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March 23, 2005 / Front Page

Milltown post office: a light at end of the tunnel

You can’t be too careful with these kids

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‘Sun Is Shining’ for rising star from Millstone

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Lions, tigers, bears and more for Millstone third-graders

Eighth-graders remember the heroes of the Vietnam War

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Proposed school budget amounts to 6-cent increase

$1.4 million increase over last year would mainly go toward AHS tuition costs

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

The Millstone Board of Education will hold a public hearing on its proposed $26.3 million school budget March 31. More...

Winter woes weigh heavily on residents

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

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‘Eye Am’: The faces of the muster zone

Portraits of immigrant work force now on display

BY PAT HALSEY Correspondent

Three times a week, Paul Guba left his Highlands home at 4 a.m. to set up his photographic equipment in a gathering hall for day laborers in Freehold, letting his subjects get comfortable with him before he invited them to sit for the camera. More...

‘Paper boy’ tours world, visits Iraq

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Panel expects to hear data on train lines

BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer

Representatives of NJ Transit were expected Tuesday to reveal the findings of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that examines the possibility of reinstating passenger rail service in interior Monmouth and Ocean counties. More...

Deep in thought

MIGUEL JUAREZ staffErik Hoff, 12, of Cream Ridge, contemplates his next move during the New Jersey Baykeeper More...

Millstone Elks to resume Friday dinner April 1

Millstone Elks Lodge 2613 will serve its next Friday night dinner April 1, which will feature a fish fry by the Cross Pile Hunt Club. More...

Station seeks ‘Kids Who Rock’

Radio station WRAT-FM, 95.9, More...

Auditions

StreetHeart, a working, all-female, doo wop, a cappella group, is holding auditions in the central New Jersey area. Those auditioning must have lead and harmony background experience. Details: Vicki, (732) 780-2734. More...

Letters

Raising lot size may not be the answer

Mark Covitz, in his letter (Feb. 17 Examiner) regarding development in Upper Freehold, appears to take issue with and disparage everything being done to find a balance between the large farmer landowners and the small residential landowners. More...

Women’s group grateful for support for fund-raiser

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Resident asks board to approve pet facility

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Obituaries

Violet T. Waple Mrs. Waple, 81, of Eatontown, died March 2 at home. Born in Newark, she had lived in Freehold Township before moving to Eatontown. Mrs. Waple is survived by her husband, retired Army Capt. More...

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Schools

Superintendent revisits school’s septic issues

Resident reviews video of problematic pipe, sees jagged edges in welding

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

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Officials will break ground

New middle school construction should begin in late May

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

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Business

Business Briefs

JSPRAA (Jersey Shore Public Relations and Advertising Association) will meet at 11:30 a.m. April 1 at Palumbo More...

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Authorities investigate bones found in woods

Officials await results of autopsy performed in Freehold on Monday

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

Authorities continue to investigate skeletal remains found in Upper Freehold last week.A deer hunter discovered a human skull and other skeletal remains in a wooded area near Route 526 in Clayton Park on Friday morning, according to the Monmouth Cou More...

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JEFF GRANIT staffFrank Geck, 19 months, smiles at the Easter Bunny, Sue Marantz, at the Millstone Township Women More...

Expert advises on septic system maintenance

This is the second in a series of articles regarding the area More...

Officials pass fire budget

The average homeowner will pay approximately $276 in fire taxes this year

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

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School official blasts new law

Superintendent says S-1701 leaves the district with little

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

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Roosevelt preparing for reval

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

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Accident claims life of Marlboro teacher

Truck driver charged with vehicular homicide after March 21 crash

BY DAVE BENJAMIN and MARK ROSMAN Staff Writers

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Senior housing project getting boost from state

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Soldiers hold fast to proud history

Club members relate story of black soldiers

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

They are no ordinary motorcycle club. The New Jersey Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club has 38 chapters in 26 states across the nation and they came to Manalapan High School recently with one goal in mind. More...