Category: News Transcript Opinion
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For the Record
Due to a misinterpretation, an article titled “Area Surgeon to Over-see Equine Hospital in N.Y.” in the Sept. 13 News Transcript stated that Dr. Patricia Hogan operated on Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro. Hogan did not operate on the horse. She was using Barbaro’s surgery, which was performed by another surgeon, as an illustration of how…
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Coda
Gang summit is a step in the right direction Greg Bean Sometimes, it’s up to guys like me to say things others are reluctant to speak out about in the public forum, and today is one of those days. The fact is that gang activity has been on the upswing in many of our central…
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Are We There Yet?
Young Clarence Darrow loses his first big case Lori Clinch As near as I know, our eldest son hasn’t considered entering law school. Still, it is my contention that he should – at the very least – mull it over. That kid can debate, dispute and deliberate his causes with the best of them. Take,…
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School district, town work toward opening MEMS
Sept. 25 set as target date for staff, students to return BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer KATHY BARATTA Bill Lenahan addresses a comment to the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education during a meeting held on Sept. 11 at the Wemrock Brook School, Manalapan. Parents were upset that the Manalapan-Englishtown…
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Policy could permit pupils to pass on dissections
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO – Board of Education members recently discussed the possibility of adding provisions to a policy, which would allow students to opt out of certain science experiments. At the Sept. 12 board meeting, members reviewed a policy that, if approved, would allow pupils to refuse to…
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Students recognized for eCybermission success
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Four students who were in Lois Pflomm’s sixth grade class at the Freehold Intermediate School during the 2005-06 school year took a problem they believed was affecting their community, analyzed it, came up with a workable solution and parlayed that solution into…
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Attendance areas will not change
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has voted to keep established attendance area boundary lines in effect for the 2007-08 school year. A 5-3 vote to keep the attendance areas in place came at the board’s Sept. 11 meeting held at…
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Supt. takes issue with test that shows school lacking
FRHSD’s Wasser objects to U.S. law that labels some pupils a ‘subgroup’ BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools James Wasser is pleased that five of the district’s six high schools met all 40 test score indicators as defined by the federal No…
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180 Turning Lives Around celebrates 30 years of advocacy in county
At 180 Turning Lives Around we always believe that change is possible. Our board, staff and volunteers witness life-changing miracles every day: courage and empowerment taking the place of hopelessness; empathy and gentleness replacing violence; joy where there had been only despair. These “breakthrough” moments drive 180 to tackle social issues that few others will:…
