Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Solar energy plan fizzles for schools
ENGLISHTOWN — John J. Marciante Jr., superintendent of schools in the Manalapan Englishtown Regional School District, has announced that the solar energy initiative that was scheduled to begin construction this summer has been postponed for the present time. A modified project to address immediate needs will proceed, Marciante said. The superintendent said the Board of…
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Food for Fines made sense for county library
I was greatly saddened to read Maurice Baker’s mean-spirited excoriation of the Monmouth County Library’s recent Food for Fines initiative in his recent letter to the editor (“Resident Questions Decision to Forgo Fines on Overdue Library Books,” News Transcript, July 20, 2011). Why is Mr. Baker so angry at the library? One of Mr. Baker’s…
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Writer encourages people to place a premium on recycling
I wanted to raise the importance of recycling, especially plastics. I am a bicyclist who rides three to four times per week in my neighborhood. After reading several articles about plastics and the dire situation of our oceans, I started to take notice of how much plastic is on our streets. I went out one…
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First, it’s your soda, then they’ll come for the bacon
CODA GREG BEAN Everybody has their own idea of what the fire pit down below might look like, and what we have to look forward to if we don’t mind our p’s and q’s while we’re on this mortal plane. In my imagined Hades, only the very bad go to the worst levels, and those…
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Trip was magical family fun
AROUND TOWN AMY ROSEN We recently returned from a Walt Disney World vacation with our three sons and their girlfriends (and one fiancée). A family vacation is lots of fun, but it is also a process that involves lots of planning. The anticipation of the departure day is half the fun, unless you’re the one…
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Whatever did we do before texting?
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I wear many hats in my daily schedule. I play the role of laundress, event coordinator and that of head bookkeeper. I’m chief counselor, communications director, and although I don’t hunt, I do gather. I have many tools at my disposal when it comes to organizing the daily schedule.…
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Pilot program focuses on teacher evaluation
Marlboro K-8 School District to seek state’s OK to be an initial participant BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Administrators in the Marlboro K-8 School District will apply for the district to take part in a pilot program of a new evaluation system for Garden State teachers, Excellent Educators for New Jersey (EE4NJ). Representatives of…
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Edward (Eddie) C. Jones
Mr. Jones 82, of Hamilton, died July 16, 2011, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton. He served his country during the KoreanWar. Prior to retiring, he was store manager and warehouse supervisor for Acme Supermarkets. After retirement, he worked in maintenance for the Monmouth County Park System, Lincroft, for 15 years and volunteered at…
