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Supt.: Review under way following paint problem
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer A painting project that spawned a foul odor at Manalapan High School on May 2 did not place students in danger, according to Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson. Although administrators dismissed Manalapan students early that day, health officials did not find toxins in the air…
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Keeping breast cancer at bay: Doctors from China train at CentraState
Dr. Ken Tomkovich oversaw training in latest imaging, interventional techniques BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Dr. Kenneth R. Tomkovich, medical director of breast imaging and interventional radiology at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, reviews information with physicians from China who traveled to New Jersey to learn about the latest imaging and interventional techniques to…
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Milltown post office: a light at end of the tunnel
CODA GREG BEAN Last week, I had to drive almost 10 miles round trip from my home on Riva Avenue in East Brunswick to the post office on the other side of town — just to buy a stamp (stamp 45 cents, $2 in gas). And with every rotation of the wheels, I cursed the…
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Tragedy averted as coaches and nurses save boy on baseball field
Sean Neely, 12, was playing catcher when he was hit in chest by a foul ball BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Sean Neely Sean Neely, 12, is alive today because of the lifesaving efforts of two Freehold Township Little League coaches and other volunteers who came to the child’s aid during a Little League…
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Officials take action to provide local improvements
Without any comment from the public, the Manalapan Township Committee voted 5-0 recently to adopt a bond ordinance that will provide funding for a slate of capital improvements. The ordinance reappropriates $172,648 in proceeds from previous obligations and provides an appropriation of $1.88 million for capital improvements in the municipality. The act authorizes the issuance…
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Twins Andrew and Catrina Pelligrino, 4, take a ride down the Super Slide at the St. Gabriel’s carnival in Marlboro on May 17. The annual event was held on the church grounds off Route 79, Marlboro. MATT DENTON
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Bus driver charged with speeding, careless driving
MANALAPAN — Police charged a Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District bus driver with failure to maintain her lane of travel after the bus she was driving got into an accident on the morning of May 22. Police identified the driver as Kristy Tufle, 37, and said she was transporting 37 first- through fifth-grade pupils to the…
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Metuchen High School basketball coach Jon Korellis has announced that applications are being accepted for the 2012 Bulldog Breakout Camp, which debuts this summer at the high school. The camp will be co-directed by Korellis and former Metuchen player, Marquis Blakely, who went on to star for the University of Vermont and is currently a…
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Metuchen’s Vannelli captures MGA Senior Amateur tourney
Metuchen’s Ron Vannelli captured the MGA (Metropolitan Golf Association) SeniorAmateur Championship in a sudden-death playoff. Vannelli defeated Tom Trakoval of Port Jefferson, N.Y., on the very first playoff hole with a par 4 to win the 85th edition of the event. This year’s championship was held at Metedeconck National Golf Club in Jackson Township on…
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