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Explorers come to life at Robertsville School
BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Three Robertsville Elementary School fifth-grade classes recently hosted the school’s third annual Explorer Museum. The living museum is the culmination of a project in which pupils assumed the persona of an explorer. Landon Goldman (l) dressed as French explorer and Jesuit priest Jacques Marquette, and Scott Reivich (r), as astronaut John…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters’ fundraiser strikes chord with supporters
Greater Media employees donate time, money to help child-mentoring organization BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Left: Big Brother Joe Aucello, 50, of Marlboro gives some pointers to his “Little,” Steven, 11, during the 39th annual Bowling for Kids’ Sake fundraiser to benefit the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties at Brunswick Zone…
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Elks to host fish fry, breakfast, golf outing
Freehold Elks Lodge 1454, 73 E. Main St., Freehold, will host a fish fry 6-8 p.m. March 25 and April 8. The cost is $12 for adults and $7 for children age 12 and under. Also slated is an all-you-can-eat Sunday breakfast 9 a.m. to noon April 7, which includes an extensive menu and table…
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Green Acres program marks 50th anniversary
New Jersey’s Green Acres program, which began in 1961 as a result of a bond referendum aimed at doubling New Jersey’s open space and recreational lands, is now celebrating its 50th anniversary as one of the most successful land conservation efforts in the nation, according to a press release from the state Department of Environmental…
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The accusation: He wrote new chapter in ‘Management 101’
CODA GREG BEAN If Joseph Spicuzzo — former Middlesex County sheriff, barely former chairman of the county’s Democratic Party and recently resigned commissioner at the New Jersey Sports& Exposition Authority — is found guilty of the charges against him, I can’t for the life of me see how he’s done anything wrong. As a matter…
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Wages paid to Marlboro school bus drivers are a shock to resident
A fter thoroughly reading several recent articles in the News Transcript pertaining to the drastic measures taken to balance the Marlboro K-8 School District budget, I say this: “The party’s over and it’s about time!” Relief has been far too long in coming to overburdened taxpayers. The ongoing hoopla concerning the Marlboro K-8 School District…
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Celebrate 50 years of Green Acres program
New Jersey’s Green Acres program celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. This highly successful program is the longest continuously running, state-supported open space program in the nation — a testament to the foresight of those who established it and to countless New Jersey voters who voted yes for open space preservation in the face of…
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Charlie dodges the hammer of doom
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH During these days of limited spending, I’ve had to shave some serious corners. I’ve had to learn to shop out of season, clip coupons and (worse yet) cut my own bangs. Meanwhile, my beloved spouse listens to his radio shows and comes home with thrifty ideas that involve enduring…
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