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ARE WE THERE YET
This old dog has had it with new tricks Lori Clinch Paperwork. Oh, how I loathe doing it. My beloved spouse and I have done the best we could to make it tolerable. We have a lovely space, adequate temperature control and, although our desk chairs have a stain or two, one can sit in…
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A&E with Jeremy
Network TV fights back this fall Jeremy Grossman The fall 2014 television season is officially underway, with new shows and returning favorites making their premieres in the coming weeks. But the current television landscape makes it more and more challenging for the broadcast networks — ABC, NBC, Fox and CBS — to compete with the…
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IN THE NEWS
The time to have fun is today Mark Rosman I have the feeling once again that time is flying by. Wasn’t it just yesterday that I was taking my son, Nate, to Penn State University to begin his freshman year in Happy Valley? It sure seems that way. But here I am, a couple of…
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A lone horse is a picture of solitude in a field off Davis Station Road, Upper Freehold Township, on Sept. 6.
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Elected positions are not supposed to be ‘jobs’
A s the important mid-term election approaches, desperate, power-crazed politicians seeking re-election resort to their same pathetic tricks to give the economy an artificial stimulus and make us feel better so we will be conned into voting again for them. The most obvious examples are the various highly visible road-related projects, including resurfacing that is…
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Public education, private sector needs differ
I am writing in response to the recent decision by the California courts that teacher tenure laws are unconstitutional. That being said, having worked in public education for 29 years, I do agree that there is a need to reform the tenure laws. Yes, there are incompetent and lazy teachers, and often administrators are too…
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New program led to decline in tax appeals
I am proud to announce that Moody’s Investors Service, a trusted bond credit rating business, has recognized Monmouth County’s 28 percent decline in total property tax appeals in 2014. This decline is largely due to reforms to the county’s property valuation, inspection and appeals procedures. The county’s reforms stemmed from participating in the Real Property…
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ARE WE THERE YET
Boys and bugs are not perfect for one mom Lori Clinch Boys. Parenting them is certainly not for the faint of heart. Over the years, we have watched them cover themselves in mud for no apparent reason. We have seen them chase birds across the yard, throw rocks at the sky and work tediously to…
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Robert William Hoynes
Dec. 25, 1965 – May 4, 2014 Robert William Hoynes, 48, of Manalapan, passed away from cardiac arrest on May 4, 2014. Born to MaryAnn and the late Robert J. Hoynes, he grew up in Colts Neck. Robert was raised in a household with five loving sisters who absolutely adore him. He worked as the…
