Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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School programs honored
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — The township’s K-8 school district was among 13 Garden State school districts recently honored for innovations in special education. Superintendent for Pupil Services Susan Vonsover said Howell was the recipient of two of the 13 school program awards given for innovations in special education.…
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For the Record
Howell Deputy Mayor Juan Malave was incorrectly identified in a recent Tri-Town News article as a member of a committee that was named by the Township Council to investigate circumstances concerning the Colts Neck Crossing adult community. The members of the investigatory panel were Mayor Joseph M. DiBella and councilmen Peter Tobasco and Wayne Lucey.…
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Obituaries
Ruth A. Voisine Mrs. Voisine, 65, of Howell, died May 17 at Kensington Manor, Toms River. Born in Neptune Township, she was raised in the Morganville section of Marlboro. She had resided in Howell for the past 30 years and was a member of Ardena Baptist Church, Howell. Prior to retiring in December, she was…
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Grads of 2005 should ‘endeavor to persevere’
Coda Greg Bean There’s a moment in the classic Clint Eastwood movie “The Outlaw Josey Wales,” when the old Cherokee warrior, Lone Watie, is talking about his tribe’s defeat at the hands of white soldiers. “I didn’t surrender, but they took my horse and made him surrender,” Lone Watie says sadly. “They have him pulling…
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Technology students honored at conference
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Howell High School technology students brought home several awards from the 2005 New Jersey Technology Students of America Conference. “The list of winners continued all day,” said Sheryl Roses, applied technology teacher and club adviser. “By winning in 11 of the competitions, our students brought both…
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Letters
Writer rejects all 3 proposals for rail service I want to offer some comments regarding the proposals to build a new rail line to serve the growing areas of western Monmouth and parts of Ocean counties as well as more general transportation issues affecting the state. I believe all three potential rail routes would be…
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Student honored for science project in Intel competition
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Swarup Swaminathan FREEHOLD — A Multivariate Regression Model Estimating the Heats of Formation of Group 1 and 7 Molecules can sure sound like a mouthful of scientific jargon. But for Swarup Swaminathan, of Howell, a senior at Freehold High School, that was the name of the…
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Builder believes project is a fit for neighborhood
Your Turn Jeffrey Kneler Guest Column Jeffrey KnelerGuest Column I have read the letter from Sherry Pagut (related to Ashlie Plaza in Jackson). I would respectfully like to remind Ms. Pagut that while her area had indeed been considered a “rural” community in the past, that description is totally outdated. In addition to the ongoing…
