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Cut extracurricular activities, not our teachers in schools
Ikeep reading of school district after school district, hit hard by Gov. Chris Christie’s gutting of education in our state, cutting teachers and support staff with dismay. It was my impression that the primary mission of schools was the education of our youngsters so that they can grow up into informed citizens ready to participate…
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Safety needs of adults in group homes must be addressed
The safety and well-being of the very low functioning autistic adults are at stake in the group homes. The shortages of staff in the New Jersey group homes are so great that at times that in order to maintain a minimum staff level, employees work two to three or even four consecutive eight-hour shifts. New…
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Americans need to help themselves, not others, right now
Only days after the passage of one of the most unpopular bills ever passed by Congress, the president had the audacity to ask for millions of dollars to be given to Haiti for continued relief. He cannot be serious. We are drowning in debt. The administration is scurrying to find new ways to tax working…
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Resident opposes move to corporate center
In theory, the Howell Township Council’s idea to purchase the Global Corporate Center sounds great: locate all the municipal offices in one building, a large one with space for larger offices. Elevators to make second-floor offices handicap accessible. Most of the offices I have seen at Howell’s town hall seem sufficient to me, except for…
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People asked to help prevent child abuse
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. This is a statewide campaign to raise awareness about supporting families and preventing child abuse. Each April, New Jersey makes a promise to prevention by distributing pinwheels and hosting educational events throughout the state. Pinwheels are a symbol of a happy, carefree childhood … the kind that every child…
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Victor Gomez Sr.
Mr. Gomez, 82, of Freehold Township, died April 8, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico. Surviving are a son, Victor Gomez Jr.; a daughter, Ana Rosa Gomez; a brother, Juan Gomez; a sister, Tellita Gomez; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson. A funeral liturgy was celebrated at…
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Melvin E. Winkelman
Mr. Winkelman, 69, of Manalapan, died April 7, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold. Prior to retiring in 2002, he worked as a machinist for 30 years at Owen-Brockway Glass, Freehold Township. Surviving are his wife, Barbara A. Niebauer Winkelman; a son and daughter-in-law David Winkelman and Dr. Margaret Faustini-Winkelman, of Jackson; a daughter, Christina…
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Robert James Wilson
Mr. Wilson, 41, of Freehold Township, died April 5, 2010, at home. He was a driver for Tire Express in Yardville. He is survived by his parents, James and Barbara Wilson Jr.; two sisters, Bonnie Wilson-Alexander and Beth Wilson- Dougherty; grandmothers, Alma Moore and Leone Wilson; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. A…
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Frances Roller (née Macy)
Mrs. Roller, 92, of Englishtown, formerly of Millburn, died April 6, 2010. She was predeceased by her husband, Arthur, in 1990. Surviving are her daughters, Jill Menson, of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, Sheryl Paster, of Morganville, and Joni Roller, of Spotswood; five grandsons; and two greatgrandsons. Arrangements were by Bloomfield Cooper Jewish Chapels,…
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