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Educator had an impact on students, colleagues
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer James Hayden FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — An educator who interacted with thousands of students during a long career in the Freehold Regional High School District has died. James Hayden, 67, of Freehold Township, died Jan. 22. Hayden worked in the district for 29 years before leaving for a position at…
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It is time for a decision on JCP&L rate case
It has been more than three years since the JCP&L rate case began, and recently a New Jersey administrative law judge made a long-awaited recommendation, one which aligns with what we have been saying all along — that New Jersey’s JCP&L customers have long been overcharged and deserve a rate cut. Now, the only thing…
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‘Never again’ could be happening again
Mark Rosman IN THE NEWS Every day, Americans watch TV news shows and read newspaper accounts about the terrorist army known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as its soldiers behead hostages and, in a demonic new twist, burn them alive. I see this inhumanity continuing with no end in sight and…
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U.S. students visit Cuba as nations begin thaw
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer A group of students from the University of Rhode Island had the opportunity to travel to Cuba from Jan. 7-16 shortly after President Barack Obama announced that U.S. relations with the island nation would be normalized. PHOTOS BY JASON ROSENBLUM Going to college is all about getting out into…
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Marlboro school board rejects day off for Chinese New Year
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has voted not to close school for the Chinese New Year holiday. Instead, board members voted on Feb. 3 to add a Multicultural Day to the school calendar. “It does not make sense,” resident Huimin Shen said after the vote.…
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Marlboro K-8 to provide space for students who refuse exam
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer MARLBORO — Some parents in the Marlboro K-8 School District said they were “extremely happy” after Superintendent of Schools Eric Hibbs announced the district will provide an alternative setting for pupils who refuse to take the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam in March. “This…
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Parents state displeasure with looming pupil exam
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer More than 200 parents and educators from around the state filled the Jackson Liberty High School auditorium in Jackson to vent their concerns about the type and volume of tests to which students in New Jersey are being subjected on an annual basis. The Jan. 29 public hearing was held…
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ON CAMPUS
Nicole Davis of Howell, daughter of Robert and MaryBeth Davis, was named to the dean’s list for the 2014 fall semester at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa. Joseph B. Sarra of Colts Neck, a finance major, was named to the dean’s list for the 2014 fall semester at Stonehill College, Easton, Mass. Mark C. Balzotti of…
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Marlboro K-8 district to address needs of transgender students
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a policy that addresses the needs of any transgender or gender-nonconforming students in the district. The policy was adopted at the Jan. 20 board meeting. According to the policy, the board will accept a student’s assertion of his…
