Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Stiff sentences will set examples for officials
Recently, federal Judge William Walls sentenced a local elected official to serve more time than was expected by certain people. I am sure the judge received the admiration of many people in our county and state. Come the last week in October, several more elected officials and also former employees of Monmouth County are up…
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Local rabbi is within his rights to worship in his home
After reading the Sept. 26 letter to the editor authored by Henry Blum in regard to Rabbi Avraham Bernstein and what he “is attempting to do” (“Resident Supports Attempt to Gather Evidence”), I became overwhelmingly compelled to respond. Mr. Blum, in essence, is “appalled” by the actions of the rabbi, namely that he is “building…
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Commissioner discusses how turf field came about
As a member of the Recreation and Parks Commission in Marlboro, and having been a participant in the commission’s decisions, I feel it is incumbent upon me to offer some clarification about the much talked about turf field. The commission began an exploration process in connection with the viability of placing synthetic turf on some…
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Without bedrock voters, the party’s all but over
GREG BEAN Coda Afriend of mine, who’s also a newspaper columnist, lives in one of those red states, and is about as conservative as they come. I’ve always figured I was fairly conservative, but this guy’s dedication to the core philosophy puts mine to shame. Even mention Ronald Reagan’s name in his presence and he…
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Sometimes in relationships things are just ‘meant to be’
CLARE MARIE CELANO Girl Talk There’s a Yiddish expression I fell in love with the moment I heard it – beshert. It means “meant to be.” Like karma and serendipity, this phenomenon is nothing less than a message from God. Sometimes beshert comes to us as intimate relationships, friends, lovers, angels even, on our path…
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Parent facing stiff penalties for assault
The parent of a Colts Neck Pop Warner League football player has provided his hometown children’s league and the state of New Jersey with its latest youth sports black eye. It is another in a growing litany of parents behaving poorly in front of children. On Sept. 30 after Pop Warner youth football play at…
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Obituaries
Dorothy G. Fauser Mrs. Fauser, 88, of Howell, died Sept. 27, 2007, at Madison Center, Matawan. Born in Freehold, she was a lifelong area resident. Mrs. Fauser was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church of Freehold. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles, in 1975, as well as two sisters, Helen…
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Career night, open house at automotive academy
To illustrate the rapid evolution of American cars, the Automotive Technology Academy at Manalapan High School, Church Lane, Manalapan, will showcase a large display of antique and classic cars at its annual Career Night/Open House on Oct. 16 between 6-9 p.m. (rain date is Oct. 18). The program, open to the public, provides students and…
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Hornik has experience needed to lead Marlboro into the future
Ihave lived in Marlboro for 23 years and have known Jon Hornik, the Democratic candidate for mayor, since he was 14 years old. Jon not only lives in Marlboro, he is of Marlboro. He’s spent most of his life living in Marlboro and experiencing all that the town is and has been. He’s seen it…
