Category: Examiner Opinion
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Student Council makes strides at middle school
New executive board already has various projects under way BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Superintendent of Schools William Setaro and Millstone Township Middle School Assistant Principal Michelle Vella swear in the middle school’s Student Council Executive Board President Jeffery Legaspi on Oct. 10. MILLSTONE — Student Council member is not just…
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Middle school ponders dropping algebra class
Principal says it BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer ALLENTOWN — School officials have yet to make a final decision about the fate of eighth-grade algebra. At the Oct. 19 Board of Education meeting, Allentown parent Amy Dallas expressed concern about a possible plan to change the math program in the middle…
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Millstone middle school rids trailers of mildew
Officials act quickly, remembering last year BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE — Schools Superint-endent William Setaro said middle school officials became proactive when teachers recently complained about a mildew smell in the classroom trailers. Teachers in three of the trailers complained of a musty odor a few weeks after school…
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Letters
Reader concerned about eminent domain Do you think eminent domain will never affect you? Think again. Read www.nj.com/news/eminentdomain and see what is happening. Towns can quietly revamp their master plan and change residential and farm property to commercial. When some Upper Freehold constituents questioned why eight small farms of 6 to 16 acres and one…
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Students leave their mark on Roosevelt Public School
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Above, Roosevelt Public School Principal Shari Payson paints the hand of first-grader Emily Orlando so she can leave a lasting impression in the school’s foyer. At right, art teacher Barbara Atwood helps second-grader Traci Mitchell put a hand print on the wall on Oct. 20. ROOSEVELT…
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For high-tech stuff, you need a kid
Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch My husband, Pat, goes through a technological ordeal about once a week. It generally involves something as complex as the answering machine, an alarm clock or all of those complicated buttons on the dashboard. “Why isn’t this dang car heating up?” he asked during a cold snap just last…
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Obituaries
John J. Pojawa Sr. Mr. Pojawa, 63, of Freehold, died Oct. 9 in New Gretna, Burlington County. He was born in Jersey City and had lived in Englishtown before moving to Freehold. Mr. Pojawa was a carpenter. Prior to that, he was a purchasing agent for Signalite, Neptune, from 1979 to 1980; an assistant purchasing…
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Raising a troubling issue in 12th District
Coda Greg Bean Jennifer Beck and Declan O’Scanlon, Republicans running against incumbent Democrats Dr. Robert L. Morgan and Michael J. Panter, have had some trouble gaining traction in their campaign for two Assembly seats in the 12th District. There was a major flub when the pair sent out a press release excoriating the incumbent Democrats…
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Obituaries
Michael James Joseph Penchenski Jr. Mr. Penchenski, 68, of Freehold Township, died Oct. 11 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in the Westerleigh section of Staten Island, N.Y., he had lived in the Annadale section of Staten Island, N.Y., before moving to Freehold Township in 1972. Mr. Penchenski was a New York City…
