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Bowl-a-thon seeks to help kids with cancer
Matthew and Sami Sherman of Marlboro were moved by the plight of a 9-yearold neighbor and friend who is battling cancer and they wanted to help. They decided to organize a bowl-a-thon for a charity that helps children with cancer as part of a B’nai Mitzvah project for their temple. Their friend’s family suggested Embrace…
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Business Briefs
Christopher Martin, of Wall Township, The Provident Bank president and CEO, was recently appointed to the board of directors of The Provident Bank Foundation and elected president. The position was vacant after Paul Pantozzi, former president of the foundation, retired at the end of 2009. Martin has served as vice president of the foundation since…
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For the Record
The entry fee for the Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament on March 7 at Forsgate Country Club, Monroe Township, was incorrect in last week’s edition. The correct fee is $250.
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School districts face a moment of truth
In the News • MARK ROSMAN Ithink that I know what our local school superintendents and business administrators are going through now as they prepare their budgets for the 2010-11 school year.A recent series of events at Greater Media Newspapers placed me in the unfamiliar position of developing a budget for our entire editorial department…
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Manalapan graduates first Teen CERT class
MANALAPAN — The township of Manalapan held a graduation ceremony on Feb. 22 for the youth graduates of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training program. These youths are the founding members of the Manalapan Teen CERT, the first youth-based CERT program in New Jersey, and a complimentary organization to the Manalapan MRC-CERT. “The MRC-CERT…
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NJ Transit director seeks public input
Hearing will be held in Manalapan NJ Transit Executive Director James Weinstein has announced that the statewide transit agency is aggressively confronting current and future budget shortfalls that have arisen due to the severe national recession and the state’s $2.2 billion current-year budget gap, and $11 billion 2011 budget gap. In a press release, Weinstein…
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Freeholders tap O’Connor as administrator
Teri O’Connor has been selected to succeed Robert M. Czech as the Monmouth County administrator when Czech begins his new job in Gov. Chris Christie’s cabinet. Teri O’Connor Czech’s departure date is expected within the next week or two, according to a press release from the county. O’Connor, who is a resident of Monmouth Beach,…
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Photos
(Top, and bottom right) Youngsters participate in trivia challenges during the Marlboro library’s Percy Jackson Camp Half-Blood event held Feb. 11. Children answered questions to try to win movie tickets to see “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.” Daria Ben-Ezra, 11, (l) of Marlboro, designs her shield for the Percy Jackson Camp Half-Blood…
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Five seats will be available on Freehold school board
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Five seats will be up for grabs on the nine-member Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education in the April 20 school election. Three three-year terms, one two-year term and one one-year term will be on the ballot. Residents of the borough who meet the criteria…
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