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UFRSD puts focus on the arts
Review of programs yields recommendations for district schools BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — In line with the district’s goal of expanding its offerings to gain “arts academy” status under New Jersey’s Interdistrict Public School Choice program, the Upper Freehold Regional School District (UFRSD) is slating additions to its varied arts curricula. Steve…
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‘Operation Overboard’ VBS in Allentown
Allentown Presbyterian Church invites all children to get ready to dive into fun at “Operation Overboard: Dare to Go Deep With God” vacation Bible school. The school will be held 6:15-8:15 p.m. June 25- 29 at the church, 20 High St., Allentown. The adventures include “deep-sea voyages” into Bible stories, creative crafts, fun games, delicious…
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‘Shear’ genius: Local alpaca farmers spin fiber into gold
Bob Goldman and Liz Monteverde raise alpacas on their home farm BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Artie (front), Duane (back) and Ernie (r) emerge from the barn after eating their dinner of grain. JENNIFER AMATO UPPER FREEHOLD — Who would have thought that alpacas would be “sew” profitable? Bob Goldman, of Upper Freehold, does. Goldman…
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Students strive to meet summer reading goal
Principal to sing karaoke if kids read a half million minutes BY SARAWALLACH Correspondent ALLENTOWN — Students at Newell Elementary School have pledged to read a minimum of 552,000 minutes this summer as part of the Scholastic Summer Challenge, and they have already read 413,000 minutes . Last summer, students worldwide logged 64,213,131 minutes of…
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Vacation Bible school slated for June 18-20
The United Presbyterian Church of Millstone, 211 Millstone Road, will hold vacation Bible school from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. June 18-20. Classes will be available for all children entering kindergarten through sixth grade and is open to church members and friends in the community. Music, crafts, games stories and snacks will be provided daily.…
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USS Columbus vets plan reunion
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps shipmates who served on the USS Columbus CA- 74/CG-12 from 1944 through 1976 and the USS Columbus (SSN-762), past and present, and would like to share memories and camaraderie with old friends and make new ones, should contact Allen R. Hope, president of the USS Columbus Veterans Association. He can…
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business briefs •••
The Women’s Health Center at CentraState Medical Center has been designated a certified Pink Ribbon Facility by Hologic, the makers of Selenia digital mammography. Pink Ribbon designation is a distinction awarded only to an elite group of health care facilities that offer this latest, state-of-the-art digital technology for breast cancer detection. The Women’s Health Center…
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Allentown achiever rockets to top in science competition
BY SARAWALLACH Correspondent Sathya Edamadaka ALLENTOWN — “Science is one of my favorite subjects,” 10-year-old Sathya Edamadaka, an Allentown resident, said. “When you’re studying it, everything fits together and makes sense.” This member of the Lower School Science Olympiad team, a fifth-grader at the Ranney School in Tinton Falls, earned gold in a competition at…
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Karen J. (McKulla) Nicholls
Mrs. Nicholls, 50, from the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold, died June 5, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She grew up in Middletown and moved to Cream Ridge 20 years ago. Mrs. Nicholls was active in her community, raising 10 puppies to train as guide dogs for The Seeing Eye Inc. and…
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