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  • Marlboro voters OK budget for 2007-08

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer MARLBORO – Voters on April 17 approved a $59.99 million general fund tax levy to support a $78.5 million budget for the 2007-08 school year. According to non-certified voting totals provided by the Board of Education on April 18, the budget was approved with a vote…

  • New Jersey residents reach out to support U.S. troops

    The Freehold Family Readiness Group of the 1-114th New Jersey Army National Guard will be holding various events and fundraisers within the next year to support our soldiers and their families. We would greatly appreciate any donations that you can make at this time or in the near future. Please call me at (732) 547-8662…

  • Freehold Twp. voters approve school budget

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Voters on April 17 approved a local tax levy of $52.2 million to support the Board of Education’s $64.2 million budget for the 2007-08 school year. According to results provided by a Freehold Township K-8 School District official on April 18, the budget…

  • Mayor’s accomplishments give him a record to run on

    Marlboro Mayor Robert Klein-berg’s record stands on its own. When a mayor has accomplished as much as he has during his initial term, reality is that political rivals must create spin and divert attention away from those accomplishments. In the spirit of full disclosure and as a matter of fairness, it is necessary for me…

  • Obituaries

    Sophie Layton Mrs. Layton, 85, of Freehold, died April 16, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and had resided in Freehold all her life. Prior to retiring, she worked for the A&M Karagheusian rug mill, Freehold. She was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic…

  • Attorney’s practices were not illegal, but they were wrong

    A township attorney subcontracting legal work on the cheap, then submitting inflated township legal bills ironically is not illegal, it just illustrates a lack of integrity. The announcement by the U.S. Attorney that former state Sen. John Bennett is not a target for investigation suggests state Sen. Ellen Karcher’s response to the issue as being…

  • Teachers selected for honor

    MARLBORO – The Marlboro School District has announced that eight members of the teaching staff will be recognized through the Governor’s Teacher Recognition Program this year. The honorees are Pam Hoberman, special education teacher, Marlboro Early Learning Center; Laura McDonough, music teacher, Asher Holmes Elementary School; Jeff Wolf, first and second grade teacher, Frank Defino…

  • Governor’s accident delivers a message about driving

    I certainly want to wish Gov. Jon Corzine a speedy recovery from his horrific accident, but I’m still conflicted as to how this could happen. Last month, Gov. Corzine attended a meeting at Marlboro High School to sign a bill [relating to teenage drivers and the issues they face]. This program was in the thinking…

  • Pupils’ space tool design nets prize in competition

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A group of fifth-grade students from the Freehold Township schools was recently chosen among 22 winners in the Lockheed Martin 2007 Space Day Design Chal-lenges national competition. The winning team, the Mars Retrieval Experts, competed with 178 teams from 17 states in the nation and won for Best Design in Stretch and…