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Board ponders next move in wake of plan’s defeat
Freehold Borough voters reject referendum for school improvements BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer to go out for this referendum and end up failing three times, but he said the board will probably decide to do that. “Unfortunately, the people have not heard our message,” he said. “I understand where…
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Middle school schedules face possible adjustment
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — Possible changes to the schedules at both Marlboro middle schools are expected to be a topic of discussion at the next few Board of Education meetings. In order to increase time on task for core subjects such as math, English, science, social studies and…
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Real movement needed on first aid squad request
The members of the Eng-lishtown-Manalapan First Aid Squad have as much patience as they have patients. The all-volunteer squad has responded to more than 3,000 calls for assistance during 2005. The squad’s president, John J. Cuccia Jr., informed the Manal-apan Township Committee of that fact during a recent appearance before the governing body. It was…
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Letters
Clients of Open Door appreciate generosity On behalf of the board of trustees, volunteers and clients of the Freehold Area Open Door, I would like to thank the community for their generous outpouring of donations for Thanksgiving. On Nov. 20, many of our regular volunteers were joined by two-dozen students to pack 294 dinners which…
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Preschool collects items for La.
MANALAPAN — Ivy League Preschool, Gordons Corner Road, is holding a holiday donation drive to benefit students affected by Hurricane Katrina. The preschool is collecting books, arts and crafts supplies and other items for the East St. John Elementary School in LaPlace, La., about 25 miles outside of New Orleans. Many of the students at…
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Just like starting over
For the moment, it’s back to square one for the venerable American Hotel on Main Street in Freehold Bor-ough. The hotel — which in recent years was a popular banquet facility and restaurant — has been closed since late 2003. A series of financial issues put the owners in a position where they were no…
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Former Marlboro mayor was a memorable person
In the News Mark Rosman It is difficult to believe that it has been almost a generation since I walked into the News Transcript office in July 1982 and was given a tryout as a newspaper reporter. The editor told me to go to Marlboro and write a story about the residents of a trailer…
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These homeowners say they’re getting robbed
Coda Greg Bean If you think we’re making progress eradicating organized crime, you probably ought to take a look at Long Branch, N.J., where there are plenty of people who’d argue the city fathers have turned municipally organized crime into an art form. Recently, the city took its first legal step in condemning 11 of…
