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How to help children make new friends
Children who spend time with youngsters who share similar interests may be more likely to develop lasting friendships. Students learn lessons each day. While many of these lessons pertain to their coursework, kids pick up much more than book smarts from school, where kids first learn to cultivate friendships and build lasting relationships. In addition…
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Determining the right amount of homework
Students spend roughly six hours in the classroom each day while their parents could put in eight hours at the office.When a family returns home in the evening, homework is probably the last thing they want to worry about. Still, homework is part of many families’ daily routine, and chances are it is not going…
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Is your child ready for kindergarten?
A ge 5 is a big year in a child’s life. In many school districts, children enroll in kindergarten shortly after their 5th birthdays. But age alone does not dictate if a child is ready to transition from a preschool environment to kindergarten, and parents may need to work with educators to determine if their…
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ARE WE THERE YET
A chance for an epic pick slips away Lori Clinch I t’s no big secret that my beloved spouse, Pat, and I love antiques. We love to dig for them, shop for them and incorporate them into every aspect of our lives. We fix them, refinish them and, at the end of a long day,…
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Local girls win diamonds in jewelry store giveaway
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Traditionally, females are gifted with a diamond when they become engaged to be married. That was not the case for two local youngsters who each received a diamond by picking it out of a Waterford crystal sugar bowl with tweezers. Finding the diamonds was part of Freehold…
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Lucas trial set to begin Sept. 3
MANALAPAN — The federal trial of Andrew Lucas is scheduled to begin on Sept. 3. A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office provided the date to the News Transcript. The spokesman said the start date for the trial could change. Lucas, 36, of Manalapan, a former mayor and township committeeman, is charged with falsifying his…
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Colts Neck could allow limited hunting of white-tailed deer
By JEREMY GROSSMAN COLTS NECK — A new law could allow for the hunting of white-tailed deer on a limited number of properties in Colts Neck. At a Township Committee meeting on July 9, an ordinance was introduced that would permit individuals to discharge a gun, weapon or firearm on properties 5 acres or larger,…
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Resident comments on new fee for alarms
Fellow Manalapan property owners, this is not a joke. If you own an alarm system, it will cost you $25 a year to maintain it. The fee is to keep track of the number of false alarms your system may cause the police to respond to. When I received a letter advising me of this…
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Immigrant children pose issues for Freehold
A fter reading the News Transcript article “Immigrant Children Arriving,” with its extensive comments by Rita Dentino of Casa Freehold, I was left with several concerns. First, Ms. Dentino said “between five and 10 unaccompanied minors are now residing in Freehold Borough” and “there are more coming every day.” The article continues to glean over…
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