Category: News Transcript Opinion
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We know too little about our wars and our warriors
CODA GREG BEAN As I write this a few days before Memorial Day 2012, it strikes me that we have to start doing a better job of keeping up with our men and women in uniform, and knowing what dangers they’re facing every day in our name. Let’s start with a quiz: How many United…
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Bill supports winning strategy for higher ed, students and economic development
GUEST COLUMN MICHAEL W. KLEIN Partnerships between public institutions of higher education and private developers expand campus capacity, generate jobs, create high-quality facilities and save time and money. Thanks to a new extension signed into law with bipartisan leadership and support, the state colleges and universities have more time to pursue these valuable partnerships. OnMay…
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Agricultural county fairs worth the trip
DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN Modern technology is slowly supplanting simple outdoor fun, such as old-fashioned country fairs, with their carnival midways, cotton candy and corndog food booths, livestock, pie contests and pig races. Luckily, throughout New Jersey, you can enjoy this experience that will essentially transport you back in time. Loads of local festivals take…
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Pupils advance to nationals
MARLBORO— Twenty-three students from the Marlboro Middle School competed in the New Jersey History Day state competition on May 5 at William Paterson University, Wayne. The students were under the guidance of the school’s National History Day Club adviser Barbara Gallo. The students had previously competed in a regional event at Rider University, Lawrenceville, where…
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on campus •••
Bryan Thomas Howard of Howell, a freshman in the College of Fine and PerformingArts at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln, was named a high scholar with a 4.0 cumulative grade point average. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va., has named the following local residents to the dean’s list for the fall semester: from Colts Neck, Thomas A.…
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I can’t remember what I forgot
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH It’s not easy being me. Forgetful and absent-minded combined with an inability to stay the course. I can’t shop without a list, remember what I had for lunch or conjure up the name of an acquaintance. But I’ve decided not to judge me harshly. In fact, it is my…
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Helen Simeone
Mrs. Simeone, 84, of Manalapan, formerly of Brooklyn, N.Y., died May 17, 2012, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge. She was predeceased by her husband, Alexander, in 2003. Surviving are two daughters, Anne and her husband, Biagio Lubrano, and Geraldine DeAngelis and Vincent DeBenedetto; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Lucy Corito, and Nettie and…
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John H. Stark Jr.
Mr. Stark, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, formerly of East Brunswick, died May 10, 2012, in CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was employed as a supervisor of grounds and maintenance at Johnson & Johnson, North Brunswick, for 35 years before his retirement in 2000. He was predeceased by his parents, John H. Stark…
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Charles M. Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan, 76, of Freehold, died May 20, 2012, at home. He was employed as a sales associate for Stolt-Nielsen Co., Perth Amboy, and as a credit counselor for Garden State Credit Counseling, Freehold Township. Mr. Sullivan was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in Germany. Surviving is his companion of 23 years, Brenda J. Fitzgerald;…
