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Literacy program takes off in Mat-Ab schools
Writer’s Workshop teaches students the art of writing BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer MATAWAN — The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District (MARSD) has implemented a new elementary-school-level writing program designed to boost performance in language arts. The program, called Writer’s Workshop, aligns with the district’s goal to help students become independent writers, readers and thinkers, as…
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Resident targets county deer hunt, calls for public notice
Funds from barracks sale may go to deer mgt. plan BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer A resident spotted this wounded deer within 200 feet of the site of a bow-andarrow hunt in the Ramanessin section of Holmdel Park approved by the Monmouth County Park System. PHOTO COURTESY OF CAROLE BALMER HOLMDEL — As the local…
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Red tape, budget issues for Hazlet candidates
Twp. Committee incumbents face challengers in re-election bids BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Hazlet Township Committee candidates Mayor Scott Aagre, Committeeman Joseph Marques and challenger Kevin Lavan (l-r) respond to questions and concerns posed by local business owners and residents at a candidates forum hosted by the Hazlet Business Owners Association on Oct. 21. ANDREW…
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Control of freeholder board at stake Nov. 2
Democrats John D’Amico & Janice Venables face GOP’s Robert Clifton & Tom Arnone BY DANIEL HOWLEY Correspondent Political control of the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is up for grabs in the Nov. 2 election and the four candidates vying for the board’s two open three-year seats are fighting for every last vote. Tom Arnone…
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Bd. of Ed.: No plan to redistrict Middletown schools
Superintendent assures parents that district is just looking at options BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Middletown School Superintendent Karen Bilbao and the Board of Education at a meeting on Oct. 20 addressed concerns that a redistricting plan was in the works. Rumors about a possible redistricting arose from a misreading of the school district’s recent…
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Fort Hancock Day
A.J. Smith leads visitors on a tour of the Sandy Hook Lighthouse on Oct. 23 during Fort Hancock Day, a celebration of the establishment of the fort in 1895. More photos at gmnews.com. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Workshop on learning disabilities Nov. 17
ABERDEEN — Parents of Special People Inc. continues its guest speaker series with attorney G. Emerson Dickman, of the Dickman Consulting Alliance, who will present “The Link Between Learning Disabilities and Social/Emotional Development” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, at Cambridge Park Preschool, 1 Crest Way, Aberdeen. According to Dickman’s website, “A review of research…
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Boro road program to begin spring 2011
MATAWAN — Thirteen streets in the borough are scheduled to receive improvements next year, officials announced on Oct. 19. The Matawan Borough Council passed a $4.5 million bond ordinance for the resurfacing and repaving of several roads, including Rustic Lane, Aberdeen Road, Matawan Avenue, Indian Trail, Mill Street, Carton Lane, North Street, Fawn Drive, Sutton…
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