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  • Manalapan deserves better service from its attorney

    In January at the annual reorganization, I was a vocal objector to hiring James Kinneally (as Manalapan’s township attorney) because I felt this township, with 37,000 residents, should hire an attorney experienced in municipal law, and not a labor attorney, not a criminal attorney, nor a planning board attorney. I was told at the meeting…

  • Parents must discuss alcohol ground rules

    Well, it is that time of year again … spring is in the air and we are all counting down the days until summer break. For many parents, this is also the time of year when our children are planning proms and graduation parties. We at Prevention First want to remind you to make this…

  • It is time to give Marlboro ethics board the tools needed to operate

    For the sake of full disclosure I start this letter by letting you know that I was a recent candidate for the Marlboro Township Council as a Reform Democrat. During the campaign my running mates and I spent a great deal of time and energy addressing the deplorable state of ethics in Marlboro politics and…

  • It is time for state officials to OK a people’s convention

    I read the article “Assemblyman Blasts School Funding Methods” in your recent edition. As a District 30 voter, I am pleased to know that state Assemblyman Joseph Malone is concerned about the school funding method and spoke openly about it. He has been a state legislator since 1993 representing the 30th District (parts of Monmouth,…

  • Passage of budget is a positive result for students

    I personally congratulate and offer my heartfelt thanks to the residents of Marlboro for overwhelmingly supporting the passage of the Freehold Regional High School District budget. I would also thank others throughout the district who also gave us their support. Our district has always placed excellence in education, for all our children, as the top…

  • Greg Bean

    Coda Residents need more info about evacuation Two weeks ago, I wrote about the lack of an evacuation plan in Monmouth County and the state in case of emergency – at least a plan that anyone knows about. And toward the end of that column, I said that even if such plans exist, crisis managers…

  • David C. Abbott

    Guest Column Let legislators know about school tax issue On behalf of the Marlboro Board of Education and administration, I wish to thank the voting citizens of Marlboro, who turned out in record numbers and passed both 2006-07 budget questions that were placed on the April 18 ballot. In Marlboro, especially over the last five…

  • New Jersey’s legacy of home rule is an ancient practice

    Exorbitant taxation in New Jersey is hurting the backbone of the state’s economy, the middle class and the employers who provide the jobs. There is evidence that New Jersey’s high taxes has led to larger than expected migrations out of state since the beginning of this decade. Accordingly, New Jersey’s population growth projections are being…

  • Students will head to Iowa for Odyssey championships

    COURTESY OF PREMIER PORTRAITS AND CT SCHOOL PICTURES LLC Lafayette Mills School, Manalapan, Odyssey of the Mind team members (l-r) Michelle Rubino, Daniel LaMorte, Daniel Kronenfeld, Brianne Nealon, Amy Lagomarsino and Meredith Beirne give a lift to their coach, teacher Howie Gandelman. In May, the students will be heading to the Odyssey of the Mind…