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Council must make real cuts to school budget
The parents of Freehold Borough and the members of the school board need to understand why the 2008-09 K-8 budget was rejected by the voters. I’m certain that all of the voters under ideal circumstances would love to provide our local schools with all that they request. Unfortunately, circumstances are less than ideal. Freehold Borough…
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Approval of another deer hunt is new low for Board of Recreation
The Monmouth County Park System and the Board of Recreation Commissioners are once again disregarding public opinion on the deer hunt in our county parks. Most Monmouth County residents oppose allowing hunting in our county parks. Some parks will be closed to everyone except hunters, and park rangers will stand at the park entrances and…
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William P. Fabel
Mr. Fabel, of Howell, died April 16, 2008. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2008, at the Bay Head Chapel Manse, 442 Main Ave., Bay Head. Memorial contributions may be made to the Howell First Aid, P.O. Box 1, Howell, NJ 07731. Arrangements are being handled by the…
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Your mom is calling – Mother Nature, that is
Spring is in the air. If you haven’t gotten outdoors already, are you at least thinking about it? Getting a little exercise, starting your yard work, or releasing the pressure valve on your kids’ cabin fever? This spring, the New Jersey Audubon Society (NJAS) is making it easier than ever to enjoy the great outdoors.…
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Albert Pikowski
Mr. Pikowski, 90, of Freehold, diedApril 16, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He lived in Freehold and Englishtown before moving to The Villages, Howell, in 1986. Mr. Pikowski was a long-boom operator with the Operating Engineers Local 825 in Springfield, retiring in 1982. He was predeceased by a brother, Joseph, and two sisters,…
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Residents put on notice that water rates could increase
The residents of Marlboro need to be aware that the never-ending avalanche of higher taxes emanating from the High Command in Trenton is nowhere near an end. I am the chairman of the Marlboro Township Municipal Utilities Authority (MTMUA). The utility providesmostMarlboro residents with their water service.We have not had a rate increase since 2004…
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Howard J. Ketcham
Mr. Ketcham, 85, a 60-year resident of Farmingdale, died April 17, 2008, at Jersey Shore UniversityMedical Center, Neptune. Before his retirement in 1988, he was a truck driver and crane operator for New Jersey Gravel and Sand Co., Wall, and a part-time worker for Ed Brown at Allaire Airport inWall. Mr. Ketcham was predeceased by…
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Stephanie Gotz
Miss Gotz, 21, of Howell, died March 25, 2008, at home. She was a chiropractic assistant for Dr. Renay M. Friedman, Freehold for the past three years.Miss Gotz had a talent for promoting new and up-and-coming musical performers such as the Jonas Brothers. She was predeceased by her mother, Karen, in 2003, and her “pop-pop.”…
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Samuel Curlis Gravatt
Mr. Gravatt, 81, a resident of Millstone since 1932, died April 18, 2008, at home. He was a construction superintendent and heavy equipment operator before his retirement. Mr. Gravatt was also a bus driver for the Millstone Township schools. Surviving are his wife, Helen Globis Gravatt; a son, Gary B. Gravatt and his wife, Rita,…
