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Hook personnel still clueless despite new superintendent
As a result of my visit to the Feb. 20 National Park Service (NPS) meeting held at the Fort Hancock Chapel concerning a proposed ferry dock at Fort Hancock, I feel compelled to relate to all concerned citizens that the Sandy Hook Unit of the National Park Service still remains clueless, despite the installation of…
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MHSS claims Handchen Cup
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer In a stunning turnaround that also portends a bright future, the Middletown High School South (MHSS) ice hockey team won the recent Handchen Cup as champions of the Shore Conference A Division. The Eagles struggled through a difficult campaign in the Class A North division, posting just a 1-10-2 mark…
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Thanks go out to support system during Aberdeen fire
To all the firemen, first-aiders and police from the local departments and neighboring towns who assisted at the Feb. 21 fire in Aberdeen, words cannot adequately express our appreciation for all your help in keeping our home from being involved. It was a bad situation with the intensity of the flames, the wind and the…
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With SCT title in tow, Colts looking for more
BY DOUG MCKENZIE Staff Writer Oftentimes, when you have two teams with different styles of play, it will come down to which team can make the right adjustments. In the Shore Conference Tournament championship game on Feb. 28, Christian Brothers Academy basketball head coach Geoff Billet recognized very quickly that he needed to make an…
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Drivers urged to be considerate of wildlife
Driving home from the store the weekend of Feb. 21, my husband and I saw what we thought was a dead squirrel in the road. And then the poor thing lifted its head. This is not the first time I’ve found injured animals that have been hit by cars but were not killed. As spring…
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Semifinal bout
JEFF GRANIT staff Raritan High School senior Dan Seidenberg grapples with Wallkill Valley’s Ryan Callahan during their 171-pound semifinal bout on March 7 in the NJSIAA tournament held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Although Seidenberg lost the triple-overtime match, he ended his career with 158 wins and two trips to the state championship match.…
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Thank goodness for school boards
Few people question the need for their local planning board or their town council. Yet some people believe school boards somehow represent an archaic form of government – – that they don’t matter and might even be expendable. Heaven forbid! In this age when state and federal officials seem increasingly insulated from hometown concerns, school…
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We looked! And we saw him! The Cat in the Hat!’
PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Left: Teacher Margaret Burgener reads “The Cat in the Hat” to first-graders at Keyport Central School who are about to be paid a surprise visit. Above right: The Cat in the Hat meets and greets students after a visit marking Read Across America Day on March 4. Bottom: Alyssa Rebelo…
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Mat-Ab Board of Ed. member resigns
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer ABERDEEN — A Board of Education member stepped down Feb. 23 after serving 11 years on the board. Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School DistrictBoard of Education member Catherine Zavorskas resigned Tuesday because she felt her presence was no longer effective, she said in a Feb. 26 interview. “I have been on…
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