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  • Guest Column

    Ron SackowitzProfessionals are meetingstandards for water quality Ron Sackowitz Professionals are meeting standards for water quality Recently the New Jersey Environ-mental Federation mailed fliers to households around the state about their Stop Sprawl program. However, the photos and captions in the fliers are misleading and inaccurate and imply that water and sewage treatment is inadequate…

  • Neither major party comes out a winner in Senate ballot battle

    For the moment, let’s forget about all the allegations against U.S. Sen. Robert Torri-celli and the posturing by the Democratic and Republican parties in the courts, the Legislature and the media so that we can identify the real shame of the events that have preceded the 2002 election. A first-term senator, once considered a shoo-in…

  • 6-acre zoning makes the most sense to preserve New Jersey land

    The Garden State Preservation Trust and the Monmouth County Freeholders are claiming they need more tax dollars to save open space. As I stated in a letter in 1995, P.T. Barnum would stand in awe at the political scam that has gone on for so long in the state of New Jersey. Lead the citizens…

  • Obituaries

    Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. EUGENIA O’CONNOR, 79, of Staten Island, N.Y., died Oct. 11 at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Maurice. Surviving are two daughters, Maureen O’Connor Leach of…

  • Borough readvertises work at baseball complex

    By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer Borough readvertises work at baseball complex By clare MARie celano Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Council members will entrust the responsibility of building a new playground at the Little League complex on Otterson Way to the borough’s own employees. At a Borough Council meeting held Oct. 7, council members rejected all…

  • In the news

    MarkRosmanSports lessons will last a lifetime Mark Rosman Sports lessons will last a lifetime I have been involved, for three years now, with an organization that I consider to be a very significant and positive force in my community. As the parent of a child who plays in the Freehold Soccer League, it has been…

  • Obituaries

    Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. AUDREY H. SCHIERECK, 84, of Howell, died Sept. 27 at home. Born in Manhattan, N.Y., she had lived in Manalapan before moving to Howell two years ago.…

  • Freehold must keep going on quality of life issues

    Freehold must keep going on quality of life issues Freehold Borough officials took a significant first step recently toward cracking down on violators of ordinances that affect the community’s quality of life. The borough held its first municipal court session specifically to deal with summonses that had been written for these so-called "quality of life"…

  • Writer calls on voters to oust N.J. senator

    Writer calls on voters to oust N.J. senator I am extremely embarrassed that Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.) is representing me. It is even more appalling that he is seeking re-election. His apology is merely a campaign ploy — he got caught. New Jersey is sliding down and needs to do what the Senate didn’t have…