Category: Sentinel-NBS Calendar
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DARE officials admit program’s weakness may lie in its longFor drug education, most schools use DARE-term effects on drug prevention
DARE officials admit program’s weakness may lie in its longFor drug education, most schools use DARE-term effects on drug prevention PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI Justin Paduano, fifth-grade, has a big smile for Patrolman John McKenna during a DARE lesson at Corpus Christi School in South River. By alison granito Staff Writer DARE has become an…
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South Brunswick woman injured in accident
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Shari Filkojzi, 32, of South Brunswick was injured Sunday afternoon when the quad she was riding on struck a rock and rolled over, according to police. Filkojzi was riding on a dirt path off Deans Rhode Hall Road at around 3:40 p.m. when the accident happened. She was transported to Robert Wood…
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DARE program reaches students on many levels Kindergarten program stresses safety, establishes rapport with police officers
Staff Writer By jennifer dome DARE program reaches students on many levels Kindergarten program stresses safety, establishes rapport with police officers Staff Writer ‘H Tyler Burgess and other kindergartners at Corpus Christi have fun with the DARE clap when prompted by South River Patrolman McKenna. ello, Officer John," a chorus of young voices belts out…
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Local veterans to receive highest military award
The deputy adjutant general of New Jersey, Brig. Gen. Robert V. Paschon, will present the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal to 252 state residents in a ceremony Nov. 27. The honorees can be veterans of the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, Persian Gulf War, Somalia or Bosnia.…
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Retired cop’s mission: Show kids stark reality of drugs Educational video depicts life, and death, of a local drug addict
Staff Writer By elaine van develde Retired cop’s mission: Show kids stark reality of drugs Educational video depicts life, and death, of a local drug addict Retired Middletown Police Detective Mike Slover comes face to face with Richard “Richie” Johnson each time he shows a video plea he requested from Johnson not long before he…
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JERRY WOLKOWITZ Dina Michaelidas, 3, enters the last leg of the North Brunswick Township Parks and Recreation Department’s Preschool Program’s annual Turkey Trot, Tuesday.
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Local program viewed as more viable alternative Retired officer prefers hard-hitting, up-close and honest approach in drug education
Staff Writer By elaine van develde Local program viewed as more viable alternative Retired officer prefers hard-hitting, up-close and honest approach in drug education “DARE to keep kids off drugs” To retired Middletown Police Detective Michael Slover, the reel-to-reel, look-’em-in-the-eye lessons learned by drug addict Richie Johnson’s videotaped life and death are key components in…
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DARE isn’t the answer for some school districts
Staff Writer By elaine van develde Middletown isn’t the only school district that uses alternative programs to educate children about the ramifications of substance abuse. While Oceanport, Long Branch and West Long Branch do have a DARE program implemented in their schools, each of those towns is also part of what is referred to as…
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Video still etched in memory
Richie Johnson probably has saved more lives with his own demise through a drug overdose than he’ll ever know. A young woman in her mid-20s still recalls the haunting videotape she saw in middle school. Speaking anonymously, she said, "The impression of that tape is still with me like it was yesterday. I can remember…
