• Valentine “Val” Schumakoff

    Mr. Schumakoff, 51, of Millstone, died Aug. 21, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in Birmingham, England, and came to the U.S. in 1967. Mr. Schumakoff was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He received a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark. He was a…

  • Hatidje Ramiz

    Mrs. Ramiz, 82, of Jackson, died Aug. 27, 2010, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was born in Cyprus and had resided in Marlboro before moving to Jackson Township three years ago. Prior to her 1996 retirement, Mrs. Ramiz worked as a seamstress in New York City. She was predeceased by a brother,…

  • Back-to-school preparations should include an eye exam

    I’m writing to commend Gov. Chris Christie for recently declaring August “Children’s Vision and Learning Month” in New Jersey. The goal of this observance is to help educate parents and teachers about the critical link between vision and learning. It is that time of year again, that we, as parents, prepare our children for the…

  • Rain can’t penetrate half of NJ’s surface area

    Many of us breathed a sigh of relief as many mandatory bans on unnecessary water use were lifted. But be warned: We’re polluting our drinking water in New Jersey. Our drinking water comes from two sources, surface water from rivers and streams that is stored in reservoirs, and underground water that we access using wells.…

  • N.J. needs to improve walking conditions

    Safety on our roads is just as much about pedestrians as automobiles. Now that some school districts are charging parents new busing fees, more must be done to improve walking conditions for pedestrians of all ages. In New Jersey pedestrians involved in traffic fatalities is hovering at 24 percent. The national average is 12 percent.…

  • Trenton fashion: This fall they’re all wearing black

    CODA GREG BEAN I guess you could say this whole sordid mess is just another black eye for the New Jersey Education Association, but that organization has gotten so many black eyes in the last year you can hardly tell the difference.   It’s certainly a black eye for (now former) N.J. Department of Education…

  • FirstEnergy offering grants to stimulate classroom learning

    FirstEnergy Corp.’s New Jersey operating company, Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), is again offering mathematics, science and technology grants to educators and youth group leaders. The grants, available to teachers in prekindergarten through grade 12, support classroom projects and teacher professional development initiatives. The deadline to apply for a grant is Sept. 20. Any…

  • Photo of Vietnam veteran chosen for national tour

    A poignant 8×10 black-and-white photograph of former Freehold Township resident John E. McDonough has been chosen to go a national tour with the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Educational Center’s “Traveling Trunks” program. The “Traveling Trunks” program, a hands-on project, allows teachers to show their students original objects and documents that help tell the story…

  • Sept. 19 memorial walk assists LADACIN Network

    The fourth annual Ryan Bell MemorialW alk and Wheel-A-Thon will be held on Sept. 19 at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. The walk and wheel-a-thon will take place at Larrison Hall at 2 p.m. Registration is at 1 pm. There will be a 1.5-mile walk, refreshments, entertainment and giveaways. The registration fee is $25 which will…

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