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Your Turn
Michael R. D Your Turn Michael R. D’Agnes Guest Column Hospitals need adequate charity care aid Michael R. D’Agnes Guest Column Hospitals need adequate charity care aid Recently, as we participated in Cover the Unin-sured Week 2004, a national campaign to raise awareness for the nearly 44 million Americans who do not have health insurance,…
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Obituaries
Obituaries Andrew Urciuoli Sr. Mr. Urciuoli, 82, of Jackson died May 15 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Richmond, Va., he had lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Jackson eight years ago. A World War II Army veteran, he was a distributor for Peerless Liquor Importers, Brooklyn, for 35 years, then prior…
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Prospect of mandatory service is a concern
For readers who have children graduating from high school this month, perhaps you’re breathing a sigh of relief — especially if your child has been accepted to college, you’re able to fund it, and you’re watching them take their first steps into a successful, happy future. Take another deep breath, and don’t exhale so fast;…
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School addition requires more discussion and planning
As I read the proposal for a $6 million addition to the relatively new Marlboro Early Learning Center, I was at first confused, then angered by the Marlboro Board of Education’s belief that not only do Marlboro taxpayers have an unending supply of tax dollars to give away with no question, but the taxpaying community…
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Candidate’s position did not square with facts of issue
I read with great dismay Marlboro Republican Township Council candidate Mike Viggiano’s recent letter criticizing the council. Recently the council rejected the costly and time-consuming process of hearing appeals of decisions by the Zoning Board of Adjustment to the council. This public debate took many months and the council heard from many citizens who voiced…
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Proud son happy to see mother honored for efforts
Andrea Mesh (seated) of Marlboro was honored at the Mayor’s Ball at the PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, in recognition of the project she organized to send personal supplies to local soldiers who are serving in Iraq. Marlboro Mayor Robert Kleinberg is pictured standing behind Mesh. The Marlboro Improvement and Cultural Fund presented the mayor’s…
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Community’s effort will help soldiers heading overseas
Kastle Mortgage Corp. was overwhelmed by the response of the community after asking for people to donate various items to local soldiers heading off to Operation Enduring Freedom. We would like to sincerely thank everyone who donated, and especially the following: Nestlé, Brownie Troop 1229, Monmouth County Veterans of Foreign Wars, Monmouth County American Legion,…
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Day recalls sacrifices on beaches of France
Day recalls sacrifices on beaches of France Having just completed the Memorial Day holiday — an especially poignant remembrance given the fact that America finds itself at war in Iraq and Afghanistan today — we turn our attention to Sunday, June 6. On that day, Americans will mark the 60th anniversary of the Allied invasion…
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Obituaries
Gail Ellen Alpert Freilich Obituaries Gail Ellen Alpert Freilich Mrs. Freilich, 61, of Marlboro, Boynton Beach, Fla., and Gouldsboro, Pa., died May 20 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in New York City, she grew up in Merrick, Long Island, N.Y., where she had attended Calhoun High School and excelled as an athlete.…
