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  • Friends have made a difference for the library Since the reorganization of the Friends of the Freehold Public Library in 1997, this group has willingly donated their time and energy in promoting the library in the community and raising funds to support library activities and purchasing equipment which the library would not otherwise be able…

  • Majority of youngsters keep eyes on the prize Whenever a professional athlete gets in trouble with alcohol or other drugs, it always makes headlines on the sports pages or news broadcasts. Sometimes this leaves the public — particularly young people — with the impression that drinking too much or using illicit drugs goes with the…

  • Committee’s immediate response appreciated On Feb. 8 a group of residents and I attended the Township Committee meeting in Freehold Township. Throughout the entire meeting it was apparent that this was a group of dedicated, professional and caring public servants. When we were invited to speak about items of concern to the residents of our…

  • For the record Collier High School, Marlboro, will present the lecture "Identity Issues and a Sense of Belonging in Adolescents" at 8:30 a.m. April 7 at the high school, 160 Conover Road. The time was incorrectly listed as 8:30 p.m. in the March 22 edition. The fee is $35 in advance, $40 at the door,…

  • Teach technology, but also right from wrong W e are a society firmly in the grasp of technology. That no one can deny. As we move into this new century computers which neither think nor feel handle more and more tasks; they react as they have been programmed to react. And so, to face this…

  • Local transportation improvements are needed now This letter is to inform NJ Transit Executive Direc-tor Jeff Warsh why some of the communities are against the rail line from Lakewood to New York. NJ Transit’s "track record," in my opinion, for the commuters along the Route 9 corridor "stinks." How can NJ Transit make a proposal…

  • Former Freehold resident is seeking old friends Whilst on a trip to the United States two years ago, I managed to reacquaint myself with a small number of old friends and neighbours from the childhood I spent in Freehold. My family first moved to Freehold in 1957 when I was 5 and during that time…

  • Residents’ best interests are being ignored What is happening to our towns in New Jersey? One after the other, local governments are giving way to tyrannical political machines. More and more honest, public-minded citizens are being replaced by professional (or, better said, non-professional) politicians. In my town, the cost of a campaign has skyrocketed from…

  • Superintendent, president appreciate support We extend our sincerest thanks to the voters of Marlboro who on March 14 passed a referendum for the construction of two schools here, an early childhood learning center and a second middle school. For over three years, our pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade students have been traveling through a dark tunnel of…