GINA GRODZKI Cara Wein performs the title role in Annie, which was staged by youngsters in the Marlboro Recreation Department’s Select Musical Theater Class on Feb. 12 at the Marlboro Middle School. The class was made up of 24 children who auditioned and were cast into the musical. Donna Ogle direc...
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     FARRAH MAFFAI Jason Stanley, 3, of Marlboro, can’t wait to try out the Speed Pitch machine at GPU Energy Park, Lakewood, on Feb. 9. Jason and other fans of the Lakewood BlueClaws showed up bright and early on the first day that tickets went on sale for the 2002 baseball season.
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Community Bulletin Board
     • Blood drives will be conducted by the Central Jersey Blood Center as follows: Feb. 21, 6-9 p.m. at Freehold Gardens Hotel, Gibson Place, Freehold Township; and Feb. 27 from 6-9 p.m. at Colts Neck First Aid Squad, Heritage Lane, Colts Neck. Details: (732) 842-5750.
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     FARRAH MAFFAI On a chilly morning in February, fans of the Lakewood BlueClaws made their way to GPU Energy Park to purchase tickets for the 2002 baseball season. Marty Kobovitch of Freehold shows his true colors as he proclaims his affection for the Single A team, a minor league affiliate of the Ph...
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     JERRY WOLKOWITZ Marlboro police officers investigate the scene of a one-vehicle accident on Beacon Hill Road, Saturday morning. Three people were injured in the crash. The truck is owned by Freehold Cartage Inc., Freehold Township. Police said the driver, James A. Alano of Brooklyn, N.Y., was throw...
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High school district awaits word on state aid figures
     Administrators in the Freehold Regional High School District are preparing a budget for the 2002-03 school year knowing that an increase in state aid from the present academic year is unlikely.
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Research leads to rich
lesson in family history
Staff Writer
By dave benjamin
     MANALAPAN — Pupils at the Pine Brook School combined their writing skills with a study of history and genealogy to create their own publication, Coming to America: Our Family Histories.
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Officials set timeline
for redistricting decision
Staff Writer
By dave benjamin
     A tentative general timeline dealing with the issue of redistricting is before the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education.
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