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Freehold Twp. committeemen thank voters for continued support
We would like to thank our Freehold Township residents for supporting our re-election bid on Nov. 7. We are extremely pleased with the election results. In the past, we have and will continue to work diligently to provide excellent services while maintaining one of the lowest municipal tax rates in Mon-mouth County. Please do not…
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Obituaries
George Riehl George J. Riehl Jr., 72, of Howell, died Nov. 18, 2006 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Newark, he had lived in Elizabeth, Roselle Park, Matawan and Rumson before moving to Howell in 2005. He was a baker with the Bakery and Confectionery Union, Local 50. Mr. Riehl was predeceased by…
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For veteran teacher, play was the thing
Richard Kovach will retire in Dec. after 30 years in Marlboro BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff Robertsville Elementary School, Marlboro, physical education teacher Richard Kovach says that when he retires this month, he will miss his daily interaction with the young children he instructs. MARLBORO –…
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Seniors at The Villages continue to support charities
The senior community called The Villages, tucked away among the many trees and lakes, has had fund drives to help the volunteer first aid squads of Howell and Farmingdale. Our drives depend mostly on raffles sold $1 at a time in front of local stores like Acme, Rite Aid, 7-Eleven, Shop ‘n’ Bag, Stop and…
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Books, bags, mags support band
The Manalapan High School Music Parents Association is sponsoring several fundraising events to help support the band. Proceeds will help offset the cost of the band’s trip to the Washington, D.C., Music Festival in April. Band parents will be offering free gift-wrapping of presents at Barnes & Noble, 3981 Route 9, Freehold Township, on Dec.…
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Devastation is still evident in Mississippi a year later
Last week I and nine other Ameri-Corps members of New Jersey Public Interest Research Group’s Community Water Watch took a service trip down to Mississippi. We went to help with the continued rebuilding effort in an area that, a year later, is still ravaged from Hurricane Katrina. I had seen the images on TV of…
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Imaginations take flight with pupils’ Mars plans
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Howell Memorial Middle School pupils (l-r) Brent Bovenzi, Chris Payette and Erika Leone present their plans for a mission to Mars during the Imagine Mars project, sponsored by NASA and the National Endowment for the Arts. HOWELL – If humans are to one day…
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Resident irked with rights granted to illegal aliens
I am now convinced that the U.S. courts and Congress are completely mad. How can illegal aliens sue anyone for anything in our courts? They are illegal and should not even be here. Newspapers like the News Transcript should run headlines that name these people as they are, illegal aliens. They are not immigrants, they…
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Taxpayers’ cry for help could soon be answered
New Jersey homeowners struggling with unrelenting property tax increases finally have hope that, after all these years, help may be on the way. And while we’re not about to start counting our savings, the mere fact that real reform has become the chief focus in Trenton is good news indeed. The prospective tax relief comes…
