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Board ends salary freeze by approving pay hikes
Some residents object to action taken by FRHSD representatives BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has approved pay raises for several district administrators for the 2012-13 school year. The board took the action at its June 25 meeting. In total, the district will shell out nearly $47,000…
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Local pharmacist charged in drug distribution ring
A pharmacist who allegedly dispensed oxycodone pills illegally was arrested last week as part of a multi-state drug sweep along with two other New Jersey residents and seven Myrtle Beach, S.C., residents, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Randy Binder, 59, of Matawan, who works at the Texas Road Pharmacy in the Yorktowne shopping center,…
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Trinity Hall founders seeking home for all-girls high school
Plans are moving forward to open an independent all-girls high school in Monmouth County in September 2013. In 2010, a group of parents and supporters came together with a shared goal of establishing an independent all-girls high school in Monmouth County, an educational option considered long overdue by many people, according to a press release.…
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Chief: Annual physical for firefighters a must
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Heart attacks are the leading cause of death among firefighters, according to Freehold Fire Department Chief Ryan Bailey, and he is working to give the department’s members an edge by requiring all firefighters who might enter a building during their duties to undergo an annual physical. Not…
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FHS junior wins trip to France
FREEHOLD — Administrators at Freehold High School have announced that junior Jessica Delisky is the winner of the 2012 Green Connection contest. The Green Connection is a national contest created by the Cultural Services of the Embassy of France in the United States. Jessica produced an award-winning audiovisual presentation addressing 21st-century environmental concerns, according to…
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Howell native recounts immigrant experience
Lud Gutmann grew up on a local egg farm; went on to become a neurologist BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer The home on Richard Road, Howell, that is featured in Lud Gutmann’s memoir still stands nearly 75 years after the Gutmann family purchased the residence after fleeing Germany in 1937. Lud Gutmann, along with his…
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Voyagers’ Community School holds first peace conference
Workshops promote alternate forms of conflict resolution BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Hayden and Nataleigh Flores, students at the Voyagers’ Community School in Howell, try their hand with a set of singing bowls, a type of bell that is used in Buddhist mediation. JAMES McEVOY Peace is often defined as the absence of war or…
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Researcher recounts emotional story of World War II artifacts
Family members of fallen American soldier get to see helmet their relative wore BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer During a presentation at VFW Post 4374, Freehold Township, Bart Moonen, an archeology student from the Netherlands, discusses the World War II artifacts he found in Germany. Pictured at left is fallen soldier Mike Philiposki and…
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Haskell highlights busy July at Monmouth Park
BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Monmouth Park in Oceanport will host a busy thoroughbred racing schedule in July, headlined by the 45th Haskell Invitational on July 29. After a day of holiday racing on July 4, the Grade 1 United Nations Stakes tops the list of races for July 7. Some of the best turf horses…
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