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U.F. board hires new planner
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — The Planning board made few changes during its Jan. 13 reorganization meeting. The only new board member is Mayor Lorisue Horsnall Mount, who replaces former Mayor Stan Moslowski Jr. as the Class I member. This year’s Deputy Mayor Robert Faber will continue to serve as the Class III…
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‘The Beethoven Connection’ to be presented in Roosevelt
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent ROOSEVELT — The music of Ludwig van Beethoven, his teachers and his students will fill Borough Hall Feb. 12. Roosevelt’s Alan Mallach has partnered with the Roosevelt Arts Project to present a solo piano recital with commentary titled “The Beethoven Connection” starting at 8 p.m. The concert will feature the music…
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Leading the cheer — then and now
Millstone coach compares today’s cheerleading to her teenage experience with Eagles BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Sharon Peake (left, in white) served as co-captain of the 1982 Millstone School cheerleading squad that rooted for the basketball team. The day that Sharon Peake moved back to Millstone, she had two things on her mind: the moving…
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Millstone Board of Education president calls for civility
2011-12 budget presentation at Jan. 24 board meeting BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — Referring to the recent Tucson, Ariz., shooting tragedy, Board of Education President Kevin Mc- Govern discussed the importance of civility in public discourse at the Jan. 10 meeting. He also mentioned the recent incident in Panama City, Fla., when a man…
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Tail-wagging tutor helps students learn to read
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Above: Newell Elementary School third-grader Garrett Baldwin reads “A Tiger for Toby” to Deja, a toy poodle that teacher Amanda Conn-Levin had trained and certified as a therapy dog to assist students with learning how to read aloud comfortably. Left: Third-grader Kent Emley reads “Clifford’s Family” to Deja. A toy…
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Lead levels no longer elevated in school drinking water
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent District will continue to monitor water and conduct additional testing R ecent tests at the middle school determined that there are no longer elevated levels of lead in the drinking water. Millstone Township Business Administrator Bernard Biesaida reported at the Jan. 10 Board of Education meeting that the water tested negative…
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A new stage in their development
Curtain will rise on middle school’s first-ever production in new theater Feb. 10-12 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Stone Bridge Middle School students rehearse for “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” the first production to be held in the new school’s theater. Emily Smith (l-r), Angelisa Hinton and Cora Firkin sing the opening of the…
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Softball tourney will benefit UFRSD schools
The Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation will host the fourth annual Snoball Softball Tournament Feb. 12. The tournament helps raise funds for programs at Upper Freehold Regional School District schools. The event will feature trophies, prizes and giveaways. There will be three divisions — men’s, women’s and co-ed, with a $240 entry fee per team.…
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Scout seeks Millstone cemetery information
Millstone Girl Scout Katilyn Kohlhepp is taking pictures of the gravestones and researching those buried at the Clarksburg Methodist Episcopal Church cemetery for her Gold Award project. The Girl Scout will put the information on a historical website. Anyone with family buried there, family history information or photographs that she could use should send their…
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