Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Alphonse DeLucia
Mr. DeLucia, 90, a resident of The Villages in Howell since 1996, died Feb. 1, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center.. He was a New York City police officer before his retirement in 1976. Mr. DeLucia was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Surviving are his wife, Elvira DeLucia; a son and…
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Video gives school board a look at students at work
PLUMSTED — At the most recent regular meeting of the Plumsted School District Board of Education, board members and the public were treated to a presentation given by New Egypt High School Principal Elizabeth Panella. According to school board President Joanna Barlow, Panella showed a video that showed students actively engaged in classes, clubs and…
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Citizens group reaches out to school union presidents
This is an open letter to the Howell teachers and administrators’ union presidents. You may have heard of the group Howell TRUTH – Townspeople Rooting out Unnecessary Tax Hikes – and you may believe that TRUTH is “the opposition.” In fact, TRUTH is on the same side of the school closing issue as you. We…
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Making a new friend
Sara McGeehan reacts to the touch of an Australian lizard crawling on her shoulder during the Wildlife Encounters assembly held at the Griebling School, Howell, on Jan. 21. The presentation showcased live animals from Australia and New Zealand and discussed their survival, natural history, behaviors and conservation education.
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Bill leaves no loopholes, ensures safety of students, faculty
Iam writing this letter in regard to the story titled “Background Check Bill Clears Senate” that appeared in the Nov. 13, 2008, issue of the Tri-Town News. The article indicates that the New Jersey Senate has passed a bill that will advance the background checks on school administrators, bus drivers and any other employees who…
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Men cook, but real men cook chicken with Provençal sauce
Coda • GREG BEAN The papers last week had some interesting demographic information about this nasty recession we’re in, and it wasn’t good news for men. According to The New York Times, 82 percent of the people laid off or downsized — 2.6 million in 2008 alone — were men. Economists theorize that because men…
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High schools are ready to welcome class of ’13
In the News • MARK ROSMAN Next week will be quite a milestone in my life and in my son’s life. The two of us will be meeting with a guidance counselor from the high school he will be attending next year and choosing the courses he will take as a freshman. I cannot believe…
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Newspaper article highlights need for local volunteers
Ihave read your newspaper regularly and would like to give a thank you for your articles and pictures on “Volunteer Opportunities Abound” by Dave Benjamin (Tri-Town News, Feb. 5, 2009). As part of the Dr. Martin Luther King birthday celebration at the Jackson library, our Cornerstone Presbyterian Church of Jackson had a display on our…
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Sandra “Sandi” Lynn Faucett Forfar
56, of Howell, an accountant for the Tri Town News Sandi was born in Annapolis, Maryland and had lived in Jacksonville Florida, Panama Canal Zone, Annapolis Maryland, Norfolk Virginia, Albuquerque New Mexico, Newark Delaware, Quantico Virginia, Pensacola Florida, LeJeune North Carolina, and Toledo Ohio before moving to Howell in 1983. EMPLOYMENT: She worked as…
