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Projects earn honors for pupils
MARLBORO — Under the guidance of honors science teacher Christine Farrell, three Marlboro Memorial Middle School teams entered proposals in the national Siemens “We Can Change the World Challenge,” sponsored by Discovery Education, and the students have been selected for honorable mention awards. The winning teams are “2 Much Garbage,” Kimberly Cherin and Radhika Chinni,…
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Ron DiMonda (blue shirt, above) of Lakewood talks about his custom 1983 Spartan that is decorated in a “101 Dalmatians” theme during Kruise Nite in Freehold Borough on May 27. At right, David Millen of Freehold admires the interior of a 1965 Dodge A100. Kruise Nite activities will return to Downtown Freehold on June 24.…
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Commission will host tour of historic homes
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Individuals with an appreciation for the historic, the antique and the memorable will find a day of adventure and visual eye candy on Saturday, June 26, when Freehold Borough’s second annual Historic Homes House Tour takes place. The event will be a walking tour and visitors will…
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Howell budget hikes tax rate by 4.3 cents
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — Township Council members reluctantly voted to introduce Howell’s 2010 municipal budget which calls for a 4.3- cent increase in the municipal purposes tax rate. That means the owner of a home that is assessed at the township average of $355,000 will pay about $152 more in municipal…
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Business operation will be focus of June 30 meeting
BY MATTHEW ROCCO MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Economic Development Committee (EDC) is sponsoring a Manalapan Business Development meeting to be held at 8 p.m. June 30 at Manalapan Town Hall, 120 Route 522. The meeting will give attendees the opportunity to network with local business owners. In addition, the topics of starting, expanding, and enhancing…
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Bill seeks funding to fix sewer plant
State Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth and Mercer) announced that a bill appropriating $3.54 million to upgrade the existing sewage treatment plant at the site of the formerMarlboro State Psychiatric Hospital has been voted out of the Senate Environment and Energy Committee. “We have been working for years to remedy the environmental problems that exist at…
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School board accepts teacher retirements
The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education accepted a number of retirements at a recent meeting. According to information provided by the board, the following individuals are retiring at the end of June: Bruce Mitzak, more than 25 years as a Manalapan-Englishtown employee. Pamela Szabo, more than 18 years as a Manalapan-Englishtown employee. Barbara…
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Choir will perform Jewish music from around the world
Concert will be June 10 at Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple in New Brunswick BY JENNIFER AMATO NEW BRUNSWICK — More than 50 amateur singers from Monmouth, Middlesex, Mercer and Somerset counties will come together on June 10 to sing Jewish music from around the world. The Makhelat HaMercaz Jewish Choir of Central New Jersey will…
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History projects commended
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Three students from the Manalapan- Englishtown Regional School District have been invited to take part in the national competition of a program that focuses on history. Those three students, Danielle Eiger, Connor Clancy and Joseph Perez, were among the young people honored at the May 18 meeting of the school…
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