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Huskies’ win streak snapped in state playoff final’s loss
Rumson upends Matawan, 13-7 BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Matawan football coach Joe Martucci said his Huskies were outplayed by Rumson-Fair Haven in the NJSIAA Group II Central playoffs when they never got their offense going in a 13-7 loss at Kean University on Dec. 4. Matawan’s McArthur Underwood is tackled by Rumson-Fair Haven High School…
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Pupils create anti-bullying programs
Beer St. School encourages students to develop strategies BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer HAZLET — Instead of preaching to students from the top down about bullying, Beers Street Middle School teachers and administrators have opted for a grassroots approach and allowed the students to present to each other. After a week of activities on bullying,…
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Mat-Ab seeks input on superintendent search
Parents list priorities for new schools chief BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Increasing teacher accountability, maintaining academic rigor and improving community relations were several of the qualities residents wish to see in the next superintendent for Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District (MARSD). The Matawan-Aberdeen Board of Education held a special public forum Nov. 29…
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Aaron Ross lights the menorah during a lighting ceremony, part of a Hanukkah celebration held at the Aberdeen Municipal Complex in Aberdeen on Dec. 2. More photos at gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Emily J. (nee Stout) Mahon
Mrs. Mahon, 84, of Holmdel, died Dec. 1, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Dublin, Ireland, she had resided in Manhattan, N.Y., before moving to Holmdel 10 years ago. Mrs. Mahon worked as a housekeeper at Manhattan College of New York. She was predeceased by her husband, John Mahon, in 1978. Surviving…
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Charles J. Masterpalo
Mr. Masterpalo, 46, of Staten Island, N.Y., died Dec. 1, 2010, at Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., he resided in Matawan before moving back to Staten Island. A 1982 graduate of the Matawan RegionalHigh School, Mr. Masterpalo worked in the tech department of the Bank of New York for…
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Roberta Thompson
Mrs. Thompson, 62, of Keyport, died Nov. 25, 2010, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge. She had resided in South Amboy before moving to Keyport 20 years ago. Mrs. Thompson was a teacher at Keyport Central School for 39 years, retiring in 2009. She was predeceased by her mother, Grace Mulrooney Kipp, and a…
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Agnes Anderson
Mrs. Anderson, 92, of Jackson, with family in Hazlet, died Nov. 30, 2010, at Bartley Nursing Home and Health Care, Jackson. She had resided in Brooklyn, N.Y., until moving to Jackson three years ago. Mrs. Anderson was predeceased by her husband, Peter Anderson; her sons, Peter Anderson Jr., Arthur Anderson and Thomas Anderson; and a…
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Hildur Johnsen
Mrs. Johnsen, 90, of Little Silver, died Nov. 28, 2010, at home. Born in Vigeland, Norway, she came to the United States in 1936 at the age of 16, settling in Brooklyn, N.Y., until she married and moved to the River Plaza section of Middletown in 1956. She was a longtime member of Holy Trinity…
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