Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Writer questions Freeholder Little’s sudden attack on legal fees
Now that (Monmouth County Freeholder) Anna Little has ducked a background check and has fled the Republican Party, she suddenly has problems with (county counsel) Malcolm Carton’s legal fees. Why didn’t she have a problem with the billing and rates before? Why didn’t she demand paperwork before? Why did she vote to approve bills before?…
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Greg Bean
Coda New Jersey behind China on eminent domain reform If Americans want to prevent losing their homes to eminent domain abuse, maybe they ought to consider moving to a place that has a higher regard for the notion of private property rights. Somewhere like China. According to a recent story in the Washington Post, lawmakers…
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Editor must take care when tossing around the ‘c’ word
Greg Bean’s “Concerned Citizens” piece in the Feb. 22 issue of Tri-Town News (” ‘Concerned Citizen’ is Still Busy Writing Letters”) was interesting despite its snarky and mean comments about people who might have very good reasons for being concerned and very good reasons for wanting to remain anonymous apart from the cowardice he so…
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Public hearing scheduled on high school budget
Second question asks if freshman sports should be continued BY TOYNETT HALL and MARK ROSMAN Staff Writers BY TOYNETT HALL and MARK ROSMANStaff Writers The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has introduced a $165.1 million budget for the 2007-08 school year. The board introduced the budget during a meeting held at Freehold…
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Latino leaders would do well to work with community
Recently, several articles appeared in our local newspapers saying members of the Latino community were very upset with comments posted on the PEOPLE (Pressing Elected Officials to Preserve our Living Environment) Internet Web page, by Councilman Marc Le Vine, a member of the Freehold Borough governing body. I decided to attend a Borough Council meeting…
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NYC tragedy is why Freehold council deserves support
I hope the tragedy in the Bronx has proven to the people of Freehold Borough the necessity of supporting our Borough Council members and their efforts in the prevention of illegal housing in our town. Twenty-two people, all illegal immigrants, living in a single-family dwelling was disastrous for them, and potentially for their neighbors. This…
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Wonser Macon
Wonser Leon Macon, 57, of Freehold, died March 12, 2007 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Birmingham, Ala., he had lived in Howell prior to moving to Freehold 32 years ago. Mr. Macon was a taxi driver for Leon’s Taxi, Englishtown for more than 10 years, retiring two years ago. He was a…
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Ruth Rising
Ruth M. Rising, 87, of formerly of Freehold Township, died March 12, 2007, at Goodwill Retirement Community, Grantsville, Md. Born in Coventry, N.Y., she had resided in Marlboro and Freehold Township before moving to Oakland two-and-a-half years ago. Mrs. Rising was a registered nurse prior to her retirement. She was a graduate of the Englewood…
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