Hazlet Board of Ed. to revise bus routes
Board responds to parents' concerns
BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer
      HAZLET — The Board of Education voted to provide free busing to students who would otherwise walk hazardous routes, after about 20 parents protested at the board meeting June 25. The board voted in executive session to eliminate proposed walking routes in hazardous areas, Superintendent Wil...
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Mat-Ab administrators' pay raises controversial
BOE members cite pressure to match other districts
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer
      ABERDEEN — Three administrators in the regional school district received salary increases despite reservations voiced by Board of Education members before the increases were approved last week.
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BOE airs concerns on sharing fields
Board asks to see draft of agreement
BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer
      MIDDLETOWN — Negotiations for shared use of turf fields at two township schools are inching forward as the Board of Education has asked for specifics to the proposal. In a letter dated June 18, Christopher Parton, board attorney, asked Township Administrator Anthony Mercantante for a worki...
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Class of 2009
     Clockwise from top: Graduates Alexa Dubrosky, Kim Fallo and Meaghan Sperring (l-r) enjoy the moment during the Middletown H.S. South commencement at PNC Bank Arts Center on June 23. Senior Alannah Heilweil takes the walk to receive her diploma. Faculty member MaryAnn Fortunato makes sure graduates a...
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MHS North class of 2009
     PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Clockwise from above: Graduates on their way to receive diplomas at the Middletown High School North commencement at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel on June 23. Courtney Smith with other members of the class of 2009. Shannon Norton wears a personalized mortarboard.
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