Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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JMHS graduation set for June 19 at Munley Field
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – There are only a few more days left until graduation exercises are held for the largest senior class in the 40-year history of Jackson Memorial High School. With 6 p.m. June 19 set as the moment commencement will begin, 637 seniors from the class…
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Pupils’ research brings animals’ stories to life
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – There are some endangered species at the Switlik School these days, but you can only find them pictured on the screen of the Power Point presentation given by the 23 pupils in Alisha Robinson’s first grade class and the 43 pupils in the fourth…
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School board will address report critical of special ed. placements
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer LAKEWOOD – School district administrators have until July 31 to submit an action plan to the state in response to a report from the New Jersey Department of Education that indicates the district’s special education placement system is flawed. In a press release, Warren…
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LHS graduation set for June 20
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer LAKEWOOD – On June 20 at 6:30 p.m. Lakewood High School will celebrate the graduation of the class of 2006. The ceremony will take place on the high school football field. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be moved to the school…
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It’s best to keep mum about most purchases
Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? A woman learns a lot as she walks the path of life. For instance, I’ve learned that it’s not wise to polish my fingernails before I style my hair. I’ve also learned that while a large glass of water adorned with a wedge of lemon may be quite refreshing,…
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Greg Bean
Coda Self-service gas pumps: the horror, the horror! I got a real kick out of the collective wailing and gnashing of teeth among many of my fellow Nanny Staters when Gov. Jon Corzine recently proposed allowing us to pump our own gas as a way of reducing prices. New Jersey – which first made self-service…
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Group begins ‘Power to End Stroke’ effort
This year, at least 700,000 Americans will suffer a new or recurrent stroke, but no communities are at greater risk for stroke than the African American communities. Stroke is New Jersey’s No. 3 killer and a leading cause of serious, long-term disability, but stroke is preventable. On May 18, during American Stroke Month, we had…
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Ask teachers why so many leave profession
I am writing in response to the (too) brief item in Greg Bean’s column, “With John Merla, It’s One Goofy Thing After Another,” (Tri-Town News, May 18) about the new study from the National Education Association (NEA) showing that “half of new teachers in the U.S. are likely to quit within the first five years…
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Writer wants referendum on future of Ocean County nuclear plant
On March 1, at the public portion of the meeting, I requested the freeholders of Ocean County to place the following question on the county ballot: “Shall the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant be closed upon the expiration of its current operating license?” I anticipated their answer would be no, because our politically controlled courts…
