YMCA tweaks contract for school child care programs
Program will be provided at district schools based on need
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer
      MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown School District Board of Education has amended its contract for preschool services with the Community YMCA in line with concerns voiced by parents. The board was expected to vote on an updated contract with the YMCA at the May 27 meeting.
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Therapy dogs visit special-needs students
      MIDDLETOWN — Several VIP visitors have been making the rounds of the district's special education classes this school year.
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Middle Road students heading to Iowa
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer
      HAZLET — Though not even teens yet, seven Middle Road School students managed to solve the problem of the "The Lost Labors of Heracles" and are now traveling to Iowa for their efforts. On April 25, Middle Road School's Odyssey of the Mind team made it to the world finals, which will take pl...
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Holt's 'Green Schools' initiative included in U.S. House bill
      Abill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives authorizing $6.4 billion over five years for school construction includes funding to help schools become more energy efficient. Rep.
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Local group culls trash from treasured land
      HOLMDEL — Volunteers from local organizations such as Friends of Holmdel Open Space (FOHOS) and students from the Holmdel High School Ecology Club joined forces for a cleanup of what some refer to as the "Lady Slipper Tract" or Bachstadt Park, adjacent to Allocco Park on Middle Road May 2.
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