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Resident says he will take a new direction in Marlboro
I’ve made some mistakes but none as big as the vote I cast for Robert Kleinberg in the last election. I met Kleinberg at a meeting at my neighbor’s house. We organized to combat the Elite Fitness application to build an enormous health club on Vanderburg Road. Kleinberg gave his views on how to defeat…
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Resident likes job Mayor Kleinberg has done for town
As a resident of Marlboro for the past 29 years, I have seen four mayors serve the town. I can honestly say that none served Marlboro with more passion and commitment than Robert Kleinberg. He took office at a time when political corruption was commonplace in our government and took on the responsibility of ridding…
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Group matches those who are willing to donate organs
The generosity of live organ donors like Harry Warren is remarkable (“Organ Donation Forges a Bond of Friendship,” News Transcript, July 11, 2007). But we wouldn’t need many live organ donors if Americans weren’t burying or cremating 20,000 transplantable organs every year. There is another good way to put a big dent in the organ…
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The ‘other guy did it’ won’t work as an alibi
GREG BEAN CODA The ‘other guy did it’ won’t work as an alibi GREG BEAN Coda One of my favorite literary characters is a guy called Otherguy Overby. Otherguy makes his first appearance in a book by Ross Thomas called “Chinaman’s Chance.” In the book, it’s explained that Otherguy got his name because every time…
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Are We There Yet?
Mom’s foreign language skills are a little rusty LORI CLINCH ‘Are you relieved that the kids are back in school?” a kind soul asked me just last week. I think I shocked him when I said I was not happy at all. After all, one might think that a mother of four boys would be…
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Volunteers are due respect from municipal officials
Your Turn SANDRA LIPPMAN Guest Column Volunteers are due respect from municipal officials Your Turn . SANDRA LIPPMAN Guest Column There is one thing today experts in any field can agree on and that is that good leaders are hard to find. The struggle we see to find highly qualified candidates in politics is in…
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Obituaries
Eileen M. Morgan Mrs. Morgan, 70, of Farmingdale, died Aug. 21, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Elizabeth, she was raised in Belmar and had lived in Brick before moving to Farmingdale in 1967. She was the night manager at Pat’s Diner, Belmar, from 1959 until her retirement in 1990. Mrs.…
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R’s and Stars program returns to Eisenhower
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – In addition to new students, new teachers and the overall excitement that comes at the beginning of a new school year, the Eisenhower Middle School, Burlington Road, added to that enthusiasm with its second annual R’s and Stars Kick-Off. The kick-off is part of a school-wide program which promotes defining, teaching and…
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Teen honored for work in science fair
Allison Belfer, 14, of Manalapan, was selected as a semifinalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge. She was one of only two students selected from New Jersey to compete in this science contest for middle school students. Allison was first selected as an award winner at the 2007 Delaware Valley Science Fair with…
