Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Town, school board will discuss budget
PLUMSTED — The Plumsted Township Committee and the Plumsted Board of Education will meet together at the same time and have two public meetings to consider the fate of the 2010-11 school budget. On April 20, voters rejected the tax levy that was proposed by the school board to support the operation of Plumsted’s schools…
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Angela Russano
Mrs. Russano, 83, of Jackson, formerly of Brooklyn, N.Y., died April 5, 2010, at Sunrise Assisted Living, Jackson. Surviving are her husband of 63 years, Armand; three sons, Frank, Dominic and George; two daughters Joanne and Phyllis; two grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren. A funeral service was held at Higgins Memorial Home, Freehold. Arrangements were by…
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Marinari appreciates chance to serve on board
When, at approximately 6 p.m. on April 20, I completed my phone conversation with a very good friend and previous Board of Education member, the real impact of what had transpired these last few weeks became clear to me. Whatever the results of the Plumsted Board of Education election later (that evening), I had won…
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Teachers’ effort is backbone of education
Hello! Remember me? The classroom teacher who, on my own time, wrote that heartfelt letter of recommendation when your student applied to college or was trying to get a summer job? The person who revised and edited your child’s all-important college entrance essay? The one who came in early to help your student write an…
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Review of Jackson budget contains real answers
Kudos to Tri-Town News Managing Editor Mark Rosman for stating simple truths that we all know (“Real Questions, Need Answers,” Tri- Town News, April 22). Politicians will promise anything to get elected and the alltime pandering answer from a candidate is that he plans to lower taxes and more importantly, Mr. Rosman concluded that “in…
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Holt’s bill in U.S. House could save lives of soldiers
CODA GREG BEAN Ihaven’t written about this much, because it’s still incredibly difficult — but developments in the last couple of weeks make me realize it’s time to say thanks. Regular readers, and many who know our family, will remember that our son, Sgt. Coleman S. Bean, a two-time Army veteran of Iraq, took his…
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Shame raises stigma against people with a mental illness
GUEST COLUMN NISHA CHHABRA Iremember how I sat at the kitchen table in December 1993 with knots in my stomach, my mother cooking dinner for my ninth birthday party. “Do you think Dad is going to come out of his room during my party?” I nervously asked my mother as she pulled coconut barfi, a…
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Model U.N. team earns two honors
Rider University’s Model United Nations team received two top honors at the conclusion of the National Model United Nations Conference, held from March 28 through April 1 at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. Jennifer Campbell of Jackson, a freshman secondary education and Spanish dual major, was a members of this year’s Rider…
