Category: Examiner Opinion
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Hoops prowess puts ball in Calhoun’s court
Coaches pursue Raritan H.S. star as he works to improve academically BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Raritan’s Qa’rraan Calhoun goes up for a shot during last year’s playoffs. The 6-foot-9 senior hopes to lead the Rockets even deeper than last year’s state semifinals appearance. The unsigned senior hopes…
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Resident sees hidden cost in voting down referendum
I have attended meetings and read the letters and e-mails concerning the new school referendum for the Upper Freehold Regional School District. The time to approve a new school is now. The money from the state may not be available at a future date. The cost of steel is skyrocketing. It’s not just the cost…
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Junior year plays key role in admissions process
Advisers: Goals should be clubs, community service and good grades BY ADAM RIBACK Correspondent BY ADAM RIBACKCorrespondent Adam Riback Marlboro H.S. junior Junior year in high school is the most important year to rack up the points for extracurricular activities, community service and acceptable grades, according to Helene Unger, an educational consultant from Manalapan. Junior…
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Supply and demand driving admissions
In the tradition of the SAT, we ask our readers to answer this multiple-choice question: Trying to summarize your life’s story on a few sheets of paper and distinguish it from a stack of 40,000 others is: A) frightening; B) one of the most important tasks in a teen’s life; C) the act of filling…
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Student’s career choice is right on the money
Teen would change little about her preparation for college BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer JEFFGRANIT staff Breanna Datello works her shoulders during one of this workout enthusiast’s exercise sessions. When she isn’t studying for school, or working out, she loves playing with her 2-year-old brother at home. She has her heart…
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Obituaries
John W. Mogilski Mr. Mogilski, 82, of Brick, died Nov. 17 at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Jersey City, he had resided in Freehold Township for 25 years before moving to Brick 11 years ago. Prior to retiring in 1979, he was employed for more than 30 years as a first-class machinist for…
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Agency offers lesson plans on gambling awareness
The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey Inc. received a major setback when New Jersey Department of Education Commissioner [William] Librera pulled a 2004 revision to the Core Curriculum Content Standards, which would have required education in health and physical education classes to include addressing gambling in school curriculum. The council has participated in…
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Resident hopes Upper Freehold will renew try for 6-acre zoning
I left the Nov. 4 Upper Freehold Township Committee meeting a bit disappointed on one hand and cautiously optimistic on the other. The residential 6-acre minimum zoning ordinance was to be presented and voted upon at this meeting. This ordinance was the culmination of many months of work that started with a resolution offered by…
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Obituaries
Marion R. Matthews Mrs. Matthews, 80, of Freehold, died Nov. 13 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in California, she was a part-year resident of Cocoa Beach, Fla., where her mother and sisters lived. She graduated from Jersey City Medical Center and began a career in nursing, retiring in 1993 from the John L.…
