• International Day

    Above: Third-Grader Johnny Sniffen waits for the next customer during the Third Grade International Day at Wolf Hill School in Oceanport on May 14. Center: Chris Schuff helps a customer during the event, for which third-graders designed businesses with their own currencies and unique features. Below:Ian Smith watches a customer try their hand at his…

  • Red Bank superintendent lauded for leadership

    Menna: Morana brings the community together BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer RED BANK — Borough Schools Superintendent Laura C. Morana was honored by the Association for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) for her work to ensure the academic success of young students. During the May 10 Borough Council meeting, an excited Mayor Pasquale Menna pre-emptively…

  • Students share a seaside science lesson

    COA’s Spring Student Summit draws 800 students to Hook BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer In the Gateway National Recreation Area of Sandy Hook, the beaches, marshes and trails of the historic barrier spit became the classroom for more than 800 students May 13 and 14. Middle school students get a close look at a horseshoe…

  • Helen Lafetra Borden Close

    Mrs. Close, 86, of Red Bank, died May 11, 2010, at home. She received her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Mount Holyoke College in 1945 and was a member of the Tower Hill Presbyterian Church for many years. Mrs. Close was preceded in death by Robert, her husband of 64 years, in 2009. Surviving are…

  • Thomas Michael Makoviecki

    Mr. Makoviecki, of Fair Haven, died May 17, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank after a three-year battle with a rare appendiceal cancer. He taught music and served as a band director in the Carteret School System for more than 30 years. Mr. Makoviecki was the founder of several bands, including Boulevard East and…

  • Suzanne Marie Berry

    Mrs. Berry, of Rumson, died May 7, 2010, after a long battle with cancer. She was a special education teacher in Fair Haven Public Schools for many years. Mrs. Berry became director of special education and served in that capacity until her retirement in 2003. She volunteered at the Rumson Public Library and was involved…

  • Muriel Farbstein

    Mrs. Farbstein, 83, of Marlboro, died May 3, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and moved to the Greenbriar development upon her retirement almost 20 years ago. She was predeceased by her husband, Stanley, in 2003. Surviving are two daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and John Lamb of Aberdeen…

  • Resident: People are more important than animals

    You have got to be kidding! Kathy Schatzman of the MCSPCA (Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) may possess a big heart and a love of animals, but her financial and math skills appear to have been neglected to the point of total atrophy, as evidenced by her comments concerning the…

  • Budget cuts eliminating SAC

    On behalf of the Association of Student Assistance Professionals of New Jersey (ASAP-NJ), I am writing to you today to alert you of a potentially catastrophic situation that is occurring in our schools statewide. Due to the devastating effects of massive budget cuts in every school district in the state, we have been notified that…

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