Category: Independent Opinion
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In long battle over shaky degrees, taxpayers suffer
Coda • GREG BEAN The interminable dispute in the Freehold Regional High School District over administrators and teachers who got ginned-up degrees from an unaccredited and highly suspicious online diploma mill just won’t go away. Regular readers know the saga of the tale’s most highly visible player, FRHSD Superintendent of Schools James Wasser, who got…
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Matawan Regional test scores yield mixed results
Administrators adopt strategies to boost student scores BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Standardized test scores at Matawan Regional High School showed slight improvements in language arts and mathematics, but more work needs to be done to help struggling students, administrators said. “If we want our students to excel, we need to develop the…
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Sharon D. Lee-Borello
Mrs. Lee-Borello, 46, of the Leonardo section of Middletown, died Nov. 20, 2009, at St. Barnabas Hospice at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, following a lengthy illness. She was a secretary at Rice Associates, Fair Haven, retiring due to illness. Mrs. Lee-Borello was predeceased by a sister, Dawn Byrnes. Surviving are her husband, Glen D.…
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Carol J. Rocklein Hall
Mrs. Hall, 48, of Tinton Falls, died Nov. 14, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She had resided in the Lincroft section of Middletown before relocating to Tinton Falls 10 years ago. Mrs. Hall was a waitress at the Marriot Courtyard, Tinton Falls, for more than 20 years. She was predeceased by her…
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Donate, and give someone gift of hope this season
Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks for all the wonderful blessings God has bestowed upon us. We can be grateful for our families and friends, food on the table, and gainful employment. We may give thanks throughout the year, but Thanksgiving Day is a time when we all come together to appreciate all that…
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William “Bill” Klimek
Mr. Klimek, 82, of Middletown, died Nov. 11, 2009, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He had resided in Irvington and Newark before relocating to Middletown 35 years ago. Mr. Klimek founded Crown Roofing Co., Irvington, from which he retired 20 years ago. Prior to that, he owned and operated Klimek Brothers Roofing Co., Newark,…
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Go to the mall, not the vet on Black Friday
Thanksgiving is approaching, and with it the temptation to include family pets in the festivities. Pet owners should not give in to the understandable urge to include your dog or cat in the bounty of Thanksgiving dinner. Those rich foods that leave you wishing for a nap can send your pet to the veterinary hospital…
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Frank G. “Chic” Corso
Mr. Corso, 72, of Hazlet, died Nov. 11, 2009, in Holmdel. Before his retirement, he was an insurance agent at New York Life. Mr. Corso also owned and operated Arlene’s Luncheonette, Hazlet, with his wife. He was predeceased by his father, Gerald Corso. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Arlene Corso; four…
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Many residents can’t enjoy the bounty of Thanksgiving
Once again, Thanksgiving is here and many of us are planning wonderful feasts with family and friends. Some of our Monmouth County residents are not enjoying this exciting time. They are worrying about putting food on the table for their families each and every day. As I have traveled through Monmouth County during the three…
