Author: Greater Media
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Do not destroy maritime forest
YOUR TURN MICHELE S. BYERS GUEST COLUMN I t has been two years since superstorm Sandy. Up and down the coast, ceremonies recently marked the state’s progress in rebuilding homes, businesses and infrastructure destroyed by Sandy — and increasing our capacity to weather future storms. But one ill-advised proposal in particular is being advanced in…
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Freeholders must fund community college
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has gutted funding to Brookdale Community College three years in a row. It’s plain and simple — what was once the educational pearl of Monmouth is now in jeopardy. A recommendation made last week by the college’s board of trustees (most of whom are selected by the all-Republican Monmouth…
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Coldwell Banker Home Listing Report ranks N.J. among top five states with highest listing price
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has released its 2014 Home Listing Report, which found New Jersey to have the fourth highest average listing price in the nation, at $440,354 for a four-bedroom, two-bathroom home. The Coldwell Banker Home Listing Report, which additionally ranked 128 real estate markets within New Jersey, named Chatham Township as having the…
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Concrete crusher is bad plan for Marlboro
This letter is to ask some straightforward questions of the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment in response to a recent letter to the editor concerning a proposed concrete crusher in Marlboro. Would you want to live and work right next to a business that produces known carcinogens? Would you want your child to play outside…
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FOR THE RECORD
The Boy Scouts of America said it had two individuals named Messengers of Peace Heroes, Joseph Vitale and Bray Barnes. A recent News Transcript article indicated there was only one individual who received that honor.
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U-turn leads to crash on Halls Mills Road
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A 73-yearold woman was taken to CentraState Medical Center after the 2013 Hyundai in which she was a passenger was involved in a motor vehicle accident on Halls Mills Road. The accident took place at 3:45 p.m. Nov. 22 near the Route 33 bypass. Freehold Township Police Sgt. Jerry Kiwit said Richard…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters partners with Freehold Subaru for ‘Share the Love’ event
Purchase a new Subaru by Jan. 2 and help make a big difference in a child’s life. Freehold Subaru has chosen Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties (BBBSMMC) as their hometown charity for their Annual “Share the Love” event. For each car that is purchased, Freehold Subaru will donate $250 to BBBSMMC…
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‘Tartuffe’ comedy, dinner set for Dec. 14
The Indian Cultural Society will present Molière’s comic masterpiece, “Tartuffe,” on Dec. 14 at North Brunswick Township High School, 98 Raider Road. Seating for the pre-dinner performance will begin at 2 p.m., with the curtain rising at 2:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. For the play only, seating begins at 6 p.m.…
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Meet of Champions
SCOTT FRIEDMAN South Brunswick High School’s Nicholas Neville, right, charges to the finish line at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions on Nov. 22 at Holmdel Park. Neville finished sixth overall and helped the Vikings finish second behind Christian Brothers Academy.
