Category: Examiner Opinion
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Letters
U.F. Planning Board wasted opportunity I had a coveted seat at the Feb. 28 Upper Freehold Planning Board meeting and I looked forward to finally getting information about the future of the township. Interestingly, the standing-room-only meeting only became an issue of concern for the board when the time came for discussion of the Smart…
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Park there, buddy, and she’ll see you in court
Coda Greg Bean By recent accounts, it looks like lots of people in Glassboro, N.J., think Maryann Cottrell is a real pain in the patootie. We all know people like Cottrell, who see something wrong and decide to do something about it instead of sitting around on their keisters. They’re windmill tilters and dragon slayers,…
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Obituaries
Kristi Noel “Dubo” DuBrosky Miss DuBrosky, 26, of Middletown, died Feb. 28 in Holmdel. She was born in Long Branch. Miss DuBrosky was a nurse at the Laurel Bay Rehabilitation Center, Keansburg. Prior to that, she was a nurse at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was a graduate of Middletown High School North;…
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If you want good spin, it’s gonna cost you
Coda Greg Bean Sometimes, I think I’m in the wrong end of the publishing business — the wrong end being the end where people aren’t lining up to give me vast amounts of money to say nice things about them. According to a recent article posted on Adweek.com, the Bush administration and other federal agencies…
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Roosevelt Public School celebrates its 100th day
Activities involve math, artistic, spatial, physical skills BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Roosevelt Public School student Ben Nulman, 12, finishes a structure he made using 100 blocks during a celebration of the first 100 days of school held on Feb. 15. ROOSEVELT — One hundred isn’t just a…
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New education foundation seeks volunteers, funding
Nonprofit aims to supply schools with programs the budget can BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Allentown UPPER FREEHOLD — A recently organized foundation hopes to enhance education through community partnerships. During the Board of Education’s Feb. 15 meeting, James Derasmo, acting president of the new Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation, provided…
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Letters
Longtime U.F. resident wants consideration An article titled “Bypass Issues Revisited in Light of Traffic Study” (Examiner, Feb. 23) reported that an Allentown Borough Council member said that people who buy houses for $800,000 and up in Winchester Estates do not want school buses, staff and other vehicles going through their development. Does this elitist…
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State needs to treat school districts fairly
And now we play the waiting game. Administrators and school board members in suburban school districts such as the ones that operate in this region are anxiously waiting to hear how much state aid will be received for the 2006-07 school year. The budgets for the upcoming school year are being developed right now and…
