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    The beauty of fall can be seen in a tree on Taylors Mills Road, Manalapan. MARK ROSMAN/STAFF

  • Writers asks for ‘yes’ vote on public question

    On Nov. 4, New Jersey citizens will have an opportunity to vote to approve the dedication of muchneeded funds for open space, parks, farmland and historic preservation as well as other important environmental programs. The funding would replenish the nowdepleted Green Acres, Blue Acres, farmland and historic preservation programs, and continue to support water protection,…

  • The death of common sense

    GUEST COLUMN ROSE ANN SCOTTI I n 2010, a bill was passed in the state Legislature that lowered the safety zone for crossbow hunting from 450 feet to 150 feet from an occupied dwelling. The 150-foot and 450-foot parameters are distance from an “occupied dwelling,” not a property line, a barn, a garden shed, a…

  • Issues exist with property assessments

    I am writing in response to the recent letter to the editor from Monmouth County Freeholder Thomas A. Arnone. I am a victim of the new property tax assessment law, better known as the law to make people unable to successfully file and win tax appeals, which Mr. Arnone helped to put into place last…

  • Safety on roads must become a priority

    Tragedy on New Jersey roads is not an acceptable risk. Families and lives are destroyed by car accidents. People are not statistics. There are far too many impromptu memorials alongside our roads. A community effort to improve driving safety is long overdue. Speed, reckless driving, texting and impaired driving are some of the root causes…

  • Voters were clear on rejection of referendum

    I t is indeed disheartening to hear the vilification of those Freehold Borough citizens who rejected the school improvement referendum at the polls. In her recent letter to the editor, Susan Greitz describes those who voted “no” as “shameful.” She also minimizes the resulting financial impact of passage by saying it would amount to about…

  • A girl can dream

    Showing ‘re2pect’ to my idol Jennifer Amato We say in my family that I played shortstop for Joe Torre before Derek Jeter did. That’s because as a 7-year-old living in Brooklyn, N.Y., my parents enrolled me in Joe Torre Little League, where I defended the hot spot between second and third base roughly six years…

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    A patron has picked the perfect pumpkin at Happy Day Farm, Manalapan, on Oct. 12. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Funding must be restored at The Arc

    I t has come to my attention that The Arc of Monmouth County will no longer be able to continue their mental/behavioral health services due to budget cuts. The Arc was receiving $392,000 through the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), but this will end in December. Our son, who has autism, needs this service to…