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Resident doesn’t like proposal for project in Manalapan
This project (proposed offices at the corner of Gordons Corner Road and Main Street, Englishtown) will have many negative impacts upon our quality of life. It will create additional traffic conditions [and] more congestion with increased density. The destruction of the wooded area, the loss of our green acres and the construction of the buildings…
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Obituaries
Obituaries GERALDINE C. CARR McCARTHY, 70, of Hazlet died June 29 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Jersey City, she resided there before moving to Hazlet 33 years ago. She was a homemaker. Prior to that, she was an operator at N.J. Bell Telephone, Jersey City, for 15 years. She is survived by her…
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Top students speak at six graduations
Top students speak at six graduations DAVE BENJAMIN Sudeep Banerjee, valedictorian of Manalapan High School class of 2003, delivers his commencement address during June 19 graduation ceremonies. More than 2,300 young adults marked the end of their high school years on June 19 when graduation ceremonies at the six Freehold Regional High School District buildings…
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Student is proud to attend safe Freehold Intermediate School
I am writing regarding the articles in your paper about the Freehold Borough Inter-mediate School. I will be attending eighth grade next year and have been attending borough schools all my life. Throughout this time I have had nothing but good experiences with our school system. It bothers me when I see bad things written…
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Better accommodations for high school graduation are necessary
The Freehold Regional High School District must change their graduation policy. Manalapan High School’s graduation was disgraceful. What should have been a happy occasion turned out to be a nightmare. There was no reason at all for what occurred on June 19. Due to overcrowded conditions, the fire marshal closed down the gym. Many parents…
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Gas company will help to make CO detectors available
New Jersey lawmakers recently made great strides to advance carbon monoxide (CO) safety in our communities by passing new requirements for detectors in homes. New Jersey Natural Gas Co. is proud to support this effort by relieving the burden of the cost of a CO detector for low-income customers through our CO Detector Education (CODE)…
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Writer says merger of roads will not produce savings
With his most flagrant disregard yet for the public’s health, safety and welfare, Gov. (James) McGreevey has signed into law the merger of the New Jersey Highway Authority (Parkway) and the Turnpike Authority. The mega-bureaucracy which this will create is a travesty. Fatalities, accidents and choking pollution will continue to be a problem at (Garden…
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Our View
Land purchase shouldstand on its own merit Our View Land purchase should stand on its own merit Land purchase should stand on its own merit The purchase of undeveloped property for the purpose of preserving it from development is a laudable goal and one that most municipal governing bodies in western Mon-mouth County have been…
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Committee made right move not to cut school budget
I was rather shocked when I saw that the Freehold Township local school budget was defeated at the polls this year. When I read further and saw that only 9 percent of the registered voters cast a ballot, it made me wonder who really voted, especially since I always hear people say that one of…
