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  • School supt. appreciates foundation’s efforts

    Nine years ago, a group of Marlboro residents interested in developing an alternative source of funding for the K-8 public schools created the Marlboro Educational Foundation. The organization’s mission was to support educational opportunities through innovative programs not covered in the regular school budget. To date, the foundation has been able to achieve its vision…

  • Robert Haynes Bess

    Mr. Bess, 71, of Asbury Park and formerly of Freehold, died March 30, 2009, at Chapin Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Red Bank, after a battle with lung cancer. After graduation from Freehold High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving for four years. Mr. Bess worked for the Garden State Parkway and…

  • A clean sweep by one party could have ramifications for Marlboro

    It appears the Marlboro Township Council candidates have been designated for next November’s election with three council seats up for grabs. Some of the rhetoric I once offered resulted in my election to the Marlboro council in 1997, but Marlboro’s political environment has changed since those years and voting now calls for a closer attention…

  • John Paul Sedivy Jr.

    Mr. Sedivy, 59, of Freehold Township, died April 2, 2009, at home. Born in Perth Amboy, he resided in Fords before moving to Freehold Township 10 years ago. A veteran of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, Mr. Sedivy worked as a security guard for Securitas Security Services USA Inc., of North Brunswick. He…

  • Marlboro resident supports effort to promote shared services

    I would like to thank the Marlboro Mayor Jon Hornik for his efforts to stabilize taxes and maintain services to the town without reaching deeper into the pockets of the residents. On April 7 there was a press conference in Marlboro to discuss an important bipartisan initiative to save the taxpayers’ money through sharing services…

  • Edward John Mitreuter

    Edward John Mitreuter, 60, of Freehold Township, died April 6, 2009, at home. Mr. Mitreuter was predeceased by his father, Edward J., and his sister, Margaret Mitreuter Morais. He is survived by his wife, Wanda; his mother, Amelia; two sons, Edward V. and his wife Janine, and Scott E.; a daughter, Andrea L.; his nephews,…

  • Audrey Strumeier

    Mrs. Strumeier, 45, of Marlboro, died March 25, 2009, at the Monmouth Medical Center Hospice in Long Branch. She had lived in Edison before moving to Marlboro 17 years ago. Mrs. Strumeier was a member of the Marlboro Jewish Community Center and a CASA volunteer. She is survived by her husband, Jeff; two daughters, Jaime…

  • James P. Gleason

    Mr. Gleason, 88, of Hazlet, died March 23, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He resided in the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen for 58 years, prior to relocating to Hazlet 19 years ago. He was an operating engineer at Local 825 Heavy Equipment Operators, South Brunswick, for 35 years, retiring in 1981. He served with…

  • Hunting bills spark anger in area residents

    We are angry and extremely opposed to bill S802/A1669, which will allow hunting on Sunday with bow and arrow, five months out of the year (mid-September to late February) in wildlife management areas. Presently, bow hunters are allowed six days out of the week to hunt. Now they want seven days a week to hunt…