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Ranks of teachers expected to drop
Manalapan-Englishtown board awaiting district’s state aid appropriation BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The number of teachers employed by the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District is expected to drop slightly by the time the 2011-12 school year begins in September. The district’s Board of Education voted on several items at its meeting on Feb. 15 that will shrink…
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Chinese guests enjoy a taste of Marlboro
New exchange program links two municipalities BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer American youngsters and students visiting the United States from China bonded over hamburgers and fries at Stewart’s restaurant in Marlboro on Feb. 8. The Chinese guests were in Marlboro as part of the Marlboro-Wujiang Youth Exchange Program. ERIC SUCAR staff During their recent break from…
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Ciccotelli leaving Freehold, will coach at Neptune H.S.
By Tim Morris Freehold High School administrators will be searching for a new varsity football coach following the announcement on Feb. 24 that Mark Ciccotelli will become the head coach at Neptune High School. Saying that taking the Neptune job “is the best thing for my family,” Ciccotelli leaves a program he raised from the…
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Manalapan votes to raise cost of commuter parking permit
By Mark Rosman MANALAPAN — Residents of Manalapan will pay more this year for the privilege of leaving their car in one of the township’s commuter parking lots. The Manalapan Township Committee at its meeting on Feb. 23 adopted an ordinance that raises the annual cost of a commuter parking permit from $150 to $201.…
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The Middlesex County Department of Parks & Recreation is seeking teams for its annual Board of Chosen Freeholders Basketball Tournament, which starts in early March. This year’s tournament will be held at the Middlesex County Vocational-Technical School located at 21 Suttons Lane in Piscataway. The tournament will consist of four divisions: Youth Division #1, for…
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Trojans win District 19 wrestling championship
Bishop Ahr High School edged JFK Iselin to win the NJSIAA District 19 Tournament on Saturday. With the help of having four individual champions, the Trojans scored 168.5 points to nip the Mustangs, who had 160 points and three winners. The tournament was held Feb. 18 and 19 at Piscataway High School. The Trojans flexed…
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Bishop Ahr High School’s Kenny Virden looks to find a teammate as the Carteret Ramblers look to trap him during the first-round game of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament in Edison Feb. 17. Bishop Ahr advanced with a 73-59 victory. The Trojans defeated JFK Iselin, 69-57, in the GMC quarterfinals played Sunday in Edison. Tonight,…
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Women’s Club to meet March 2 in Edison
The Metuchen-Edison Women’s Club will hold its monthly meeting on March 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Heritage at Clara Barton, 1015 AmboyAve., Edison. The program will be given by Alex Dawson, owner of the Raconteur bookstore, located on Main Street in Metuchen. The Raconteur is an acclaimed used-book store. It has been called “a…
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Police: Cab driver robbed after transporting group from Rahway
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Police are investigating a robbery and an attempted carjacking that occurred on Westin Forbes Court around 11 p.m. on Feb. 15. The victim, a driver for Angel Limo Service in Rahway, received a call to pick up three individuals at a Chinese restaurant in Rahway. The three individuals,…
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