Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Howell resident shocked by size of latest tax increase
I am a resident of Howell and I am writing about our new tax bill. As Howell residents know, the town under the law had to reassess the properties, which resulted in my property being assessed $20,000 lower. What a feeling it was to think that finally some tax relief was going to happen. Instead,…
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on campus
Jared Hirsch of Freehold earned a Juris Doctor degree from Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Del. Nicholas A. Micciulle, son of Toni and Edward Micciulle of Howell, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester at Rider University, Lawrenceville, where he is majoring in journalism/business administration. He is a 2011…
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Greg Bean has facts and logic wrong
Greg Bean reports as fact in his column that Gov. Chris Christie is on the wrong side of the marijuana legalization and same-sex marriage issue (“Christie Will Save New Jersey From Turning Into Colorado,”) because it thwarts the will of the people. Well, let me focus only on same-sex marriage for the moment while I…
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Winners of primary grateful for support
I t is with a great deal of appreciation and humility that we thank the voters of Freehold Borough. Our victory in the June 5 Democratic primary energizes us in our quest to serve the good people of our beloved Freehold and motivates us to work even harder in reaching our goal to represent the…
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More research is needed in the battle against pancreatic cancer
I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, who lost her 17- month battle with pancreatic cancer. She had an inspiring, accomplished career and is an icon in our nation’s history. Tragically, for those who have been touched by pancreatic cancer, 17 months is an…
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Even Club Fed doesn’t have a golf course for inmates
CODA GREG BEAN One thing is pretty sure: Where Peter F. Burnham, the disgraced ex-president of Brookdale College, is likely going, they won’t have a golf course. Burnham, who pleaded guilty July 24 to a number of the charges against him for siphoning money from the college into his own pockets, is scheduled for sentencing…
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Completion of Henry Hudson Trail could be expedited
I am an avid user of rail trails and other linear parks, most notably the Henry Hudson Trail (HHT), which is part of the Monmouth County Park System. I have a dream to ride a regular road bike, without the thick tires of a mountain bike, from Route 537 in Freehold through the Highlands on…
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Ada A. Conk
Mrs. Conk, 72, of Freehold Township, died July 17, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was born in Camuy, Puerto Rico, and came to the U.S. in 1951, settling in Farmingdale. She was employed as a bus driver for the Freehold Township Board of Education for over 32 years, retiring in 2006. Surviving…
