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  • ARE WE THERE YET

    Football fandom a love-hate relationship Lori Clinch Friday night lights, there is nothing like it. Cool temperatures, the roar of the crowd and the smell of freshly popped popcorn. Folks are cheering and clapping and calling out, “Watch for the fake!” and chanting, “Defense!” and if I knew what the heck was going on down…

  • Nathaniel Aaron “Nate” Moss

    Nathaniel Moss, 21, of Freehold Township, (stationed in Fort Polk, La.) passed away from a motor vehicle accident on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014. Nate was born in Mineola, N.Y., and lived in Rockville Centre, N.Y., until settling in Freehold Township when he was 8 years old. He was a 2010 graduate of Freehold High School,…

  • Resident supports Cohen and McNaboe

    A s a resident of Manalapan, it is a privilege to endorse the re-election of Susan Cohen and Jack McNaboe for Township Committee. In terms of responsiveness, Susan Cohen, working with Jack McNaboe, made certain that if a resident requested help, there was a timely response and followthrough. It never mattered what political party, group…

  • Results of school referendum are upsetting

    I am writing this letter as a proud resident of Freehold Borough. The school improvement referendum that was rejected by voters on Sept. 30, however, has turned that pride to anger. The fiduciary responsibility of the Board of Education is to make sure the children of the district are provided with a “thorough and efficient”…

  • Candidates will uphold ethical standards

    President John F. Kennedy said the “ultimate answer to ethical problems in government is honest people in a good ethical environment.” He added that ethical conduct “must be followed not only in reality, but in appearance.” Fortunately for us in Monmouth County, ethical conduct in government will be assured with the re-election of U.S. Sen.…

  • 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

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    Guests at Millstone Day enjoy boating on a lake at the host site, Frogbridge Day Camp. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Smith puts ideology on display in recent vote

    Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) recently voted against reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). This legislation, which had enjoyed bipartisan support since it was first passed in 1994, is crucial in providing funding for domestic violence and sexual assault programs all across the country, including funding for the forensic exams done by sexual assault nurse…