Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Physician assistant adds her views on discussion of vaccines
After reading the letter submitted by Rhonda Kolarik (Tri-Town News, Nov. 21, 2007) regarding the flu vaccine, I felt compelled to respond in an attempt to dispel some of the misinformation surrounding vaccines. As a physician assistant with over 10 years’ experience in the fields of infectious disease and emergency medicine, I have treated numerous…
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Mae L. Allen
Mrs. Allen, 87, of Freehold, died Nov. 29, 2007, at her son’s home in Jackson. She was born in Freehold and was a lifelong resident. Mrs. Allen was a graduate of Freehold High School, Freehold Borough, and an active member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Freehold. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry W. Allen,…
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John L. Harrington
Mr. Harrington, 69, of Marlboro, died Nov. 19, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Covington, Va., he had resided in New York City before moving to Marlboro in 1969. Mr. Harrington had attended Pace University, New York City, and was a graduate of Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Prior to retiring, he was…
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Myra Rhoads
Mrs. Rhoads, 90, of Freehold Township, died Nov. 11, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Monroe, she had resided in Spotswood and East Brunswick before moving to Lakewood, where she had lived for 20 years. She moved to Freehold Township in 2005. Mrs. Rhoads was a machine operator at the Peter J.…
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Kelly Gleason
Ms. Gleason, 41, of Brooklyn, N.Y., died Nov. 22, 2007, at Fountain View Care Center, Lakewood. Born in Denville, she was raised in Howell and had resided in Parsippany and Manhattan, N.Y., before moving to Brooklyn in 2003. A graduate of the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in Manhattan, Ms. Gleason was a freelance special-effects…
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Students’ talent in music, production shines at HHS
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Julian “Jules” Drucker, 16, of Manalapan, gently stroked the strings on his red Ibanez electric guitar, alongside junior Isaac Rosenberg, who was operating the Digidesign interface mixing console, manipulating the sound of a potential song that the two students plan to create in the digital recording studio of Howell High…
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Supt. tells Howell council school has sufficient space
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – In an effort to dispel rumors about Howell High School being overcrowded, Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools James Wasser came before the Township Council last week to give elected officials a status report of the school’s enrollment and physical capacity to house its students. Wasser…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Fans of the Howell High School football team cheer on the Rebels during the Central Jersey Group IV state championship game at Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, on Nov. 30. Howell defeated West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, 46-13, to win its first gridiron state crown.
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No problems uncovered in Jackson school audit
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – A financial audit for the fiscal year July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007 has been provided to the Jackson Board of Education and the news is good. Auditors did not uncover any problems with the way the district handles its finances. “Two reports that are filed are…
