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BULK SPORTS US POSTAGE PAID Eatontown NJ 07724 Permitt #66* L a n c e r s i n f i n a l ;e 48 ^ matawan. n j 0 7 7 4 7 VOLUME 24, NUMBER 12 Gathering m ore than dust Stories on pages a _______________ BY LAUREN JAEGER ______________ Staff Writer t a recent tag sale at Temple Beth Ahm, Aberdeen, a young woman searched A energetically through a barrel of used stuffed animals. She wasn’t searching for a child’s gift, though; she was thinking of herself ... and getting rich. In December, she recalled, an old, scruffy teddy bear was auctioned at Christie’s auction house in London for more than $70,000. The bear, made by the well-known German stuffed animal firm, Steiff, dated to the early 1900s. The bear, colored an unusual shade of blue, was a one-of-a-kind and just had to be bought by a collector who owned examples of nearly everything made by Steiff. There are approximately 50 million collec tors in the United States, according to Howard E. Fischer, the publisher of Treasure Chest, a collectors’ newspaper based out of New York City. Fischer, who did an independent survey, said that in this country, people spend approximately Anne Ventura Celeste of Hazlet, has collected m ore than 2,000 dolls, ranging from the finest antiques to the m ass-pro- duced m odern exam ples. For her story, see page 4. Continued on page 5 (Photo by Rich Schultz) Teacher recertification considered BY SCOTT MULLER AND CANDY TRUNZO Staff Writers ublic school teachers can test their students’ abilities at any time. But if Gov. Christie Todd Whitman has her way, they soon may be asked to sit on the other P side of the desk. In recent appearances before state educators, Whitman has suggested that recertifica tion might be one way to remove “burned out,” tenured teachers from the classroom. Whitman proposed requiring teachers to take part in professional development pro grams to have their licenses renewed periodically. A teacher without a license cannot teach, even with tenure. Whitman did not propose a specific program or license-renewal time. New Jersey now requires that teachers be licensed or certified, which involves comple tion of college courses, classroom training and college-graduation requirements. But New Jersey is one of only nine states which issues a permanent or lifetime teacher certificate. Moreover, it is one of only four states that grants a permanent license to teach without requiring any education beyond the bachelor’s degree. If Gov. Christie W hitm an and the New Jersey School Board Association get Carl Golden, press secretary for Whitman, said recertification was proposed to ensure their way, teachers like Andrea Forest, a fourth-grade teacher at the Indian teachers remain professional. H ill School in Holm del, w ill be sitting on the other side of the desk in order to becom e recertified. 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O ther w inners were M ichael Alexander, Jessica Korpas, Shaun Altneu, Nrupen Baxi, M ichael Mera and Lonnie Squires. (Photo by Rich Schultz) REGULAR FEATURES • Calendar Page 36 Legal battles continue • Classifieds Page 50 • Editorials Page 32 • Letters Page 32 • Milestones Page 38 over Keyport chief job • Obituaries Page 41 • Sports Page 46 • Police Beat Page 42 Lee’s lawyer, Norman Hobbie of • Property Lines Page 44 Ruth, Lee still Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, Middle TO SPEAK OUT • Yesteryear Page 39 town, declined to comment last week on Call 1 -800-390-NEW S have pending the latest round of litigation.