Category: Examiner Opinion
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Obituaries
Elizabeth Mueller Mrs. Mueller, 89, of Applewood Estates, Freehold Township, died June 5 at home. She was born in Rockaway. An alumna of Trenton State Teachers College (now The College of New Jersey), Ewing, and Newark State Teachers College, Mrs. Mueller was a kindergarten teacher in Rockaway and Newark from 1943 until she retired in…
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Poll results: The chickens all came home to roost
Greg Bean Memo to Doug Forrester: If you want to beat gazillionaire Jon S. Corzine in the November gubernatorial elections, hire yourself a guy in a chicken suit to stand outside Corzine’s campaign headquarters with a funny sign. Since you’re a multimillionaire yourself and can afford it, get a whole darned flock of giant chickens.…
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Colleges react to rise in pools of applicants
College Crunch Update Greater Media Newspapers concludes its series on the difficulties faced by college-bound high school seniors. Admissions process now more competitive at many schools BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer The results are in and the message is clear: college applicants are wrapping up the most competitive season yet, and it’s not getting any…
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Datello will get down to business at Monmouth U.
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Breanna Datello MILLSTONE — Breanna Datello banked on Monmouth University and hit the jackpot. The 18-year-old Millstone resident, who took part in the Examiner’s Dec. 2 series on high school students aspiring to get into college, set her sights on Monmouth University in West Long Branch…
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Reader critical of ‘divisive’ letter about referendum
Your Turn James M. Derasmo Guest Column We are still in shock about the ridiculous comments made by John Nanni in a letter published in your June 9 issue. Given the fact that Mr. Nanni chose to time the submission of his letter so that an appropriate response could not be made prior to the…
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Jaeger eager to rock into Rutgers University
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Liam Jaeger ALLENTOWN — He found the school that will bring him satisfaction, both educationally and socially. The Dec. 2 issue of the Examiner profiled Liam Jaeger, 18, of Allentown, and his quest to get into college. The senior at Allentown High School (AHS), who adores…
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Grads of 2005 should ‘endeavor to persevere’
Coda Greg Bean There’s a moment in the classic Clint Eastwood movie “The Outlaw Josey Wales,” when the old Cherokee warrior, Lone Watie, is talking about his tribe’s defeat at the hands of white soldiers. “I didn’t surrender, but they took my horse and made him surrender,” Lone Watie says sadly. “They have him pulling…
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Obituaries
Elda E. Marotta Mrs. Marotta, 89, of Whiting, died June 2 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Born in Union City, she had lived in Bound Brook before moving to Whiting five years ago. Mrs. Marotta was predeceased by her husband, Michael Marotta, in 1965; and a grandson, Matthew Costanzo, in 2003. Surviving…
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Millstone Middle School brims with accomplishments
Students hosted Peer to Peer, graduated from DARE, and staged BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Laurie Edwards makes up Amanda Caputo for the Millstone Township Middle School’s production of the musical “Grease” on May 27. MILLSTONE — Good things continue to happen at the township’s middle school. During the last month,…
