Category: Examiner Opinion
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Event at N.J. Network to mark National Literacy Day, July 2
Event at N.J. Network to mark National Literacy Day, July 2 New Jersey is experiencing a crisis that should be brought to the attention of the taxpayers. Members of the state Legislature asked us to research literacy skills statistics. The results are that we have nearly 3 million over the age of 16 who are…
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Obituaries
Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. WILLIAM W. METTERHOUSE, 78, of Cream Ridge died June 1 at home. Born in Jersey City, he lived in the Upper Freehold Township area the past 50…
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Water shortage calls for conservation
While drought conditions have made water conservation particularly important everywhere in the state right now, towns such as Millstone that rely on wells instead of public water have been especially hard hit. At last week’s Township Committee meeting, wary residents expressed their concern that they might wake up to find their wells have gone dry…
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Graduation ceremonies set throughout panhandle
Staff Writer By ruth calia stives As young people throughout the panhandle anxiously await the last day of school, many of those students will mark this June with the rite of passage called graduation. Allentown High School will celebrate the graduation of its 245-member senior class on June 18, beginning at 6:15 p.m. The ceremony…
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Memorial Day celebration was ‘gorgeous’
The Memorial Day celebration held in Clarksburg, Millstone Township, was, in my opinion, a truly spectacular event. The completed Veterans’ Memorial can only be described in one of Barbra Streisand’s famous one-word quotes, as "gorgeous." On my part, I was pleased to have my granddaughter, Amanda, accompany me to enjoy the day. Together we attended…
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Public needs to be heard on future of education
Public needs to be heard on future of education After a long wait for the results of the preliminary study on regionalization of the Millstone, Upper Freehold, Allentown and Roosevelt school districts, many residents missed the opportunity to hear the results, which were presented at Allentown High School last week. The Western Monmouth County Panhandle…
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New drug court can be expected to provide tangible benefits
We are pleased that the Superior Court in Monmouth County began its Drug Court program on April 1. With the strong support of Assignment Judge Lawrence M. Lawson and with Judge Paul F. Chaiet presiding, Monmouth’s Drug Court hopes to work with at least 110 offenders during its first year. Research demonstrates that drug courts…
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Obituaries
Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. WALTER RICHARD BUTCHER, 81, of East Brunswick died May 20 in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Surviving are his wife, Harriet Reidy Butcher; four sons,…
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This astronomy teacher reaches for the stars Program wins acclaim from Princeton, state Department of Education
Staff Writer By alison granito This astronomy teacher reaches for the stars Program wins acclaim from Princeton, state Department of Education JERRY WOLKOWITZ Roosevelt School students Gus Vuole and Sierra Howley help teacher Ilene Levine display an experiment which shows students the different phases of the moon. ROOSEVELT — Teacher Ilene Levine’s "Astronomy: Day and…
