Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Time to take a good long look at Lakewood
A [May 13 newspaper] story reported that Lakewood Superintendent of Schools Ernest Cannava may sue the Board of Education. It appears the embattled superintendent is finally on the ropes, having lost the support of the Lakewood VAAD, Lakewood Education Association (LEA) and the school board where the importance of support is strictly ordered as stated.…
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Obituaries
Evhen "Gino" Stolarenko Obituaries Evhen "Gino" Stolarenko Mr. Stolarenko, 72, of Freehold, died May 10 at Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills section of Pemberton. Born in the Ukraine, he had lived in Freehold for more than 40 years. A U.S. Army veteran, he was a forklift operator for Brockway Glass Co., Freehold Township,…
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Substitute teacher asks high school district for higher daily payment
With the lowest substitute teacher rate in the area, the Freehold Regional High School District is now forced to pay a whopping 64 percent more than it should. Over a school year, this added cost could be as much as $900,000. As a taxpayer who had two children graduate from Marl-boro High School, I certainly…
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Prisoners of war deserve proper treatment
When one enters the military, he is taught military law in boot camp; that being the Military Code of Conduct. If one is captured, he or she is only to give out his name, rank and serial number. If we expect to be treated accordingly, then we in turn have to treat the prisoners we…
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Charging parkway tolls keeps taking a large toll
Charging parkway tolls keeps taking a large toll When campaigning for governor in 2001, Democratic candidate James McGreevey talked about eliminating tolls on the Garden State Parkway by 2007. McGreevey did not seem to have much conviction about actually eliminating tolls, however. Pressure by Republican Bret Schundler — who said he would eliminate the parkway’s…
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Obituaries
Willard Douglas Watkins Obituaries Willard Douglas Watkins Mr. Watkins, 94, of Tinton Falls died April 30 at Kensington Court Assisted Living, Tinton Falls, where he resided. Born in New York City, he resided in Red Bank, and Florida for 28 years, prior to moving to Tinton Falls. He was a retired civilian machinist at Fort…
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Stroke survivor urges women to learn personal risk factors
I’m a survivor. I’m a survivor of two major strokes — one at age 30 and a second stroke this past March 2, at age 38. As the single mother of two, a New Jersey resident, and a New Jersey survivor spokeswoman for the American Heart Association Go Red for Women campaign and the American…
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Director appreciates support for food drive
On behalf of the Jackson Women of Today, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the postal workers and the community for their support May 8 with the Stamp Out Hunger campaign. Through everyone’s efforts, the Jackson Food Pantry was one of the recipients of over 3,500 pounds of the nonperishable items that…
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Obituaries
Mary Terpack Obituaries Mary Terpack Mrs. Terpack, 92, of Howell died April 24 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Guttenberg, she had lived there before moving in 1941 to Howell, where she was a parishioner of St. Veronica’s Roman Catholic Church. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Terpack was predeceased in 1970 by…
