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District had permission to idle buses
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Marlboro K-8 School District did not commit any violations when its buses idled for two days earlier this month, according to the state. The engines of about 50 school buses that operate on diesel fuel remained running as the vehicles sat at the district’s transportation yard during…
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Manalapan centenarian maintains a zest for life
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Florence Sacks Florence Sacks of Manalapan says her most important job every day is to “stay alive.” And so far she has been doing her job beautifully. Florence celebrated her 100th birthday on Nov. 17, 2013. In an interview, the new centenarian provided names and dates of people and…
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Operation Provide Comfort brightened holiday season
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The holiday season might best be known for two emotions: stress and cheer. For those who lost everything during superstorm Sandy in October 2012, December 2013 likely brought more of the former. But members of the Colts Neck-based group Operation Provide Comfort, which acts as a conduit…
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Salkin to discuss process of writing, publishing
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer David Salkin Author David Salkin of Freehold Township will appear at DOCO, The Donut & Coffee Company, 5013 Route 33, Wall Township, at 11 a.m. Feb. 5 for a book signing event and a discussion of his books and his writing career. Salkin is a local businessman and a…
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Gordons Corner Fire Co. will undergo ice rescue training
MANALAPAN — The Gordons Corner Fire Company will be conducting ice rescue training on Feb. 1 throughout the day at the pond in Holiday Park, Pease Road. According to a press release from the fire company, drowning accounts for about 10 deaths per day in the United States, with more than 25 percent of those…
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Concerns with Common Core
GINA CRANE I am writing to ask parents and guardians to please read, learn and research about the Common Core State Standards, which will be fully implemented in New Jersey in the 2014-15 school year. Common Core treats everyone the same and is supposed to increase academic standards, which it has not. The students lose…
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A large hill at the Glenwood Cemetery in West Long Branch provided the perfect spot for winter activity aficionados to show off their skills on Jan. 22. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR
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Daughter proud of dad’s firefighting efforts
I was very happy to read an article about the Freehold Township Independent Fire Company No. 1 in the Jan. 6 News Transcript. I remember when the big fire came through Freehold Township, Jackson and Millstone Township. I was just a child at the time and fearful for my dad, C.P. (Charles P.) Hendrickson. He…
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Another side to pit bulls as good pets
This is in response to a recent letter to the editor from R.D. Truitt about how pit bull advocacy was a concern. First I want to say this person is misinformed and ignorant about the comments that were made on how dangerous pit bulls are. The reason why the article “Area Shelters Step Up to…
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