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      May 10, 2007  RSS feed

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      ERIC SUCAR staff Howell High School sophomore Komal Thaakar performs an Indian dance for an audience at the school's International Festival. Students from all grades took part in music, dance and various ethnic cuisines. For the story, see page 3. More...
      Book drive aims to help African youths
      Goetz students preparing to ship books to Botswana
      BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

      Students and staff members at the Carl W. Goetz Middle School in Jackson aren't just talking about doing something to help children in Africa, they are actively involved in improving the lives of youngsters who can use a little help. "The students and staff in our building are currently working with the nonprofit African Library Project," said school librarian Lisa Crate. More...

      Plumsted officials working on school budget review

      PLUMSTED - Administrators from the Plumsted school district informed municipal officials on May 2 that the school district had received $822,000 in federal impact aid just prior to a March 28 public hearing and adoption of the 2007-08 school budget. More...


      The treadmill that never stops - it's motherhood
      Amy Rosen Around Town

      When I was growing up, my mother stayed home and my father worked. I depended on my mom to wake me up in the morning, give me breakfast and drive me to and from school. She even picked me up for lunch, took me home, had a hot lunch waiting - which I ate while watching my favorite TV show, "Bewitched" - and drove me back to school. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Free power wheelchairs for seniors and disabled
      The Senior Wheels USA Program makes power wheelchairs available to senior citizens and the permanently disabled at no cost to the recipient, if they quality. The power wheelchairs are provided to those who can no longer walk or self-propel a manual wheelchair, and who meet the additional guidelines of the program. No deposit is required. More...
      • Datebook
      • Town wants comments on defeated school plan
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       Letters
      • Fire bureau marks 30 years of dedicated service to Howell
      On Nov. 20, 1975, Howell's five fire districts joined together to discuss the creation of a fire prevention office to promote fire safety education throughout the township and to conduct fire safety inspections in all commercial businesses. More...
      • Supporters of Arthritis Foundation did an outstanding job
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       Editorials
      • Stagnant Assembly has defused bomb threat bill
      It has been almost a year since we first supported a state bill that would crack down on those who make false public alarms. Events in the news of late have made us wonder whatever happened to that proposal, and if you did, too, here's your answer - nothing. More...
      • article has image Mom makes a mandate for thorough housecleaning
      • article has image The scary sump pump and other tales of dread
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       Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      Joan M. Senkewicz Mrs. Senkewicz, 71, of the Belford section of Middletown, died April 23, 2007, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Newark, she resided in Kearny prior to relocating to Belford in 1959. She and her husband co-owned J's Antiques. She was also employed at JACE Company, and prior to that, was a secretary at Prudential for several years. More...
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       Schools
      • article has image Many cultures on display at International Festival
      HOWELL - The Howell High School gymnasium was adorned from corner to corner with Mexican decorations called papel picadu (cut paper). The room was filled not only with festive music from all over the world, but with cuisine from places like the Philippines, Russia, Italy and everywhere in between. More...
      • Dey, Lackay take board seats
      • District gets boost from state grant
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       Sports
      • article has image Hawks gearing up for run at NEC tourney
      With just a couple of weeks left in the regular season, the Monmouth University men's baseball team finds itself in position to qualify for the Northeast Conference Tournament. Despite losing three of four games over the weekend to Quinnipiac, the Hawks remain in fourth place in the conference with an 11-8 mark in NEC play. More...
      • Four more Warriors to play ball in college
      • Jaguar golf team shows promise on the links
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