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Staff members to be honored
MARLBORO — The Marlboro Township K-8 School District announced that for the 2009-10 school year, eight members of the teaching staff will be recognized through the Teacher Recognition/Educational Services Professional Program sponsored by Monmouth County superintendents. Honorees are: Yasmin Ali, speech therapist at Marlboro Early Learning Center; Judith Freilich, media specialist at Asher Holmes Elementary…
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Suicide prevention bill a tribute to local veteran
Holt says government failed Army sergeant from East Brunswick BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer After two combat tours in Iraq, Coleman Bean of East Brunswick sought treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but he did not receive the support that is in place for many returning veterans. Sgt. Coleman Bean Bean was a member of…
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GMN photographers honored in NJPA contest
Greater Media Newspapers’ Photo Department took home seven awards in the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2009. The newspaper group, based in Freehold, publishes 10 weeklies, serving Monmouth, Middlesex and Ocean counties. “Ride Down” by Eric Sucar, 2nd place, Feature Head photographer Jeff Granit took first place in the Feature Picture Story…
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During the predawn hours of May 2, Congregation Kol Am’s version of the “Magnificent Seven” saddled up for its fourth annual 42-mile New York City Five Boro Ride. The Kol Am cyclists rode in exchange for pledge donations from family and to support the Murray Sherman Memorial Education Fund, established in 2007 to honor the…
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New law provides rules for tuition assistance
It is now state law that public school employees may only attend fully accredited educational institutions in order to be eligible for tuition assistance. State Sen. Jennifer Beck, Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande (all R-Monmouth and Mercer) expressed pleasure that a bill they sponsored was signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie last…
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Project gains final approval
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — The final stamp of approval has been given to a three-lot subdivision on Buckley Road. The Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment gave final major subdivision approval to an application known as Mannion Manor, which received preliminary approval in 2007. During a May 4 meeting, attorney Gerald Sonnenblick, of…
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NJSBA: Eliminate decades of laws that favor unions
The New Jersey School Boards Association is calling for changes in decades of laws that it contends give organized labor the upper hand in school district bargaining and often prevent management from making personnel decisions that best meet the needs of students. “We urge the administration and the state Legislature to act on proposals that…
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Run/walk remembers Carlee Wines
MANALAPAN — Carlee Wines, a Manalapan High School graduate, was killed by a hit-and-run driver while crossing the street at the University of Connecticut, Jan. 22, 2007. Family, friends and community members have since been honoring Carlee’s life with the Carlee A. Wines Memorial 5-Mile Run/Walk. Carlee trained and ran the Spring Lake 5 in…
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Dispatch switch to county system not a crowd pleaser
Freehold Boro officials say tough economic times are behind move BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — An issue that has sparked controversy in Freehold Borough is not going away quietly. The transfer of the Freehold Fire Department’s dispatch operation from the town where it has been for more than a century to the…
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