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May 9, 2007
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Marciante will be named superintendent of schools
John Marciante Jr. has worked in district for the past four years
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer
On July 1, John Marciante Jr. will become the new superintendent of schools in the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Marciante, 53, is presently the assistant to the superintendent for pupil personnel services. He will succeed Maureen Lally, who will retire from the di... More...

Matthew Fung, 9, dips his brush into a bowl of paint as he works on his painting skills during the second annual Asian Heritage Festival held May 5 at Manalapan High School. The event was presented by the Manalapan Arts Council. More...

Costco warehouse store gains OK in Marlboro
Regal Cinemas will be demolished on Route 9 property
BY VICTORIA HURLEY-SCHUBERT Staff Writer

Shoppers will no longer have to drive to Freehold or Old Bridge to buy their bulk goods with the construction of a warehouse club at the Regal Cinemas site in Marlboro. A Costco membership shopping club received unanimous approval from the Marlboro Planning Board on May 2 and will b... More...


 Bulletin Board
•Auditions
Phoenix Productions will hold its last session of auditions for Disney's "High School Musical," 6-9 p.m. May 10. Auditions will take place at the Phoenix Studio Theatre, 111 Monmouth St., Red Bank. All roles are open. Jocks, cheerleaders, geeks and skaters needed. Be prepared to sing a song f... More...
•Datebook
•Community Bulletin Board
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 Letters
•Idea of teachers and students carrying guns is way over the line
"... guns are used against their owners at a much higher rate than they are ever used to protect them."
I simply have to respond to the letter published in last week's News Transcript ("Gun-Free School Zones Do Not Deter Attackers," May 2) advocating the end of "gun-free" school zones. In the letter, the author-writer suggests that the recent tragedy at Virginia Tech might not have occu... More...
•Chief says officers would have welcomed trial in lawsuit
•Firing of Circuit City employees irks Howell resident
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 Editorials
• Around Town
The treadmill that never stops - it's motherhood
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... More...
•Stagnant Assembly has defused bomb threat bill
• Are We There Yet?
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 Obituaries
•Rose Bass
Mrs. Bass, 88, of Freehold Township, died April 14, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was born in New York City and had lived in Arizona, Texas and Staten Island, N.Y., before moving to Freehold Township in 1981. Prior to retiring in 1990, Mrs. Bass was employed for ... More...
•Karen F. Bartolett Gordaychik
•Marie Jordan Johnson
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 Schools
•3 staff members unhappy with new job assignments
Freehold Borough board says changes are a result of tight financial picture
FREEHOLD - The Freehold Borough School District's difficult financial situation now has a personal face - Leslie Daley, Joan Murphy, Susan Lattman and Beth Vaughn. Even though voters on April 17 approved a budget for the 2007-08 school year, that budget called for the elimination ... More...
•State grant to help deliver services to autistic pupils
•Manisero, Green voted to top posts
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 Sports
•Cougar girls dominate District championships
Unachukwu, Batts set records
Colts Neck showcased its all-around talent while Marlboro's Ada Unachukwu and Kristen Batts set records at Thursday's Freehold Regional District Girls Track and Field Championships. Joe Lykes' Cougars piled up the points everywhere in capturing their third straight District title wi... More...
•Cougars' Forys smashes three state records in single race
•Batts signs with Maryland, then sets SC discus record
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 Business
•Call this Internet project www.marketingeffort
RussianMarlboro.com designers tapping into area's newest residents
MARLBORO - You have probably seen the signs along area roads: RussianMarlboro.com. The political-style signs that are placed along local roads, nailed to telephone poles and held by people on weekends are part of a marketing blitz for the new site targeting the Russian-speaking pop... More...
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