High schools preparing for graduation festivities
Total of 2,980 seniors in FRHSD will mark milestone in their lives
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer
      Seniors in the six schools in the Freehold Regional High School District will celebrate a milestone in their lives when they mark their high school graduation on June 23. Ceremonies for a total of about 2,980 seniors will take place at 6 p.m. at the six FRHSD buildings.
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School's 'West Side Story' earns Rising Star awards
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer
      HOWELL - When something is a labor of love, the effort is natural. When the effort is extraordinary, it does not go unnoticed.
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'Of Mice and Men' will be staged in amphitheater
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent
      Bring a blanket or a seat cushion when you attend the outdoor production of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men" presented by the South Street Players in the amphitheater of the Priedaine (New Jersey Latvian Society), 1017 Route 33 east, Howell.
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Pupils produce information on impact of vehicle idling
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer
      JACKSON - Students at the Switlik Elementary School want an end to air pollution caused by idling vehicles, and they want to see laws that prohibit idling enforced. Councilman Scott R.Martin brought the students'desires to the attention of the public at the June 10 meeting of the Township Council.
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JMHS graduation set for June 19
      JACKSON - A class of 730 seniors will graduate from Jackson Memorial High School when graduation ceremonies for the class of 2008 are held on the school's Jack Munley Field at 6 p.m. June 19. Jackson Superintendent of Schools Thomas Gialanella said this graduating class will be the last one in the township to be made up of every 12th-grade student in the school district.
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New head of N.J. School Boards Association eager to get to work
      Harry Delgado was recently named president of the New Jersey School Boards Association and now he is looking ahead to starting his work. Delgado has been a member of the South Brunswick Board of Education for 13 years and is a former president of the Middlesex County School Boards Association.
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Return to school works out well for Howell man
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer
      HOWELL - An unexpected twist in the journey of life prompted Dave DeMatteo to return to school in January 2005 at the age of 32. DeMatteo, 35, of Howell, worked for more than a decade as a corrections officer for the Middlesex County Department of Corrections until he was injured in an incident involving an inmate.
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