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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,…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • On Campus

    Rider University, Lawrenceville, announced that two local residents have been selected for inclusion in the 2006 edition of “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges”: Robert Fink, an accounting and marketing major from Manalapan; and Lauren Northrop, a management major from Howell. Brandon Sher, son of Barbara and Ron Sher of the Morganville…

  • 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…

  • Cycling should be encouraged with bike racks, lanes

    I am writing in response to your March 22 article “Bicycle Safety Will Get Big Push in Freehold.” I am pleased to hear that Freehold Borough has become aware of the need for increased safety for bicycle riders in the area, and the initiatives planned will provide for an important need. What remains a concern…

  • Parents need the proper skills to prevent child abuse

    Monmouth families need our help. Stories about child abuse appear in the headlines when a particularly depraved incident captures our attention, such as the tragic events of a 5-week-old baby recently shaken to death in Mount Laurel, and the horrible death of 7-year-old Nix Marie Brown in New York City. Thousands of other children will…