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  • Gas company comes through for Samaritan Center

    Samaritan Center would like to publicly thank the New Jersey Natural Gas Co. for its community spirit over the years. Their latest project is the offer of free carbon monoxide detectors and vital information on this subject for low-income folks who are their customers. We were fortunate to be able to provide our clients with…

  • Students ask adults to do their duty on Election Day

    April 20 is the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education and budget election, a single decision that will determine the quality of the next scholastic year’s 180 school days. Remarkably, it is also a day that many parents, though wanting the best educational environment for their children, fail to remember. As the numbers…

  • Appeals to council might level playing field in Marlboro

    I had entertained high hopes awaiting the promised demonstrations of independence by the appointed Marlboro Democratic councilman, but there remains every indication Mr. (Grover) Burrows is experiencing restraints. Consider his dedicated adherence to the political strategies orchestrated by the Democratic council majority. Understandably, designating Council-man Burrows by the Democrats as their candidate for November’s election,…

  • GOP chairman says community waits for an apology

    There’s an old story about a person who murders his parents and then goes into court to plead for mercy because he’s an orphan. I am reminded of that story when I read Drew Shapiro’s demand that I apologize for filing a complaint against his campaign. When the first complaint was filed (we’ll talk about…

  • Obituaries

    Concetta Palmieri Obituaries Concetta Palmieri Mrs. Palmieri, 91, of Manalapan died March 5 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she had lived in Howell before moving a year ago to Manalapan, where she was a communicant of St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Church. A homemaker, Mrs. Palmieri was predeceased in 1980…

  • Give residents chance to appeal in Marlboro

    Give residents chance to appeal in Marlboro Give residents chance to appeal in Marlboro The Marlboro Township Council should introduce and adopt an ordinance proposed by Councilwoman Patti Morelli that would allow some decisions of the town’s Zoning Board of Adjustment to be appealed to the council. The law, if adopted, would allow elected officials…

  • Your Turn

    Richard KelseyGuest ColumnFreehold should not backdown on immigration issue Your Turn Richard Kelsey Guest Column Freehold should not back down on immigration issue Richard Kelsey Guest Column Freehold should not back down on immigration issue The illegal occupation of Freehold Borough by foreign nationals continues. The Borough Council, often criticized by me, has taken some…

  • Your Turn

    Richard KelseyGuest ColumnFreehold should not backdown on immigration issue Your Turn Richard Kelsey Guest Column Freehold should not back down on immigration issue Richard Kelsey Guest Column Freehold should not back down on immigration issue The illegal occupation of Freehold Borough by foreign nationals continues. The Borough Council, often criticized by me, has taken some…

  • Students’ art will shine in district’s collection

    BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The artistic creations of Joie Ha, Cady Hardy and Alyssa Seminerio (l-r) will travel to each school in the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District and then become part of the district’s permanent collection of student artwork. MANALAPAN — Six new works of art by pupils will be…