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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. MILDRED MEYER LELIAERT, 90, of Freehold died Feb. 13 at The Manor, Freehold Township, after a lengthy illness. Born in Paterson, she had lived with her sister,…
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Residents must understand concept of regional district
This letter is in response to Rita Horowitz’s letter of Feb. 27, 2002. She says that "we do not want to buy homes … and have our children yanked out of our community school system to be placed in a different school system." The children are not being placed in a different school system. Our…
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Law will merit close look
The Howell Township Council was expected to introduce an ordinance Monday that will reflect where American society has come over the last several decades. An ordinance requiring fingerprinting and background checks of coaches or any volunteers working in township-sponsored youth activities and organizations is being developed. The actual background check and final determination would come…
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For the record
Neal Chatrath, 17, of Freehold Township, is a volunteer with the Computer Education for the Elderly (CEE) program. His participation in that program was not noted in a Feb. 27 story about CEE. Chatrath is a senior at Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, and along with more than 600 hours of volunteer work also runs track…
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Guest Column Anna M. Diaz-White New logo expresses mission of women’s center
Guest Column Anna M. Diaz-White New logo expresses mission of women’s center On behalf of 180, Turning Lives Around, I am writing to thank Greater Media Newspapers for its substantive news article reporting on the new name for the Women’s Center of Monmouth County. Your newspapers have helped us inform readers about the wealth of…
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Responsibility to pick up after dogs lies with their owners
In response to recent letters regarding dog owners, I feel the following points need to be made. The real issue is not where a dog chooses to relieve itself, but what is done with the output after. Anyone who doesn’t scoop up from his or her dog really shouldn’t have one in the first place.…
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Howell students to have choice of school
A resolution permitting a group of 199 eighth-graders from Howell to appeal their school assignment to Howell High School and instead attend Freehold Township High School was expected to be voted upon by members of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education on Feb. 25. In a vote taken on Aug. 27, the…
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Students thank notable black Americans for achievements School program was held on occasion of Black History Month
Staff Writer By clare m. masi Students thank notable black Americans for achievements School program was held on occasion of Black History Month FARRAH MAFFAI Daniel Ware, 11, and his classmates at the Park Avenue Elementary School, Freehold Borough, honored black Americans during Black History Month by writing thank-you letters to inventors, politicians, sports heroes…
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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. WINIFRED LEAV, 81, of Howell, died Feb. 14 in The Manor Care Center, Freehold Township. Mrs. Leav was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and moved from New York…
