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    Yellow daisies add sparkle to a summer day.

  • A suitable replacement for the flag pledge

    To whom or what we give our allegiance to is a religious matter that does not belong on a government agenda, let alone a public school agenda. A suitable replacement of the flag pledge at a government meeting would be for the clerk of the meeting to read, with everyone seated, the three principles in…

  • Fantastic New Jersey ‘firsts’

    YOUR TURN ffi MICHELE S. BYERS lthough New Jersey is not our “First State” — that honor goes to Delaware — this state we are in has an amazing roster of “firsts.” As we celebrate 350 years, it is a great time to look back on some of these firsts. Perhaps the best-known firsts came…

  • Q&A

    Aggressive laws with Sharon Peters I received many comments from readers when I requested a sharing of ideas about how to address aggressive driving in ways that might reduce it. Several recommended this: “stricter laws with teeth.” I love stronger highway laws — not all drivers do. And lawmakers are often reluctant to upset that…

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    Must-have Mustang with Sharon Peters Q :My husband is turning 60 later this year, and always has had Mustangs. To celebrate this milestone birthday I want to get him one of those Limited Edition Mustangs that will be offered later this year. I’ve read the number they’re making is very small and I don’t know…

  • Ellen R. Repasy

    Mrs. Repasy, 69, passed peacefully into eternal life on Saturday, July 12, 2014, at a Bangor, Maine, hospital. She was born Oct. 2, 1944, in Saddle Brook, N.J., the daughter of Harold C. and Eleanor (Denzel) Tarkanish, and attended Saddle Brook schools. She moved to Jackson, where she continued her education and received a master’s…

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    Madison Wade, 11, (l) and Annie Nolan, 11, both of Allentown, enjoy a ride on the Sizzler at the Freedom Fest State Fair on July 8. The Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold Township played host to the event for six days.

  • Resident asks board to deny application

    This letter is in regard to a proposed sports complex on Woodward Road near Route 33 in Manalapan. Tennent Road and Woodward Road is a long two-lane road that is hard to get through at different times during the day, especially at the Route 522 intersection in either direction. What will happen if this sports…

  • School costs in Freehold Borough a key issue

    I concur that we need adequate space for the children of Freehold Borough to learn, and the state has mandated extensive requirements. A newspaper mentioned that a local school district petitioned the state for funding and asked that taxpayers elsewhere in New Jersey kick in more money to help pay their bills. That district is…