• 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 minimumstaff level, employees work two to three or even four consecutive eight-hour shifts. New group…

  • New Jersey residents 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…

  • Gov. Christie’s comments are upsetting to teacher

    I have been having a hard time with my morning ritual of reading the paper before work these last few weeks. With the daily headlines of Gov. Chris Christie’s teacher bashing, I cannot read the misinformation with a hint of venom and not respond. I do not understand why teachers are so hated lately. I…

  • Understand the difference between a privilege and a right

    Iask readers to understand the difference between a privilege and a right. Currently, the tendency to confuse the two has run amok and is making it difficult to think clearly about issues like the state Council on Affordable Housing and the new federal health care programs. Here are some true rights: No laws may interfere…

  • Bill would stop the clock for developers

    When you make important decisions, you most likely base them on the best information you have available at the time. When New Jersey towns make decisions with far-reaching impacts — like approving or denying a new housing development, shopping mall or industrial center — the towns want to base their decisions on the most current…

  • Call goes out in Monmouth County for senior art

    FREEHOLD – Monmouth County residents age 60 and over are invited to submit one piece of original, visual art in Monmouth County’s annual 2010 Senior Citizen Art Contest and Exhibition. County residents may download the complete application packet from the county website at www.visitmonmouth.com/aging, pick up an application at the county’s Division on Aging, Disabilities…

  • Voters will have say on $37.9M budget, 9.88 percent tax hike

    Average Allentown home would pay $401 increase; average U.F. home would pay $868 increase BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — After cutting nearly $4 million worth of services and staff, the Upper Freehold Regional School District will present a budget that relies on a 9.88 percent tax levy increase. The Board of Education unanimously…

  • Six farms quarantined in equine herpes investigation

    MILLSTONE — A township farm was placed under quarantine last week due to a possible equine herpes virus (EHV) outbreak, according to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDOA). The NJDOA’s Division of Animal Health quarantined five Monmouth County farms and one Gloucester County farm, according to the NJDOA. Two horses at Sweet Dreams Farm…

  • Solving the mysteries of the writing process

    Author of sleuth Cam Jansen books visits elementary school BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Once upon a time, Cam Jansen, a female sleuth in a popular children’s mystery book series, was a boy. Above: Upper Freehold Regional Elementary School students had lots of questions about the writing process for children’s book author David Adler on March 22.…

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