Category: Atlanticville Opinion
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On Campus
Andre J. Ayala, West Allenhurst, has been named ot the dean’s list for the fall semester at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa., where he is majoring in math and accounting. A graduate of Ocean Township High School, he is the son of Joyce Cosentino and Ernie Ayala. James L. Tucker, Long Branch, has been named to…
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Are high schools ready for a changing world?
Reg. meeting Feb. 22 to discuss future of high schools The New Jersey High School Redesign Steering Committee, composed of the leadership of New Jersey’s education, business and higher education communities, will continue its statewide conversation on high school reform throughout New Jersey with a meeting for parents, community members, educators and the general public…
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Developers hope we’re dense about density
Expect to hear a lot from developers on how high-density residential and commercial development will save New Jersey from high-density residential and commercial development. How is this miracle to occur? In 25 years or more, all the open land in the state will be developed, according to dismayed, and I assume inconsolable, developers. To save…
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One person can make a difference
As I walked through the warehouse in early October, I wondered how the FoodBank would manage to meet the demand for holiday food requested by so many of the 270 charities served in Monmouth and Ocean Counties. It was a bleak year for many in this area and with rent and fuel costs skyrocketing, the…
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Student seeking postcards about Garden State
I am a fifth-grade student at Coronado Beach Elementary School in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. I have adopted your state as a class project. Please send me one postcard from your state. Please do not send me anything but a postcard. We are unable to accept letters or packages due to safety precautions. I am…
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Legislation would help paramedic programs
Susan Van Orden’s letter “New Jersey First Aid Council opposes legislation” (Jan. 5) does not address the root causes of the paramedic funding issue that prompted the introduction of the paramedic transport bills, S-2302 and A-3749. For each patient in New Jersey needing advanced emergency services, paramedics provide advanced life support (ALS) services such as…
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Corodemus’ shoes will be difficult to fill
Monmouth County and the people of New Jersey lost a true leader with the retirement of Assemblyman Steven J. Corodemus. Steve practiced his political trade in the same fashion he practiced everything in life – with honesty, compassion, deliberate thought and sincerity. Being a public servant is much different from being a politician. Steve was…
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A difficult child becomes a woman of substance … and writes a book
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Every life is full of stories – and of ironies – as Leslie Morris, a Long Branch native, knows very well. But most of us never get around to putting our stories down on paper or making them public by writing a book, especially one that…
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Holiday drive a success; need continues
United Way of Monmouth County would like to say thank you to the individuals and businesses that made a difference in the lives of the more than 4,000 families in Monmouth County through the Snowflake Wishes campaign. The 2006 drive comprised 160-plus corporate and community partners along with 91 volunteers that coordinated the collection efforts…
