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Joanne Evelyn Hamilton
Mrs. Hamilton, 83, of Monmouth Beach, died Sept. 26, 2010. She was a favorite and gifted teacher to many at Rumson-Fair Haven High School, where she worked until she retired after 20 years of teaching. Her husband, George L., died in 2002. Mrs. Hamilton is survived by her children, George Hamilton Jr., Jeanmarie Drucker, Benjamin…
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Anna K. Pound
Mrs. Pound, 90, formerly of Little Silver, died Sept. 20, 2010. During World War II, she served with the Signal Corps at Fort Monmouth. Mrs. Pound was a real estate broker in Red Bank, an early member of the Soroptimist (a volunteer service organization), an accomplished pilot and pioneer in women’s aviation, a life member…
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Teacher responds to column that took shot at NJEA
Iwish to respond to Greg Bean’s Coda column in the Sept. 16 issue (“NJEA Still Acting Badly, and Needs a ‘Timeout’ ”) with the following: I find it interesting that Mr. Bean in his recent column quoted his grandmother by stating, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all,” but opened his…
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Honor Gandhi’s life by being kinder to animals
Mohandas Gandhi’s birthday, Oct. 2, is commemorated both as International Day of Nonviolence and as World Day for Farm Animals. Gandhi promoted peace and respect for all living beings. We should all strive to be more like him, and we can start simply by being kinder to animals. Gandhi believed that “the greatness of a…
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Is this what Abbott districts were designed to be?
As a taxpayer, it sickened me to read the boasts of Long Branch Schools Superintendent Joseph Ferraina in the Sept. 23 Atlanticville (New programs, learning tools at L.B. schools). As a so-called “Abbott district,” Long Branch schools are considered disadvantaged and as such receive hugely disproportionate amounts of state tax funds to improve education. So…
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Tenure must be on the table in reform talks
CODA GREG BEAN One of the first columns I wrote after coming to work at Greater Media Newspapers was at the request of my youngest son, who was distraught that his favorite teacher had been denied tenure in East Brunswick and was losing his job. My son was angry at the unfairness of the situation…
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Handlin urges action on medical malpractice bill
State losing doctors due to premiums, legal exposure BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Amy Handlin MIDDLETOWN — In an effort to keep doctors from leaving New Jersey, local officials are supporting a state Assembly bill that proposes reforms for medical malpractice actions. The bill, A-1982, was introduced on Feb. 8 and updated on Sept. 14.…
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Air show spirits come to life at Ghost Walk
The Ocean Township Historical Museum will be holding its annual Ghost Walk 5:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Eden Woolley House in the Library Complex, 703 Deal Road. The rain date is Oct. 30. In coordination with the museum’s new exhibit, “The Interlaken Air Show,” history will come to (after) life. Meet the spirits of…
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FMERA adopts initial $1.5M budget
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer TINTON FALLS — The Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) unanimously approved a three-month working budget for 2010 at its first meeting on Sept. 28. Timothy Lizura, interim executive director of FMERA and senior vice president of business development with the state Economic Development Authority (EDA), said that the budget…
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