Author: Greater Media
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Sammy’s Hope to host Feb. 26 grand opening
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer A volunteer plays with Ralph, a Sammy’s Hope rescue. PHOTOS COURTESY OF DAVID GAIER Sammy’s Hope Animal Welfare and Adoption Center will hold a grand opening on Feb. 26 at the Sayrebrook Veterinary Hospital, where the Sammy’s Hope facility is located. Sammy’s Hope has been operating since September 2010…
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Lawrence Brook PTA to host March 6 tricky tray
Lawrence Brook Elementary School PTA will host its annual Tricky Tray March 6 at the school, 48 Sullivan Way. Doors will open at 5 p.m. Drawings will begin at 7:30 p.m. All proceeds will go toward cultural-arts assemblies, author visits and other programs to enhance the learning environment at the school. Prizes will include four…
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Brookdale Community College announces new leadership team
Eight Brookdale Community College administrators have been selected to lead the college’s newly redesigned academic and student services divisions, which will be rolled out this year as part of a campuswide reorganization. The appointments, which were announced in late January, include four academic deans, a new Freehold Township campus dean and a new dean of…
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CentraState Healthcare System will offer free prostate and colon cancer screenings from 6-8 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Statesir Cancer Center at CentraState, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. The screenings are for men 40 years of age and older who have never had a PSA blood test and have no previous diagnosis of…
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New Jersey should opt out of PARCC test
I attended the Jan. 29 public hearing at Jackson Liberty High School in Jackson that was held by the Study Commission on the Use of Student Assessments in New Jersey — not as a parent, school administrator or teacher, but just as an observer and a concerned citizen regarding the future education of our children…
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Congressman is out of step with his district
I am disturbed by our congressman’s disregard for the civil rights of the men and women of this community. Congressman Chris Smith recently stated that he is a strong believer in traditional marriage, and does not construe homosexual rights as human rights. To add further outrage, Congressman Smith is co-chair on the human rights subcommittee.…
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School district consolidation makes sense
I read with interest the fact that the Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education has ended the talk of closing the underused Conover Road Elementary School (“Colts Neck Will Not Close School,” News Transcript, Feb. 11). The fact that declining enrollment in the Colts Neck school district had resulted in the under-use of…
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Audubon to host events in March
Travis Gale of Eyes of the Wild/Wallaby Tales will present “What Big Teeth You Have!” at the Monmouth County Audubon Society’s annual family night to be held at the Church of the Nativity, 180 Ridge Road, Fair Haven, at 7 p.m. March 11. This presentation is geared toward elementary school children and includes live animals.…
