Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Prevention First appreciates community support
Saying the words "thank you" just doesn’t seem sufficient to express our gratitude to all those who have assisted Prevention First during this year. Providing programs and services that work to keep our children drug-free continued to be the focus of our mission. In 2002, our dedicated staff and volunteers worked with over 10,000 children…
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Marlboro school board gets high marks on ’01-02 audit
By jeanette M. engStaff Writer Marlboro school board gets high marks on ’01-02 audit By jeanette M. eng Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Board of Education received a pat on the back at its 2001-02 school year audit. "You should be especially proud of being ahead of 330 other districts in your early implementation of…
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RUTH HOPE, 89, of Freehold Township died Jan. 12 at home. Born in Newark, she resided in Freehold Township since 1935. She was an assembler at Air Cruiser’s Company, Wall Township, for 24 years, retiring in 1976. She was a communicant of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Freehold. She was predeceased by her husband, Albert J.…
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Zoning Board loves idea of more homes in town
Zoning Board loves idea of more homes in town Marlboro residents should be livid at an approval for new homes granted by the Zoning Board to local developer Dan Werbler. At a time when residential development shows no sign of slowing in Marlboro, the zoning board has just granted a variance that will permit the…
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Your Turn
Use technology to fight teen gamblingGuest ColumnPaulHughes Use technology to fight teen gambling Guest Column Paul Hughes My interest was piqued when I read your recent special section on a purported teen gambling problem which has gone unchecked. According to your stories, there is no doubt that teen gambling is a problem, albeit a masqueraded…
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WILLIAM A. BURNS, 86, of Surrey Downs, Howell, died Jan. 4 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Manhattan, N.Y., he was raised in the Bronx, N.Y., and lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Long Island, N.Y., where he lived for 40 years. He moved to Surrey Downs in 1991. He was a…
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Our View
One small step for board Freehold Regional High School District administrators breathed a sigh of relief last week when U.S. District Court Judge Garrett E. Brown lifted a temporary restraining order that had prevented the Board of Education from voting on most issues relating to the operation of the district. Brown put the temporary restraining…
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Your Turn
Guest ColumnDianeThompsonBreed-specific legislation will not work Guest Column Diane Thompson Breed-specific legislation will not work I would like to express my opposition regarding the bill A2906 — sponsored by Assemblyman John Burzichelli (D-Salem, Cumberland, Glou-cester) — which provides a municipality with the option of introducing breed-specific legislation. This bill proposes the imposition of onerous, if…
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Letters
Area residents just can Gary Reed’s letter (Jan. 1 News Transcript) is missing the point on the subject of leaf collection. Mother Nature will always be unpredictable in all kinds of weather. However, considering her untimely acts during leaf collection, I’m sure Freehold Township could have found it in their hearts (and pocketbooks) to make…
