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Well, the Marlboro voters have spoken and they voted down the referendum to raise taxes for full-day kindergarten. The fact that the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education insists there is not enough room is not really true. There is actually room in all the other elementary schools in the district and there really…

YOUR TURN JANICE NACHBAR GUEST COLUMN Dystonia is a painful and life-altering movement disorder that officially affects at least 300,000 people in North America. Some experts say the figure is closer to 750,000 to 1 million people. There is no definitive test, its symptoms are similar to those of other illnesses, and many people are…

The Freehold Branch of the American Association of University Women recently honored Frances Vender of Manalapan as its 2015 scholarship recipient. Vender is completing her master’s degree in social work at Rutgers University, according to a press release from the AAUW. Her focus is on helping individuals with substance abuse problems. As a mother of…

ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch Although our marriage is not perfect, I feel abundantly blessed to be married to my Pat. He eats my cooking without complaining, puts up with my slovenly ways and doesn’t grumble when I treat myself to new clothes. “Are those new jeans?” he asked just last week. “You’re darned…

SCOTT FRIEDMAN The last of the fall foliage takes on many hues in Central New Jersey.

We at 180 Turning Lives Around Inc. applaud the recent enactment of the Sexual Assault Survivor Protection Act of 2015, which broadens the safety options for a greater number of survivors in New Jersey. Beginning in May 2016, survivors of this most heinous crime, which includes acts or attempted acts of sexual assault, sexual contact,…

By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer Joe Tringali of Manalapan has been appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Manalapan Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education. Veronica Wolf, the district’s business administrator and board secretary, administered the oath of office to Tringali at a recent board meeting. Tringali took a seat that was previously…

Steven Zlotkin Steven Zlotkin, a resident of San Juan Bautista, California, formerly of Freehold, suffered a fatal heart attack on Nov. 10 while at work in his office in Gilroy, California. Mr. Zlotkin was 67 years old. He was born in Freehold in 1948, the son of Sidney and Ida (Steinman) Zlotkin, both now deceased.…

By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer Former Rutgers University football player Eric LeGrand speaks to students at Allentown High School on Nov. 2. JENNIFER ORTIZ/STAFF In October 2010, Rutgers University football player Eric LeGrand collided with Army’s Malcolm Brown during the fourth quarter of a game at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford. The collision caused an injury…