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      May 17, 2007  RSS feed

      Showing humanity is a walk through the park
      Community work easy for students, but principal may lose hair over it
      They want him bald, and they want it now.Upper Freehold Regional Middle School Principal Mark Guterl has only been the school's leader for about four months, yet already the 120 eighth-grade students who will soon be graduating are looking forward to seeing him lose all of his hair. More...
      For the love of Bob
      A Shore music legend pays tribute to birthday boy Dylan
      BY TOM CHESEK Correspondent

      'I think Dylan's still very vital," explains Pat Guadagno over a late breakfast at Amy's Omelette House. The conversation, which for the past 10 minutes or so has touched upon the recorded highs and lows of Bob Dylan's career, pauses as a familiar scratchy harmonica emerges from the background buzz of the busy Long Branch restaurant, More...

      Twp. farmer will add more land to park
      Durek will place part of Millstone parcel into preservation
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      MILLSTONE - Perrineville Lake Park is expected to get 27 acres bigger. The township's Planning Board approved an agricultural subdivision at its May 9 meeting, 27 acres of which would become part of the Monmouth County Park System's Perrineville Lake Park. More...


      Park system to clean up Sharon Station Rd. site

      UPPER FREEHOLD - The Monmouth County Park System plans to remove waste from a former farm dump on Sharon Station Road. The park system has applied for a Freshwater Wetlands Individual Permit from the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the 31-acre site. The property is in the process of being placed into the Monmouth County Park System (MCPS). More...


      Foundation to raise funds for schools via comedy
      BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

      ALLENTOWN - Funding education will be made into a laughing matter on the night of June 1. The Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation (UFREF), a nonprofit that raises funding for programs in the Upper Freehold Regional School District, is preparing for its fall 2007 grant awards cycle with a Comedy Night. More...


      Buildings may go up on Prodelin Way at Rte. 33
      BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

      MILLSTONE - Although concerns about traffic, flooding and drainage were raised, site plans for a day-care center and office building on Prodelin Way have received preliminary approval. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Local families sought for hosting exchange students
      The American Scandinavian Student Exchange (ASSE) International Student Exchange Programs is seeking local host families for boys and girls from various countries around the world. ASSE International is a nonprofit educational and cultural exchange organization headquartered in Laguna Beach, Calif. More...
      • Roosevelt partners with Millstone to offer camp
      • Roosevelt slates summer mini-camps, workshops
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       Letters
      • Voter disappointed with Millstone officials
      I was totally shocked and disappointed to read that our elected Millstone officials decided to overturn the recent school proposals against the voice of the people who elected them. Who do they think they are? Our elected officials are so arrogant that they threw out the majority view of the voters and sided with their cronies to pass a failed budget. More...
      • RED will donate surplus to local schools
      • Without technology and education, what is our future?
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       Editorials
      • article has image Coda
      Here's another law that motorists will just ignore
      Nine. That's the number of people I saw talking on their cell phones while driving on my way to work this morning. Of the nine, one was a lady talking on the cell phone while blithely running a red light on Cranbury Road. More...
      • For the Record
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       Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      Belle Karp Belle Karp, 93, of Englishtown, died April 28, 2007, at Applewood Estates, Freehold. Born in Russia, she had settled in the United States in 1914, residing in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Englishtown 25 years ago. She was a bookkeeper in the garment industry. Mrs. Karp was predeceased by her husband, Murray Karp, in 1963. More...
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       Sports
      • article has image Anticipation running wild at Monmouth Park
      Breeders' Cup to highlight historic meet schedule
      With this weekend's racing action serving as a fitting precursor of things to come, Monmouth Park opened its doors to launch what racing enthusiasts are calling a history-making season for the Oceanport facility. More...
      • Sports Shorts
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       Business
      • article has image Pack man
      When it comes to moving, local business owner thinks beyond the box
      OLD BRIDGE - Alan Lurie's family has been in the moving business for over 100 years, so when the Old Bridge middle school teacher decided he wanted to start a part-time business, he chose to stick with what he knew best. More...
      • Business Briefs
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