Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Marlboro officials’ shock at developments seems hard to believe
Goodness gracious, there’s a lot of political excitement being generated in Marlboro. The most difficult problem for a scribe choosing to comment on these current events is putting together readable copy and at the same time not being too specific. Rank and file township residents understand that political specificity is at most times dangerous territory…
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Antics at Manalapan town meeting open resident’s eyes
I had an eye-opening experience on [March 26] that I wanted to share. I went to a [Manalapan] Township Committee meeting to understand some of the issues concerning our residents. One of the major issues was the noise pollution concerning Raceway Park. The resident who was addressing the committee pointed out that the previous attempts…
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Candidate would serve children well as board member
There are three positions up for election in the April 15 Marlboro Board of Education election. I believe that school board membership requires dedicated individuals who understand the educational environment and who will keep the interests of our children as the single most important priority. That is why I am supporting Stacie Stoy for a…
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Federal, state mandates help drive up school budget
As a Freehold Borough resident with school-age children, I feel it is important for me to attend Board of Education meetings. It’s not a bad idea for any resident to attend, especially during budget time. Over the past few months, I have sat in the audience listening to these nine people try to make sense…
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Candidates’ experience marks race for 3 seats 6 residents want chance to serve on Marlboro
Board of Education By jeanette M. engStaff Writer Candidates’ experience marks race for 3 seats 6 residents want chance to serve on Marlboro By jeanette M. eng Staff Writer MARLBORO — Six people — including one former member and one incumbent — are running for three seats on the K-8 Board of Education in the…
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Obituaries
Obituaries JOSEPH R. "J.R." CHEHANSKE, 46, of Colts Neck died March 20 in Eggolsheim, Germany. Born in Neptune, he lived in Freehold before moving to Colts Neck four years ago. He worked as a systems administrator for AT&T, Middletown, for 10 years. He was a member of the Jersey Shore Bottle Club, Belmar. He was…
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Cut-rate education would hurt students and American society
The writer of a recent letter, a self-described "beleaguered taxpayer," listed ways to cut school spending. I would suggest this gentleman might benefit from opening his eyes and looking at what’s really happening in education today. First of all, most of our local school districts are not, as he claims, "tiny fiefdoms." Consider our own…
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Short course in CPR training could have lifesaving results one day
If you love your family, if you care about your friends and if you are concerned about safety and security, I urge you to learn CPR at the American Heart Association’s CPR Weekend on April 5-6. CPR helped save my life last Oct. 20. The American Heart Assoc-iation says that 70 percent or more of…
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MOM advisory committee member addresses dilemma
Open letter to Tom Clark, regional manager of NJ Transit I’ve been involved in the Middlesex-Ocean-Monmouth (MOM) [rail line] study since I received a copy of the original study from July 1998 in August 1998. I represent the borough of Matawan on transit matters, and have been a member of the Monmouth County Transpor-tation Council…
