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      February 26, 2009  RSS feed

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      CHRIS KELLY staff Bill Stefany dances with daughter Dana, 10, at the Holmdel Daddy/Daughter Sweetheart Dance held at the Holmdel Township Senior/ Community Center on Feb. 22. More photos, page 17. More...
      Nonpublic schools may lose busing
      Cost for nonpublic students exceeds state allowance
      BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

      Starting this fall, students traveling to nonpublic schools will most likely not receive transportation on the district's dime. According to a Jan. 23 letter from Holmdel Township School District Superintendent Barbara Duncan, "Effective Sept. 1, the district will only make aid-in-lieu payments and no longer provide busing for nonpublic school students. More...

      Twp. OKs study of revitalization
      Mayor: Eminent domain will not be used
      BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer

      The Middletown Township Committee approved a resolution that authorizes the Planning Board to begin a redevelopment study aimed at the revitalization of North Middletown. Township planner Jason Greenspan addressed the committee at the Feb. 17 meeting to clarify what the word "redevelopment" means as it pertains to the area. More...


      A MESSAGE TO YOUTH ATHLETES: BE PREPARED (Adertorial)
      Gloria Averbuch works for Sky Blue FC of Women’s Professional Soccer

      Fitness, fun, family time—youth sports can be wonderful. But like every intensive endeavor, these activities require proper care and preparation. In our enthusiasm to give our children every possible opportunity, at times they overdo it, and preparation suffers. More...


      When life hands you lemons …
      Scrapbooking fundraiser benefits children's cancer programs
      BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer

      Karen Salerno is quite the scrapper. The Holmdel resident, along with friend Lyn Finn of Eatontown, will host a scrapbooking event, Lemonade Crop '09, March 28 to benefit a foundation that is close to her heart. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • 'Coming home' stories at BCC this evening
      Brookdale Community College (BCC) professor Marc Bonagura, writer and military historian, will chair a multi-generational panel group of veterans from World War II through Afghanistan and Iraq 7:30- 9:30 p.m. Feb. 26 at the college's Warner student life center, Lincroft section of Middletown. More...
      • Veterans' kiosk to visit Monmouth Mall
      • Navy-wide drill under way at Earle
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image An auto fix so simple even a caveman could do it
      As an admitted American car nut, I've watched with horror, disbelief and profound sadness the parade of auto executives coming before Congress with their hands out in recent weeks. General Motors, which had already gotten $17.4 billion in loans from the government, said it needs another $16.6 billion to keep the lights on. More...
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       Letters
      • Member should slate vacations around meetings
      Here they go again, attacking the majority and casting blame, but leaving out key components of the truth. In her Feb. 19 letter, Ms. More...
      • Brightbill needs to fight to reduce budgetary requests
      • Funding for COAH flies in face of common sense
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       Editorials
      • Parent asks bishop for reprieve on school closing
      (Open letter to Bishop John M. Smith of the Diocese of Trenton) Iam deeply saddened, hurt and stunned by the decision made by the leaders of our Catholic education system, including our bishop. I know I share these feelings with hundreds around me, and the more I try to reason with this, the more I find reason to give us a chance. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Heather Grace Sherman
      Miss Sherman, 22, of Middletown, died Feb. 18, 2009, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She was a 2008 graduate of Middletown High School South, where she was an assistant manager of the varsity soccer team. She enjoyed music and the computer. She is survived by her parents, Kathleen and Walter "Butch" Sherman Jr.; and three sisters, Nicole, Melissa and Lea. More...
      • Adelaide V. Hayes
      • Vincent Edward Cerqua Jr.
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       Schools
      • Hazlet prepares for expanded pre-K classes
      District budgets $800K for upgrades to schools
      HAZLET — The Hazlet School District is eight months away from starting an expanded preschool program and is now looking at what upgrades need to be done to the schools to accommodate the added classes. Superintendent of Schools William O. More...
      • BOE preps 'tentative' budget to meet deadline
      • article has image MHSS Eagles Hall of Fame inducts class of 2009
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       Sports
      • Raritan reaches potential in District 22 championship
      Seidenberg becomes Shore's all-time top grappler
      When the high school wrestling season began, Raritan High School head coach Rob Nucci was confident that his team was going to do something special this year. This past weekend, the Rockets proved their coach prophetic, ending Ocean Township's five-year reign as the District 22 champions by outscoring the Spartans 187.5-164.5 in Little Silver. More...
      • Raritan preps for state tourney
      • Mat. wins indoor track crown
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