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Counselor training offered to teens
Registration is being accepted for a counselor in training (CIT) program for teens ages 14 and 15 that will be offered for the summer camps in Howell’s Middle School South and Middle School North. The program will be a three-week session running Monday through Friday, July 12- 30. The cost for the program is $75.…
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April 2010 — spring ahead!
GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY “Half the interest of a garden is the constant exercise of the imagination.” — C.W. Earle, 1897. Those are true words and they are still valid today. Combing out the tangles of winter in your lawn, raking is an act of faith to awaken the grass to warmth and light. Now…
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Let the public be heard
IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN After weeks of debate, discussion and public hearings, New Jersey residents will have their say on budgets that have been proposed by local boards of education in the April 20 school election. This has been a budget season unlike any other I can remember in almost 30 years in this…
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Pinelands answers Earth Day’s call, but more work lies ahead
GUEST COLUMN JOHN C. STOKES Gaylord Nelson, the late U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, delivered the following message during the first celebration of Earth Day, an event he founded, on April 22, 1970: “Our goal is not just an environment of clean air and water and scenic beauty. The objective is an environment of decency, quality…
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SHARE grants would save in the long term
GUEST COLUMN BRIAN J. VALENTINO On the day of his inauguration, Gov. Chris Christie inherited a gaping $2 billion hole in the state’s budget and swiftly set about the people’s business in meeting our constitutional mandate guaranteeing a balanced budget. Shortly thereafter, he declared a State of Fiscal Emergency via Executive Order No. 14, effectively…
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Cuts in educational aid is a real hot-button issue
CODA GREG BEAN I’ve written before about how much I enjoy the conversational aspect of this column, and my readers aren’t shy about giving me their take on something I’ve written. Sure, some of the responses are beyond the pale, like the guy who recently said he hopes I end up destitute and eating dog…
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Local Fresh Air Fund volunteers are truly appreciated
It is with sincere gratitude that I recognize the tireless efforts of Fresh Air Fund volunteers in central New Jersey as the country celebrates National Volunteer Week. Their commitment to helping New York City children is exemplary for all community members and truly embodies the spirit of the 2010 National Volunteer Week theme, “Celebrating People…
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Letter went over the line with remarks about the poor
Regarding Raymond Kostanty’s letter to the editor, (“Mandated Diversity is Not the Answer for N.J.,” News Transcript, March 31), I find that I am in sympathy with some of the main points in this letter, i.e., possible repeal of the Fair Housing Act and the additional aid to the so-called Abbott school districts. However, he…
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