Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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For the record
Heather Van Vliet is the vice president of the Howell Township Education Association. Her title was incorrectly reported in a May 15 article and editorial in the Tri-Town News.
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School policy will target pupil bullying
Correspondent By kurt schellenberger School policy will target pupil bullying LAKEWOOD — Required by state law to develop anti-bullying policies, the Board of Education approved the first draft of its policy at a May 12 meeting. Gov. James E. McGreevey signed legislation on Sept. 6, 2002 that requires school districts to adopt policies prohibiting bullying.…
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Defeated FRHSD budget now facing state review
By mark rosman and dave benjaminStaff Writers Defeated FRHSD budget now facing state review By mark rosman and dave benjamin Staff Writers The Freehold Regional High School District’s defeated 2003-04 budget will be reviewed by the Monmouth County superintendent of schools and the state Department of Education. The eight towns that make up the FRHSD…
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Budget cut will result in 13¢ school tax increase
By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Budget cut will result in 13¢ school tax increase By Joyce Blay Staff Writer JACKSON — The Township Com-mittee unanimously approved a $2.2 million reduction in the tax levy of the defeated school budget during a special meeting May 15. The action was based on recommendations made by Dr. Frank Marlowe,…
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Military, civic groups are invited to parade
As the chairman of the Veterans Advisory Com-mittee for the township of Lakewood, I invite military and civic groups to participate in the Memorial Day parade, Monday, May 26. The ceremony begins at 9:45 a.m. at the municipal building with the raising of the flag. The starting time of the parade will be at 10…
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Jackson Planning Board’s decision frustrating to resident
I would like to thank the Jackson Planning Board for taking my children’s inheritance away at the May 13 meeting. My two children inherited property from their grandparents 10 years ago with the hope that when they were grown and married they could subdivide and build homes to raise their families in Jackson, just as…
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Resident voices anger over vandalism to Russian church’s cemetery
I do not attend Mass at St. Mary’s Russian Orthodox Church, nor do I have any loved ones buried at St. Vladimir’s Russian Orthodox Christian Cemetery; however, after hearing about the vandalism, my curiosity made me want to personally see the extent of the damage that was done. I cannot put into words the anger…
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Our View
School boards, residentsawait budget cut answers School boards, residents await budget cut answers The deadline is approaching for three local school districts and governing bodies to settle their differences on defeated school board budgets for the 2003-04 school year. While school administrators in some districts, Plumsted, for example, have reached agreements with their local governing…
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Your Turn
Guest ColumnArvo PrimaGovernor Guest Column Arvo Prima Governor’s development proposals ‘short-sighted’ I have read with interest your editorials and guest articles supporting the governor’s "smart growth" and "anti-sprawl" proposals. Unfortunately, the governor’s proposal is both simplistic and shortsighted. Even more troubling is that it will lead to further polarization between the haves and have-nots. First,…
