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  • Greg Bean

    Coda Advocate’s report is cause for optimism You have to wonder if Long Branch municipal attorney James Aaron was reading the same report on the woeful inadequacy of New Jersey’s eminent domain laws that everyone else was reading. The report, released May 18 by state Public Advocate Ronald K. Chen, was the first project completed…

  • Writer disagrees with outsourcing school jobs

    On May 23, the members of the Marlboro Board of Education elected to abolish the position of custodian in the Marlboro school district and elected to subcontract the custodial services in our schools. In doing so, the nine board members voted unanimously to fire the eyes and ears that protect our children. As a member…

  • Manalapan officials should seek appraisal of land eyed for possible municipal purchase

    I write in response to the Manalapan Township Com-mittee’s request that the Manalapan Planning Board rescind its reservation of 50 acres on The Village at Manal-apan property. I am on the Planning Board, have some insight into this issue, and frankly, I do not understand the committee’s reasoning. First, some background. The Manalapan master plan,…

  • Bus driver makes child feel very special

    I want to acknowledge one bus driver, Robin Sanchez, of the Freehold Regional High School District’s van 60. She does not drive my son to school, but she did do something extraordinary for my family. Every morning, my 3-year-old son waits for his bus at our house on Stillwells Corner Road. While we wait, he…

  • On Campus

    Joel Einstein, son of Sharon and Harvey Einstein of Marlboro, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Towson University, Towson, Md. Julie Hertz, daughter of Janet and Howard Hertz of Marlboro, has been nominated for membership in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. She is a sophomore at The George Wash-ington…

  • Obituaries

    Margaret G. McCarthy Mrs. McCarthy, 79, of Freehold, died May 10 at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Jersey City, she had lived there before moving to Freehold. Mrs. McCarthy was a customer service representative for Sears, Union City, before her retirement. She was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic…

  • Pupils honored by school board

    HOWELL – At its May 17 meeting, the Board of Education rolled out the red carpet to recognize the Howell K-8 school district’s outstanding pupil achievements. A group of about 100 students received awards from a variety of disciplines, fields and organizations. The recognized students were participants and winners of: the Student Achiev-ers awards, the…

  • Board makes decision to privatize custodians

    Pritchard Industries awarded contract in Marlboro schools BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO – The Board of Education was caught between an emotional plea and a financial responsibility last week when the privatization of custodial services was approved. For weeks the board had been listening to the emotional pleas of teachers,…

  • Teacher’s play to be staged

    BY SHARON LEFF Correspondent BY SHARON LEFFCorrespondent MARLBORO – Begining June 1, Marlboro Memorial Middle School, Nolan Road, will present “Different Lives,” a play written, produced and directed by teacher John Lissaris. Lissaris also wrote and orchestrated the music. “The whole process took about a year,” said Lissaris, who teaches French and Spanish. The play…