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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…

  • Re-elected board member appreciates support

    I wish to take this opportunity to thank the voters of Free-hold Borough and Freehold Township who returned me to the position of Freehold Regional High School District representative. I also wish to commend the concerned citizen who vied for the same position. During our encounters he was straightforward and direct. We all share his…

  • Manalapan residents claim new settlement grants extra racing

    In the April 16 paper, we again read the same old responses to the ongoing noise problems from Raceway Park. Mr. [Ken] Landerman says, "The settlement of the 2002 lawsuit that Manalapan brought against Raceway Park was to the town’s advantage," but fails to point out how. This new settlement now permits racers to use…

  • Rejected high school budget needs substantial cuts

    This letter is to advise [the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education] that I am broke. So are many of my friends. We have no money. Our incomes are stagnant. While you are busy calling each other names, you may not have noticed that the economy is struggling. There were few raises last…

  • Students doing great things need community’s support

    What are we thinking? How is it possible that we vote to underfund our future and most precious resource, our children? My absentee ballot was sent and I was pleased to participate and use my precious right and responsibility to vote. What a gift it is to vote and to have my voice heard and…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries EDWARD T. CASLER JR., 61, of Matawan died April 14 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Hoboken, he lived in Toms River and Old Bridge before moving to Matawan 20 years ago. Mr. Casler was an institutional salesman trader on Wall Street for 36 years, beginning his career with C.J. Lawrence, Morgan Grenfell/Deutsche…

  • Effort sought to increase turnout for school election

    Results indicate totalvoter turnout was up17 percent over 2002 By jeanette M. engStaff Writer Effort sought to increase turnout for school election Results indicate total voter turnout was up 17 percent over 2002 By jeanette M. eng Staff Writer MARLBORO — On April 15, income taxes were the furthest thing from David C. Abbott’s mind.…

  • Our View

    Action needed at apartments Our View Action needed at apartments It is imperative that immediate action be taken — and it appears that it will be — following a host of concerns voiced by residents of the Rug Mill Towers apartment building in Freehold Borough. The redevelopment of the former A&M Karagheusian rug mill was…

  • Staff treated resident with respect, love

    In a time when there is so much negativity in the world, I want to share some positive thoughts about a wonderful facility in our area. Monmouth County Care Centers, John L. Montgomery Division, on Dutch Lane Road in Freehold Township, was home to my 97-year-old mother for the five years preceding her death on…