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Seventh-graders steeped in history of Mid’town
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Above: Nia Deliso and Julia DeSanctis display their poster of signs that mark Revolutionary War sites in Middletown on March 20. Left: Scrapbooks created by seventh-graders as part of the class project “Middletown in the Revolutionary War” are displayed in the Thompson Middle School media center. MIDDLETOWN — George Washington…
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Magicians of basketball
ERIC SUCAR staff The Harlem Globetrotters put on an exhibition before a large crowd at the Robert Collins Arena, Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, March 17. Clockwise from top left: Bear Butler, Special K Daley (center), Tiny Lawrence (center), Special K Daley and Scooter Christensen
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Hazlet school officials stump for budget
Proposed spending plan calls for 2.46 percent increase BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer HAZLET — Superintendent of Schools William O. George III will talk to anyone who will listen about the district’s budget, and is trying to get as many people as he can to get out and vote on April 21. The district’s proposed…
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District seeks bids for busing private school students
Cost last year was in excess of state limits BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Concerned parents filled the library at the William R. Satz School at a recent Board of Education meeting to question school officials about transportation issues for students attending private schools March 11. “On March 4, I had a…
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Middletown school budget at 10-year low
District spending plan proposes 2.6 percent increase BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Board of Education is proposing a budget that will be the district’s lowest proposed tax increase in the past decade. The Board of Education will hold a public hearing on its 2009-2010 budget at the March 31 voting meeting. The…
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Women deserve more than a month for achievements
Ireally dislike Women’s History Month. Perhaps that’s a surprising statement coming from someone who’s worked for 15 years in the League of Women Voters, but it’s true. Carving out one month to remember the monumental achievements of women highlights the fact that these achievements are still largely ignored by the people who write and teach…
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‘Convenience charge’ is not saving NJ money
Irecently received my New Jersey automobile registration renewal form via mail. I was given the option of going to a local New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) office and interact with a clerk for the renewal. My second option was to fill out the paperwork and send it and a check to the NJMVC office…
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Voters must reverse course of bloated state govt.
For the second year in a row, Gov. Corzine has delivered a crushing blow to Middletown by proposing another enormous cut in municipal aid. It should be noted that the very term “municipal aid” is actually a misnomer. In reality, this is money sent to Trenton by Middletown residents in the form of income taxes,…
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Sports Shorts
The Amateur Baseball Association of NJ is seeking players and teams for an adult recreational baseball league for men 18 and over, offering multiple wood and metal skill level leagues. For details visit www.AllStarTeamStats.com/aba, email [email protected] or call 201-873- 3349. The Ice-Lantics Synchronized Skating Teams are looking for new skaters. Tryouts for skaters ages 5…
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