On Campus
     Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa., announced the following local students named to the dean's list for the fall semester:
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Incumbents succeed, but school budget fails
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer
     ABERDEEN - The hotly contested $59 million Matawan-Aberdeen school budget was defeated by voters on April 18, making it the fifth-straight year the towns' governing bodies will review it and recommend cuts.
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Twp. school budget defeated by 2-1 margin
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer
     HAZLET - After passing the previous three school budgets, the hot streak came to a cold end in the township last week.
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Voters pass Holmdel school spending plan
Longtime board member Susan Howard loses bid for fourth straight term
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer
     HOLMDEL - After nine years on the Board of Education, Susan Howard was narrowly beaten by challenger Robin Wetmore on April 18 for one of three contested seats on the board.
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Twp. may defer school funds to avoid tax hike
Move a 'last resort' way to get Holmdel through difficult stretch
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer
     HOLMDEL - The Township Committee tabled the introduction of the 2006 municipal budget Thursday in order to research alternate means of reducing a substantial tax rate increase.
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