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Brookdale trustees OK staff reductions
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Faced with declining enrollment and funding, the Brookdale Community College Board of Trustees has authorized a reduction in force (RIF) in advance of a reorganization of the college structure. The board’s unanimous vote, which came after emotional pleas were made during a Nov. 13 meeting on the Lincroft campus,…
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FOR THE RECORD
David Leutwyler was appointed to four existing positions in Plumsted on Nov. 5. Plumsted Mayor Jack Trotta said Leutwyler will be paid $45,000 a year to serve as the community development coordinator, general maintenance working supervisor, code enforcement officer and deputy zoning officer. All four positions were vacant. The community development coordinator is not a…
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Affordable housing picture is cloudy after COAH vote
YOUR TURN ASSEMBLYMAN SEAN KEAN GUEST COLUMN The failure of New Jersey’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) to reach an agreement on new third-round regulations for the state Supreme Court-mandated construction of housing for lowincome residents has created confusion for municipalities now facing dramatic increases in litigation which would force towns to accept affordable housing…
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Legislator supports breakfast after the bell
Students who eat a nutritious, well-balanced breakfast tend to be healthier, have longer attention spans and are more likely to succeed in school. For this reason, I have sponsored legislation that was recently signed into law that would encourage schools to move their breakfast programs to after the first bell of the day in order…
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Howell Brownies collect ‘goodies’ for servicemen
HOWELL — Giving something back to the men and women who are defending America today and who have fought to defend the nation in the past was a rewarding experience for a local Brownie troop. Gaining inspiration from a recent Tri- Town News article about American Recreational Military Services (ARMS), Linda Ann Horvath, the leader…
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Kozloski Rd. gets rumble strip
Monmouth County employees have installed a rumble strip between the northbound and southbound lanes of Kozloski Road from Center Street to Turf Drive in Freehold Township. “This project will put in place a road safety feature to alert drivers if they drift from their lane,” Freeholder Thomas A. Arnone said. “This will be a milled,…
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DATEBOOK
Build and decorate a gingerbread house with the Teen Advisory Board at the Plumsted Library, 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt, from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 6. Children ages 4 through 10 are welcome to attend. Details: 609-758-7888, or visit www.theoceancountylibrary.org. Meet Plumsted Mayor Jack Trotta at the Plumsted Library, 119 Evergreen Road,…
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ON CAMPUS
Michael Kaminski, son of Mark and Denise Kaminski of Howell, is participating in Susquehanna University’s stadium band this fall. The stadium band plays at home football games, the homecoming parade, the homecoming pep rally and at special events throughout the fall. Kaminski, a music education major in the Susquehanna Class of 2017, is a 2013…
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