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Directly elected mayor makes sense for Manalapan residents
I am one of the many who have gone door to door to get signatures for the (Manal-apan change of government) petition. I am a firm believer that having a mayor directly elected by the people is preferable. Having three members from one party, the party in power, sit in a back room and decide…
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Board thanks communities for passing budget
On behalf of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Edu-cation, I wish to thank the residents of our eight communities for passing the FRHSD budget. The passage of the FRHSD budget reflects a continuing sentiment of community support and approval for the direction of our educational programs. We appreciate this community endorse-ment and…
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State’s largesse in Asbury Park is hurting other towns
A recent article in USA Today discussed the bright future of Asbury Park. Thirty-one new shops and restaurants and 3,100 new condos are planned for the waterfront. Asbury Park’s city manager claims that a “$1.3 billion wave” is about to wash over the city’s shores. A great success story, the rebirth of a failing city,…
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Keep up the pressure for school funding fix
Municipal officials and school district administrators in many New Jersey school districts will be getting down to business this week as they try to pare down budgets for the 2006-07 school year that residents rejected in the April 18 election. Residents should clearly understand one thing – rejecting a school budget does not mean your…
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County Republicans too comfortable in their old ways
As we begin to enter campaign season, it looks as if Monmouth County will be a primary target for both the Republican and Democratic parties, each looking to hold onto and gain political seats. In a letter to the editor of a local publication, Monmouth County Republican Party Chairman Fredrick P. Niemann criticized the amount…
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School attendance areas adjusted for coming year
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Board of Education at its meeting April 18 voted 8-0 to approve the following attendance area revisions effective with the start of the 2006-07 school year. Students who live on the following streets who would have previously attended the Barkalow Middle School,…
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Resident questions township’s need for 2006 vehicle
This letter is written with regard to Marlboro Mayor Robert Kleinberg’s decision to commandeer a new township-owned 2006 Dodge Durango for his personal use this past winter. Whether or not Mayor Kleinberg violated the law with such action or his decision to fuel the vehicle on the taxpayers’ dime will be left up to the…
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On Campus
Brittany Scott, daughter of Sherrie and Bob Scott of Freehold Township, has been designated an All American Col-legiate Scholar by Monmouth Univer-sity, West Long Branch, where she is a sophomore majoring in both English and elementary education in the School of Honors. She also was inducted into the Delta Sigma Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta…
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Freehold Twp. board appreciates support for budget
Each year our school budget is presented to the voters of Freehold Township. Each year our community has an opportunity to express their support of our schools in a most concrete way. This vote is more critical each year as we experience flat state aid and the restrictions imposed by S-1701. Once again this April…
