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Christie criticizes Roxbury school district for censuring board member | NJ.com

Christie criticizes Roxbury school district for censuring board member | NJ.com

Christie criticizes Roxbury school district for censuring board member

Published: Friday, June 11, 2010, 6:48 AM Updated: Friday, June 11, 2010, 7:10 AM
roxbury-censure-teacher.JPGIn a 2004 photo, Maureen Castriotta, of Roxbury, addresses the Roxbury school board.
ROXBURY — Gov. Chris Christie criticized the Roxbury Board of Education for censuring a member after she attended a student protest about school aid cuts and confronted school officials for allowing the rally, a report on DailyRecord.com said.
At a town hall meeting here, Christie said it was right for Maureen Castriotta to "speak up," and he asked the audience if school administrators would have allowed a student rally that was against the New Jersey Education

Newark school alumnae help bring 1,000 books to school's library

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By Meredith Galante / The Star-Ledger

June 11, 2010, 5:15AM
NEWARK — As a child, Rute Rodrigues preferred to play outside on the porch with her best-friend and classmate, Marlene Veloso. Veloso liked to play, but loved to read. She devoured the Sweet Valley High series or the Berenstain Bears books. Only as an adult did Rodrigues latch onto Veloso’s reading habit. "To be honest, I didn’t read a... Full story »

Montgomery school district breaks ground in offering heart screenings to N.J. students

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By Stephen Stirling/For The Star-Ledger

June 11, 2010, 5:05AM
MONTGOMERY — Anthony Maselli doesn’t have to think long about his worst fear as the Montgomery school district’s athletic director: "I’m standing on a baseball field or a soccer field and a young, vibrant kid drops dead of a heart attack. It’s one of those things you see in your worst nightmares," he said. Maselli and Pam Gizzi, the... Full story »