Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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DENNIS SYMONS JR. Second-grader Mercedes Fraistat works on a project during a craft night at the Rosenauer School, Jackson.
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DENNIS SYMONS JR. Fourth-grader Kenny Williams (l) and first-grader Christopher Pondish concentrate on the projects they are making during the recent craft night for students and parents held at the Rosenauer School, Jackson.
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Students enjoy competing in Jackson academic bowl
Students enjoy competing in Jackson academic bowl JACKSON – Some of the brightest pupils in Ocean and Monmouth counties convened at the Goetz Middle School recently for the 13th annual Academic Bowl. Students in grades five through eight from 48 schools participated in the event, including teams from the Elms Elementary School in Jackson. According to…
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On Campus
Rachel Marie Orobono of Jackson has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at York College of Pennsyl-vania, York, Pa. Johnson & Wales University, Providence, R.I., has named the following Howell residents to the dean’s list for the winter term ending in February: Vanessa Gonzalez, fashion and merchandising (associate degree), College of…
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It’s a burning question: Where does the time go?
Coda Greg Bean When kids are little, they figure their parents know everything. Most parents say that stage usually lasts until a couple of years before puberty, when kids decide their parents know absolutely nothing. I think it lasts until the kids ask the one question for which almost no parent has a decent answer,…
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Mom’s gonna be crabby until the house is sold
Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch You know the trouble with some women? They are too clean. I once had a friend with a clean house and I didn’t like her. Hanging out with her was like experiencing a fat day and chumming with Pamela Anderson. It’s hard to befriend a woman whose beds are…
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Board members care but are out of touch
After sitting through the last three meetings held by the Jackson Board of Education (Feb. 15, March 15 and March 30) I am convinced that the elected members of that body, both those running for re-election and the holdovers until next year (April 2006) are earnest, honest persons totally out of touch with the fiscal…
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What is happening to the dream of home ownership in New Jersey?
Although acting Gov. Codey’s proposed budget was reportedly recognized by analysts on Wall Street as potentially providing a newfound structural balance for the state, this impending balance is reached by digging deep into the pockets of New Jersey’s middle class residents, potential New Jersey residents, and small business owners. While the bill does not raise…
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Obituaries
Albert Ley Mr. Ley, 91, of South Plainfield, died April 10 at Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Born in Newark, he had lived in South Plainfield for most of his life. Before retiring in 1973, Mr. Ley was a lineman for New Jersey Bell Telephone Co., Plainfield, for 39 years, and was also…
