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DeFonzo elected board president
By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer By clare MARie celano Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Board of Education members elected Pete DeFonzo to serve as school board president for the coming year when the panel held its annual reorganization meeting on April 28. DeFonzo and board member Ron Reich were nominated for the position. The vote on…
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FRHSD educating staff about SARS symptoms
Department of Health said casual contact does not spread the disease By dave benjaminStaff Writer FRHSD educating staff about SARS symptoms By dave benjamin Staff Writer Freehold Regional High School District administrators want the public to know they are concerned about SARS. On May 1, district administrators decided to take proactive steps to inform parents…
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Recount ordered in budget vote
By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer By clare MARie celano Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A recount for the Board of Education’s proposed 2003-04 school budget, which was defeated at the polls on April 15, was expected to take place yesterday. Acting as a private citizen, board member Ron Reich filed a petition in state Superior Court…
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Veteran Marlboro teacher retiring after 27 years
Veteran Marlboro teacher retiring after 27 years MARLBORO — After 27 years of service to Marlboro’s K-8 school district, Josephine Button has announced her retirement, effective June 30. Button, a teacher of fourth and fifth grade pupils at the Frank Defino Central School, Route 79, will be greatly missed, said Assistant Superintendent of Schools Marc…
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Our View
Counties ready for a fight Our View Counties ready for a fight The battle lines appear to have been drawn in an issue that affects every resident of the state. In recent weeks, news articles and opinion pieces have appeared in some of the region’s daily newspapers that mention the idea some people have to…
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Your Turn
Guest ColumnArvo PrimaGovernor Your Turn Guest Column Arvo Prima Governor’s development proposals ‘short-sighted’ Guest Column Arvo Prima Governor’s development proposals ‘short-sighted’ I have read with interest your editorials and guest articles supporting the governor’s "smart growth" and "anti-sprawl" proposals. Unfortunately, the governor’s proposal is both simplistic and shortsighted. Even more troubling is that it will…
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Drug court has been a success in first year
On behalf of the Monmouth County Board of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, we congratulate and commend Judge Paul E. Chaiet and his team of professionals on the first anniversary of the Monmouth County Drug Court. There have been some remarkable, positive life changes for Drug Court participants. Some have earned their high school diplomas,…
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GOP chairman seeks people to get involved in Freehold Borough
I have been very pleased over the last few weeks by the many calls and comments of support I have received from new residents, longtime residents, former GOP activists and even a handful of Democrats about our efforts to energize the Republican Party in Freehold. This is not an easy task, as you can imagine.…
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Resident offers to aid in Manalapan in an anti-litter campaign
I moved to Manalapan with my wife and two small children [now three children] two years ago from Massachusetts. My wife’s family resided here and they raved about he community, the schools and recreation programs for children. They explained that while the taxes were high, the services offered were quite adequate. I am pleased to…
