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Obituaries
Samantha Reardon Ms. Reardon, 21, of Ormond Beach, Fla., died Dec. 15 at Hospice Center of Port Orange, Fla. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she had lived in Ormond Beach for the past 11 years. Ms. Reardon is survived by her mother and stepfather, Louise and Robert Duval, of Ormond Beach; her father and stepmother, Edward…
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Children are learning very important lesson
I am in my sixth year on the Board of Education. I wanted to serve because it would give me the opportunity to continue to create an atmosphere where children could develop into good citizens, responsible adults and parents. Every time I walk through the halls of a school in the Man-alapan-Englishtown Regional School District,…
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Your Turn
Miten ShahGuest ColumnTsunami victims in Southeast Asia are in desperate need of assistance as disease threatens people Miten Shah Guest Column Tsunami victims in Southeast Asia are in desperate need of assistance as disease threatens people’s health This truly is the season for giving, not because of any holiday but rather because the people of…
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Reform club founders in Marlboro need to explain old allegiances
There are exciting politics percolating these days in Marlboro. Let’s chat about two events which merit special attention. Rehashing dubious controversial reforms can provoke rage, but they keep cropping-up like “bad pennies.” Firstly, investigations attributed to the Marlboro Democratic organization are playing havoc with political reputations. Sud-denly, Councilman Barry Den-kensohn and zoning board member Steven…
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A simple pledge will address pay-to-play
Just by happenstance, I was able to get a view of the holiday wish list for the Assembly Democrats. They asked for only three things: (1) 18 months of “unbridled” fund-raising; (2) passage of meaningless reforms in the summer of 2005; and (3) voters with a very short memory. Of course, this is a facetious…
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Obituaries
Theresa J. Connington Denton Mrs. Denton, 82, of East Brunswick, died Dec. 17 at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard O. Denton, in 1999; and a brother, Francis Connington, in 1981. Mrs. Denton is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Richard F. and Jennifer Denton of Pasadena, Md.; four daughters and two sons-in-law,…
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2005 will bring busy local agendas
As we prepare to turn the calendar page from 2004 to 2005, we mark the end of another year of service to the communities in which our newspaper circulates. The stories of 2004 have taken their place in the history books, and we look forward to all that the new year holds in store for…
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Attempt to regulate track’s hours is pulled
Assembly bill 3425 regarding the hours of operation at Raceway Park was withdrawn from consideration on Nov. 22, 2004. Typical of efforts in the past to control the noise at Raceway Park, the racing community of New Jersey was told by the track owners that this is an effort to end the sport of racing…
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Diversity is not as important as teaching core curriculum subjects
Recently there was an article in the News Tran-script regarding Freehold Borough elementary schools. The article noted that the students are scoring well, and that there is always room for im-provement. One aspect of the article noted that the school district rating on the socioeconomic background of the town’s inhabitants was lowered. But, according to…
