservation and enjoyment of butterflies. Members will also be showing their…
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RBR teacher receives 2012 Yale Educator Award
Mandy Galante LITTLE SILVER — Mandy Galante, a teacher at Red Bank Regional High School’s Academy of Information Technology, was recently honored by Yale University with the 2012 Yale Educator Award. Galante, of Little Silver, was nominated for the honor by her former student Jared Katzman, who is a freshman at Yale. Katzman, Little Silver,…
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Trinity Hall board looks to fall opening
BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer The former Croydon Hall School Building on Leonardville Road, currently being used by Middletown Township for administration services, would be the site of the Trinity Hall all-girls high school. PHOTO BY KEITH HEUMILLER MIDDLETOWN — Trinity Hall girls high school is scheduled to open its doors to its inaugural freshmen…
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Placing armed guards in schools is not the answer
How far will this nonsense about armed guards in schools go? What about when children are on the playground? Do we build 15-foot-high brick walls to prevent them from drive-by shootings? What about the guy in the high-rise across the street with the long-range rapidfire rifle who can shoot over the fence? What about the…
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Photo
The red-winged blackbird, seen here at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Oceanville, aggressively defends its territory from other animals. A red-winged blackbird will even attack humans who get too close to its nest during breeding season. BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com
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