Diocese closes door on Bayshore school proposal
Bishop rejects merger of three schools
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer
      KEYPORT — A proposal to combine three Bayshore Catholic schools into one has been rejected by the Diocese of Trenton. According to Rayanne Bennett, chief communications officer for the diocese, Bishop John M. Smith has rejected the latest proposal put forth by a group of school supporters.
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3 seats open on M'town, Hazlet school boards
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer
      MIDDLETOWN — A two-day extension due to last week's snowstorm gave candidates extra time to submit their names as candidates for Board of Education seats in their towns. In Middletown, seven candidates are running for three seats with three-year terms that are up for election on the Middlet...
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Three seats open on Holmdel BOE
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer
      HOLMDEL — Two incumbents and two newcomers are vying for three, threeyear term seats that are open on the Holmdel School District Board of Education. Incumbents Robin Wetmore and Ray Tai are seeking to hold onto their seats as newcomers Derek Dailey and Chiung-Lin Cheng Liu try to unseat t...
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Holmdel H.S. Jazz Festival
      HOLMDEL — Jazz bands from seven local high schools and a middle school will perform at the Holmdel High School Jazz Festival on Saturday, March 21. The school jazz bands will perform "big band" swing music in a program that will run 6-10 p.m.
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Mat-Ab Board of Ed. member resigns
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer
      ABERDEEN — A Board of Education member stepped down Feb. 23 after serving 11 years on the board. Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School DistrictBoard of Education member Catherine Zavorskas resigned Tuesday because she felt her presence was no longer effective, she said in a Feb. 26 interview.
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We looked! And we saw him! The Cat in the Hat!'
     PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Left: Teacher Margaret Burgener reads "The Cat in the Hat" to first-graders at Keyport Central School who are about to be paid a surprise visit. Above right: The Cat in the Hat meets and greets students after a visit marking Read Across America Day on March 4. Bottom: Alys...
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