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Monmouth U. partners with Biotechnology High School
Monmouth University, West Long Branch, announced that it has signed an articulation agreement with Biotechnology High School, Freehold Township. The partnerships will allow eligible students who have graduated from the four-year program at Biotechnology High School to enter the Monmouth University School of Science BS program in biology, chemistry, mathematics, computer science or software engineering…
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Parents not satisfied with district’s handling of bus stop safety concerns
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — A car collided with a stopped Millstone Township school bus in the borough at 6:44 a.m. Oct. 13. The bus was on its way to Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville. No one was hurt in the collision, but the accident represents one of the transportation safety concerns…
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The band will not play on at Millstone elementary school
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — Parents of children in the instrumental music program and their supporters crowded the Board of Education meeting on Oct. 11. They were ready to tell the board and school administrators that they wanted the program reinstated since the state restored $960,683 of the $1.2 million cut from the Millstone…
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Review candidates’ positions on key issues at AARP site
Anew AARP survey shows that likely voters age 50 and over want commonsense solutions from their candidates on several priority issues. Older voters are critically important, and through such surveys and AARP’s online voter guides (www.aarp.org/nj), voters can easily see where each candidate stands on matters such as Social Security solvency, Medicare fraud, access to…
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Grassroots action on climate change is critical
Bill McKibben, author of 1989’s “The End of Nature,” the first book about global warming written for a general audience, says 350 is the world’s most important number. What’s the significance? Three hundred and fifty parts per million is what many scientists and climate experts believe is the highest safe concentration for carbon dioxide (CO2)…
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Mandate schools implement bullying prevention program
The death (by suicide) of Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi, a young accomplished violinist, … is a horrible tragedy. Where did the (person who created an issue with a webcam) and his friend, recent high school graduates, learn such behavior, clearly a form of bullying. Where did they learn such insensitivity to those different or…
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Christie should call off black bear hunt
There are less than two months until New Jersey’s black bear hunt, and I hope Gov. Chris Christie calls it off because his previous reasons justifying the hunt are no longer accurate. On Oct. 4, the results of Rutgers Professor Edward Tavss’ study were released. He concluded that the use of nonlethal means (such as…
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Possible solutions for education reform
I have been reading so much about education “reform” lately. So far, it doesn’t amount to much. It’s time to really reform the system. Some solutions that make sense, at least to me. • Consolidate New Jersey’s 600-plus school districts into 21 county districts. Have volunteer school boards to report their needs to the main…
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Teenager tackles issue of distracted driving
Issues associated with texting, cell phone use were focus of summit BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Bryan Epstein said he will never pick up a cell phone or send a text message while he is driving. His goal is to get teenagers from around New Jersey to feel the same way…
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