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Freehold Borough and Township, clergy association to host remembrance Sunday
Staff Writer By paul godino An ecumenical remembrance and candlelight service will be held at Liberty Oak Park, Georgia Road, Freehold Township, on Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. in memory of the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on America. The service will be a joint effort among the Freehold Township Committee, the Free-hold…
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Guest Column Martin Karasick Difficult choices await United States
Guest Column Martin Karasick Difficult choices await United States For centuries, the forces of tyranny have continued to oppose the forces of freedom. One from the Middle East might argue that the tyrants are the Americans. We in America believe the opposite. Someone from Mars might say, "These people can’t get along. Let’s not be…
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Immensity of WTC damage makes strong impression Manalapan officers volunteered to aid in NYC rescue effort
Staff Writer By dave benjamin Immensity of WTC damage makes strong impression Manalapan officers volunteered to aid in NYC rescue effort Manalapan officers who volunteered their time to aid in the rescue efforts at the World Trade Center in the days after the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on New York City will never forget what…
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Marlboro needs government with checks and balances
Marlboro is at a critical fork in the road. The upcoming November elections will decide which way the town will go. Will Marlboro change course just a bit and focus on: (1) smart development, (2) real open spaces and (3) fixing the apparent "disconnect" between over-building and our schools’ capacity to provide quality education? Or…
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Mental health professionals cope with demand for help
Staff Writer By theresa a. boschen Mental health professionals cope with demand for help Either having escaped themselves or been carried to safety by others, many of the victims who survived the World Trade Center disaster experienced shock and pain as they hurriedly exited a site where bodies, metal and rubble formed a temporary graveyard…
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A nation united
FARRAH MAFFAI David, 8, and Alyson Steinberg, 7, stand at attention with their father, Glenn (behind David), and the joint fire departments of Freehold Borough and Freehold Township at Sunday’s Remembrance Ceremony at the Monmouth County Hall of Records, Freehold. At right, Kathleen Dell of Holmdel takes part in the event, held to honor the…
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Nurse welcomes New Jersey’s new child restraint law
Finally, lawmakers in New Jersey have woken up and realized that our child passenger restraint laws have been the worst in the nation. The process has been slow and arduous, but the first step was taken in May 2000 when New Jersey adopted a primary seat belt enforcement law. Now, motorists could be stopped simply…
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Residents need to speak up on school redistricting plan
While we all have more important things occupying our minds these days, I urge Marlboro parents who live in Whittier Oaks West and the two other developments south of Route 520 and west of Route 9 to carefully examine the redistricting map for the new middle school. What you see may surprise you. As you…
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American Eagle has been awakened and will respond
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, there was a joyous celebration on the ships of the Japanese fleet. On his flagship, the Japanese naval commander Adm. Yamamoto was not celebrating, and a staff officer said to him, "We have scored a great victory." The admiral replied in a somber tone, "I fear all we have…
