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50 school district jobs on the line with state appeal
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — Unless the school district’s appeal to the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) succeeds, about 50 staff members will lose their jobs. The district filed the appeal May 24 in response to the Township Committee cutting $1.2 million from the proposed school budget after voters turned it down at…
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Family victims of extreme vandalism in Millstone
Iwanted to alert you to a terrible incident of extreme vandalism that occurred at our property at 212 Millstone Road, Perrineville. We tend to travel extensively for business, and when I came to check on the house last night, I found the garage door partially open, nasty graffiti on the walls and some articles strewn…
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Budget fails; time for nickels and dimes
Iam sure we all remember how we, the voting masses of Allentown and Upper Freehold, defeated the proposed budget for the next fiscal school year. And if you have forgotten, don’t worry, because the district will remind you whenever they impose a fee for anything that your child would like to do. Want to ride…
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People becoming the new threatened species
Recent bills presented both in the Assembly and Senate of New Jersey, propose reduction of the safety perimeter from which bow hunters may take deadly aim, from 450 feet down to 150 feet. On Tuesday, June 15, testimony from many opposed to this dangerously expedient, lobby-driven attack on the safety of New Jersey’s residents, was…
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in service •••
Pvt. Kyle C. Abbott, son of Sheila Bogner and Charles Blanchard Jr. of the New Egypt section of Plumsted, recently completed basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. Pvt. Abbott successfully completed 12 weeks of training designed to challenge new Marine recruits both physically and mentally. Pvt. Abbott and his fellow recruits…
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Bill proposes changes in way accident victim’s family called
The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee has unanimously approved bipartisan legislation that would, if enacted into law, change the protocol that police follow when the victim of a motor vehicle accident is unconscious. The bill, A-1812, would require police to notify families when such a situation occurs. At the present time hospital personnel are…
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July packed with free events at county parks
In honor of Parks and Recreation Month, the Monmouth County Park System invites area residents to the following free activities planned for July: • “July 4, 1776,” 1-4 p.m. July 3-5 at Historic Walnford, Walnford Road, Upper Freehold. Celebrate America’s anniversary by dipping a quill in ink, donning a tri-cornered hat and imagining life during…
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Monmouth County Fair to be held July 21-25
The smell of kettle corn, the lights of the rides and shrieks of delight from the crowd — there is nothing that represents summer more than the Monmouth County Fair. The fair runs Wednesday-Sunday, July 21-25 at East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township. Organized and presented by the Monmouth County Park System in cooperation…
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Practitioners trained in needs of returning vets
Project recognized by Governor’s Council University’s Coming Home BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer The School of Social Work at Monmouth University in West Long Branch is expanding efforts to improve the mental health treatment of New Jersey’s returning veterans through its Coming Home Project. Henry Acosta (l-r), from the Governor’s Council on Mental Health Stigma,…
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