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  • N.J. task force would study all aspects of school recess

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer After learning from a group of concerned parents that some New Jersey schools are not scheduling a regular recess period for pupils, state Assemblyman Joseph Malone (R-Ocean, Monmouth, Burlington, Mercer) said he would do what he could to address those concerns in the state Legislature. On Jan. 8 Malone introduced…

  • Wasser will investigate cheerleader situation

    Manalapan parents convince school board to support review BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Judy Weisinger, the parent of a Manalapan High School cheerleader, said that ever since Lisa Rizzo- Troxell resigned as the cheerleading coach, the girls on the cheerleading squad have been in mourning. Rizzo-Troxell, who coached the team for 11 years, stepped down…

  • Red State/Blue State

    It’s my column, and I’ll cry if I want to DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: I’m fighting back…

  • FormerMHS cheer coach guides independent team

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer MANALAPAN – Members of the Manalapan High School varsity cheerleading squad will be competing as an independent team at an event to be held at Bridgewater-Raritan High School in Somerset County on Jan. 27 under the leadership of Lisa Rizzo-Troxell. Rizzo-Troxell, who was Manalapan’s cheerleading coach for 11 years, was…

  • Helen Lezniewicz Sionas

    Mrs. Sionas, 86, of Colts Neck, died Dec. 20, 2007, at home. Born in Hackensack, she had lived in Fairview for 50-plus years before moving to her daughter’s home in Colts Neck more than 10 years ago. Mrs. Sionas was a graduate of Passaic Beauty School. She was a homemaker for most of her life…

  • Coda

    Men’s brains aren’t cut out for detailed memory GREG BEAN Whenever my wife and I take a romantic walk down memory lane, remembering our years together as a couple, it always feels a little like tiptoeing through a minefield. One wrong step and BOOM! – you’re blown clean off the river. We’ll be looking into…

  • Edna Smith

    Mrs. Smith, 96, of Jackson, died Dec. 25, 2007, at Bartley Healthcare Nursing & Rehabilitation, Jackson. Born in Freehold, she was a lifelong resident of Jackson. Mrs. Smith was a seamstress with Nappa Smith Co., Farmingdale. She was predeceased in 1959 by her first husband, Russell Smith; in 2004 by her second husband, George Smith;…

  • Special education services require more staff, space

    Marlboro administrators begin to calculate needs for 2008-09 school year BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO – The need for additional staff and classrooms to support special education services is expected to manifest itself for the 2008-09 school year in the Marlboro K-8 School District, according to a presentation given by Robert Klein, the director…

  • Red State/Blue State

    In Red and Blue states, the times are a changin’ DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: After more than…