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Campaign touts benefits of inclusive schools
By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer A statewide coalition of advocacy groups is promoting inclusive education for students with special needs. Born out of litigation brought by advocates for children with developmental disabilities, the Inclusion Campaign urges the integration of special education students into general education classrooms. Thomas Baffuto, executive director of the North Brunswick-based…
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5 indicted as drug traffickers in ‘Operation Speed Racer’
PLUMSTED — Five men from New Egypt and the surrounding area were indicted on first-degree drug charges by a grand jury in December, capping a multiagency undercover investigation that officials said cut off a major supply of methamphetamine and heroin throughout the state. According to officials, “Operation Speed Racer” led to the arrests and indictment…
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Governors fail public on reform legislation
Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie, two ethically challenged governors, confirmed again that they would be moral dwarfs as president, the office they covet. Despite the unanimous endorsement of Port Authority reform legislation by all four New York and New Jersey legislative bodies, these governors vetoed the legislation. There is simply no honest defense of the…
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ABLE Act helps individuals with disabilities
When your child or loved one has an intellectual or developmental disability, you spend a lot of time worrying about the future. That is why I was very grateful that Congress passed and President Barack Obama recently signed the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act. This legislation will allow individuals and families to save…
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Improvements carry a cost to consumers
In recent weeks there have been letters to the editor and newspaper advertisements from a special interest group that have painted an unfair picture of Jersey Central Power & Light’s (JCP&L) proposed rate plan. As president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1289, representing more than 1,150 JCP&L employees, I know firsthand…
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Changes needed in Common Core standards
I believe the Common Core curriculum is a disaster. It telescopes learning far too quickly, forces teachers to move rapidly, teach to the test and, worst of all, frustrates students to the extent that school is no longer a place children want to go. Math and science topics which were taught in grades 10 and…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Norman’s Hallmark, a family-owned card and specialty gift retailer, recently opened at 4047 Route 9 in the Aldrich Plaza, Howell, announced Levin Management, the exclusive leasing and managing agent for the 150,000-square-foot shopping center. From its beginnings as a one-store card, gift and stationery store, Norman’s Hallmark has emerged as one of the premier Hallmark…
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Freeholders award contract for road work in Howell
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has awarded a contract for a project that officials said will improve a troublesome intersection in Howell. The improvements will be made at the intersection of Squankum-Yellowbrook and West Farms roads. The intersection is near Howell Middle School North and Howell…
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