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  • Board, union must see economic realities

    The recent article on the Marlboro school board’s search for land for another school raises again the specter of continued significant property tax escalation. It also sounds the clarion call for the need of statesmanlike action by the Board of Education and the union in this year’s labor negotiation. These are difficult economic times. State…

  • Obituaries

    Michael "Mickey" Marcinczyk Obituaries Michael "Mickey" Marcinczyk Mr. Marcinczyk, 55, of Sayreville died Jan. 19 at home. He was employed by the Sayreville Sanitation Department for the past 30 years. Surviving are a brother, Benjamin Marcinczyk of Sayreville; three sisters, Nancy Herrick of Manalapan, Joan Kalicki of the Parlin section of Sayreville and Patricia Marcinczyk…

  • Spending on police remains local priority

    Spending on police remains local priority Spending on police remains local priority There are many ways to judge the growth of communities in western Monmouth County — homes being built, new stores opening and more cars on the roads. It’s obvious that western Monmouth County continues to be a desirable place to live and raise a…

  • Your Turn

    Marc Le VineGuest ColumnPEOPLE will press onin quality-of-life fight Your Turn Marc Le Vine Guest Column PEOPLE will press on in quality-of-life fight Marc Le Vine Guest Column PEOPLE will press on in quality-of-life fight I founded the PEOPLE group after a number of unhappy Freehold Borough residents approached me and asked for my help…

  • Panel suggests action to add space at schools

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Panel suggests action to add space at schools BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Board of Education has been presented with a series of recommendations regarding diminishing space in school buildings. Administrators in the borough’s K-8 school district have said additional space is needed to handle an…

  • School board member fills mayor’s aide post

    Conflict question raised,but Bari Sobel claimsit will not be a problem BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer School board member fills mayor’s aide post Conflict question raised, but Bari Sobel claims it will not be a problem BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer Bari Sobel MARLBORO — Bari Sobel is closely involved with Marlboro’s education system and municipal…

  • Women urged to take charge of their heart health during ‘Go Red for Women’ event

    Women urged to take charge of their heart health during ‘Go Red for Women’ event Did you know that a woman is 10 times as likely to die from heart disease as from breast cancer? Cardiovascular diseases kill more than 505,000 American females every year — more than cancer, chronic lung disease, pneumonia, diabetes, accidents…

  • Now it’s a fight of rhetoric, not rights

    Now it’s a fight of rhetoric, not rights Now it’s a fight of rhetoric, not rights A big time fight has come to Freehold Borough and you can tell that’s true because locals aren’t involved and the words "hate group" are. A press release issued last week by forces opposed to borough officials’ decision to…

  • School district sells bonds to pay for improvements

    BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer School district sells bonds to pay for improvements BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District has sold $34.5 million in bonds to CitiGroup Global Markets. The transaction, which took place on Dec. 16, had a net interest rate of 4.631127 percent. On Sept. 30, voters approved…