Enrollment figures show drop in student numbers
Administrators wait for late enrollees ahead of new term
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer
      HOWELL - When Howell pupils return to school on Sept. 7 there may well be fewer of them. According to information provided by the office of Assistant Superintendent of Schools Karen Jones, the district's total enrollment as of Aug. 17 stood at 7,045 pupils. That represented a decrease of 240 pup...
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School board may switch set-up for committees
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer
      JACKSON - The Board of Education may change from its present way of using individual committees to study a particular issue to a committee of the whole setup. Board member Linda Lackay said a committee can examine a specific issue, i.e. buildings and grounds, finance or legislation. Only three ...
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Lawsuit objects to camera focused on rabbi's home
Ongoing issue surrounds use of residence as a place for prayer services
BY ELANA ARON Correspondent
      FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - A civil rights lawsuit has been filed in federal district court by Rabbi Avraham Bernstein against Freehold Township. The lawsuit accuses the township of setting up a camera in the window of Town Hall and pointing it at Bernstein's home, which is right across the street on Sti...
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