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‘The Cemetery Club’ comes to Freehold
FREEHOLD — Center Playhouse on South Street has been filled with the sounds of giggling and chatting about dating, men and buying secondhand furs. Passers-by may think they’re listening to a bunch of gal pals in their early 30s, but upon entering they stumble upon rehearsals for “The Cemetery Club,” Center Players’ current production launching…
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Freehold K-8 will be in pilot program
FREEHOLD — State Sen. Jennifer Beck, state Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini, and state Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande (all R-Monmouth) have announced that the Freehold Borough K-8 School District has been chosen to participate in the second year of the Christie Administration’s teacher evaluation pilot program. Educators in these districts will work collaboratively with the Department of…
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Supermarket chief was ‘pillar of the community’
Joseph Saker grew up in Freehold; entered and succeeded in family business BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Joseph Saker Many Freehold-area residents knew Joseph Saker as a local boy who built a thriving supermarket business, but other people, like Ed Lewis, remember when Saker, an industry leader and founder and chairman of Foodarama Supermarkets…
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Students get involved in trying to reduce incidents of bullying
I n the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District, bullying behavior is on the decline, according to Cindy Margulies Cimino, assistant director of pupil personnel services. “We have really focused on engaging the bystanders who make up 85 percent of the student population,” Cimino said. “By engaging them, we have been able to use peer-support models to…
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Aidan’s Voice ready to host 5K Walk Against Bullying
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The struggle to combat bullying is a walk in the park for Aidan Benavides, 14, of Marlboro. Aidan’s Voice, a nonprofit organization founded by the young man, will hold a 5K Walk Against Bullying at 10 a.m. Oct. 27 at Thompson Park, Forsgate Drive, Monroe Township. Registration will begin at…
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Area schools teach the new three R’s
Respect, responsibility, relationships are the mainstay of Bullying Prevention Month BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Tiff Roma (l-r), Isabella Olaguera, Aya Abdelaziz and Tess Cronin, of the Project Girl Performance Collective, act out a bullying scenario on Oct. 2 during an empowerment program presented as part of the Week of Respect at Red Bank Regional…
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Diamond defense working for Hawks’ girls soccer team
BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Put the J.P. Stevens High School girls soccer team in any other division except the Greater Middlesex Conference Red and chances are the Hawks would be near the top of the standings, if not in first place. That’s not the case, however, and the result is a 4-6 record midway through…
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The second annual Rutgers Basketball Tip-Off benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer will be held on Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Rutgers Athletic Center, Piscataway. The evening will include watching a Rutgers men’s basketball practice, meeting Scarlet Knights head coach Mike Rice and his wife, Kerry, cocktails, a silent auction, and the opportunity to meet…
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Monmouth University alum and four-time U.S. Olympic soccer player Christie Rampone shared her gold medal with the Monmouth University women’s soccer team and signed autographs for fans before a game at Monmouth on Sept. 28. Rampone shows her gold medal from the Summer Games in London to Shore Regional High School student Morgan Bohnert during…
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