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Howell H.S. to present ‘The Diviners’
HOWELL – The Howell High School Drama Club will present “The Diviners” this weekend at Howell High School, Squankum-Yellowbrook Road. “The Diviners” will be performed Oct. 24-25 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 26-27 at 8 p.m. “The Diviners” is a play about friendship and trust. The story takes place during the Great Depression in the…
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Mayor Kleinberg’s claims fall short of reality in Marlboro
Ifind Marlboro Mayor Robert Kleinberg’s ad, Kleinberg’s Corner, to be aptly named since that is where he finds himself. Backed into the corner trying to hide behind the transparent claims of corruption fighting and stopping development. Neither has he done. If you listen to him you’ll believe he alone was responsible for the pretty sunset…
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School part of hunger challenge
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Eisenhower Middle School, Burlington Road, will join the 2007 Schools Holiday Hunger Challenge being offered by the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. According to a press release, the Food- Bank has challenged all elementary, intermediate and high schools – public and private – in Monmouth and Ocean counties to think…
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Republican club leader throws support to Hornik
The election in Marlboro is about the future of our town and not about party affiliation. I represent many Republicans in Marlboro who are not supporting Mayor Robert Kleinberg. As the acting president of the Marlboro Republican Club, here are our concerns: • Municipal taxes have increased over the past four years. In this election…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Freehold Township High School student Anne Farinella, 17, paints a picture of Super Mario on a storefront window along Main Street, Freehold Borough, on Oct. 16. Students from the Freehold Regional High School District continued their tradition of painting the borough’s store windows with Halloween themed pictures.
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New Jersey population will only get more diverse
As the most racially and ethnically diverse state in the country, New Jersey faces unique opportunities and challenges to create inclusive communities, a productive workforce, a responsive educational system, bias-free institutions and a respectful society. The recent American Conference on Diversity survey, New Jersey: A Statewide View of Diversity, shows residents’ attitudes, behaviors and opinions…
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Get involved, ask questions, make an informed decision
Imoved to Marlboro eight years ago. I have never really been involved with politics, never really paid much attention to local politics at all. I have a friend who is very involved. He grew up in Marlboro, as did my wife. My inlaws moved to Marlboro from Brooklyn looking for a better life. So did…
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Clifton right to speak up on immigration
In a letter published in the Oct. 17 News Transcript (“Freeholder Knows County Has No Say on Immigration”), Frank Argote-Freyre accuses Monmouth County Freeholder Robert Clifton of small-minded political pandering. This pronouncement was apparently motivated by Freeholder Clifton’s desire for Monmouth County to ban contractors knowingly employing illegal aliens. Mr. Argote-Freyre blithely goes on to…
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Resident calls on officials to reject benefits
Last year I went with my wife to a town meeting to ask our Township Council and our mayor to help us reduce the costs to Marlboro taxpayers. I asked Mayor Robert Kleinberg and the council members to not take the free health and dental coverage that the state offers to part-time officials. This benefit…
