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Arc’s Work Opportunity Center funding is cut
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Too old for school but too young to retire. That’s the situation faced by individuals served by The Arc of Monmouth’s Work Opportunity Center (WOC) in Long Branch. CHRIS KELLY staff Joe Carbin was one of The Arc clients who went to Trenton to protest funding cuts to the Work…
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Fostering a dialogue to wage peace
Friends’ presentation helps dispel Iran’s mystique BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer Teacups of steeping mint and herbal mixtures, bustling city streets, and a population that is largely under the age of 30 are not what most Americans think of when they think of Iran. Above: American Friends Service Committee Project Coordinator Iris Bieri (fourth…
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Scharfenberger honored with Public Servant Award
MIDDLETOWN — Gerard P. Scharfenberger, deputy mayor of Middletown Township, has been named the 2009 Public Servant of the Year by the Northern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce (NMCC). The award, which is part of the chamber’s Crystal Beacon Awards, is presented to the person who “embodies the true spirit of public service through faithfully discharging…
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Keyport food & music fest
Clockwise from top: Steve Stathopoulos, from the Athen’s Grill, cooks up some culinary specialties during the International Food and Music Festival held along West Front Street in Keyport on June 27. Emily Francis and brother Nolan look out at the waterfront. Lawrence Clark (l) and Pipe Major Henry Stuart, of the American Celts Pipes &…
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Holmdel district salaries OK’d despite dissent
BOE split on 4 percent raises for school administrators BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer After a somewhat contentious Board of Education meeting last week, the administration of the school district will see a 4 percent pay raise in their salaries. Salaries for Superintendent Barbara Duncan, Assistant Superintendent Mary Beth Currie and Business Administrator/ Board…
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Middletown North & South class of 2009
Graduates are in abundance at Middletown North and South high school commencement exercises June 23 at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. Above: MHSN graduates await the start of exercises. Right: MHSS grad Patrick O’Donnell sits among members of the class of 2009. More photos, pages 26-27.
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Bernard Guarnieri
Mr. Guarnieri, 69, of Matawan, died June 24, 2009, at home. He was the owner/operator of B&C Masonry Contractors, Matawan, for 50 years, retiring in 2001. He is survived by his wife, Concetta DeNardo Guarnieri; a son and daughter, Chris Guarnieri and Bernadette Liguori, both of Matawan; a brother, Luigi Guarnieri of Holmdel; and a…
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James P. Morgan
Mr. Morgan, 80, of Hazlet, died June 17, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was an electrician at the Harvard Club, New York City, for five years, retiring in 1992. He also worked as a member of the IEW Union as an electrician for various companies. He was predeceased by two brothers, Gerard…
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Louis Delonardo Jr.
Mr. Delonardo, 61, of Middletown, died June 23, 2009, at home. He had resided in the Wanamassa section of Ocean Township before relocating to Middletown. He was employed by the Shrewsbury Township Public Works Department. Mr. Delonardo was predeceased by his father, Louis Sr., in 2000. He is survived by his wife, Jan; a daughter…
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