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  • Regional solution needed to workers’ situation

    As a Freehold Borough resident and member of the PEOPLE group, I have a few things to share with your readers. First of all, we are very proud of Mayor Michael Wilson and the Borough Council for their firm stand on closing our muster zone on Jan. 1. Thankfully, despite enormous pressure and ridicule, they…

  • Group asks for time to address day laborers’ situation in Freehold

    After reading Marc LeVine’s latest letter, I am hoping and praying that his PEOPLE group is really looking for a positive and humane countywide solution to the issues facing the immigrants in Freehold, the county and the state. I believe that deep in most of our hearts lies the same wish. I am a borough…

  • Obituaries

    Michael J. Kucher Obituaries Michael J. Kucher Mr. Kucher, 39, of Bradley Beach died Dec. 6 at home. Born in Neptune, he had lived there before moving to Bradley Beach three years ago. He was a graduate of Manalapan High School and the DeVry Institute, North Brunswick, where in 1988 he earned a bachelor of…

  • School employee rescues resident from icy stream

    BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer School employee rescues resident from icy stream BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer MARLBORO — Quick thinking and bravery on the part of Marlboro Middle School custodian Vernon Benjamin saved the life of a township resident on Dec. 7. Mitchell Newman and his neighbor Bruce Bzura were walking their dogs on the…

  • Your Turn

    Lloyd StoneGuest ColumnResident hopeful 2 townswill address safety issues Your Turn Lloyd Stone Guest Column Resident hopeful 2 towns will address safety issues Lloyd Stone Guest Column Resident hopeful 2 towns will address safety issues Hawkins Road peninsula? Hawkins Road is not a peninsula. "It is not surrounded by water," Ben Weiner, a Manalapan resident,…

  • Two new Assembly members pledge to keep promises

    As the Assemblymen-elect for the 12th Legislative District in Monmouth and Mercer counties, we sincerely appreciate the resounding vote of confidence that we received in the Nov. 4 election. It is an honor and a privilege to be given the chance to serve in the state Legislature and we look forward to being advocates for…

  • Grant will fund research on autism in state

    The New Jersey Center for Outreach and Services for the Autism Community (COSAC) is pleased to have learned that Linda Brzustowicz, a Rutgers University scientist, will be working with 150 families in our state to study the genetics of families affected by autism. The $3.7 million funding from the National Institutes of Health may play…

  • PEOPLE asks freeholders to let town proceed with plan

    This is an open letter to the Monmouth County freeholders. I founded and chair a group called PEOPLE in Freehold Borough. Unlike other day labor advocacy groups you’ve heard from recently, we are made up almost entirely of Freehold Borough residents concerned with deteriorating conditions in our town resulting from the influx of undocumented workers…