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The wheels of justice keep creaking along
Greg Bean Coda Well, it doesn’t look like they’re going to take my advice on former East Brunswick Councilman Richard Walling. Regular readers may remember that a while back, shortly after Walling was charged with stealing more than $40,000 from the nonprofit Friends of Monmouth Battlefield, I suggested it might be nice to consider some…
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Bonjavanni will leave school board
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — Board of Education Vice President Mark Bonjavanni is resigning from the panel to take a paid position with the New Jersey School Boards Association. Bonjavanni, who is a teacher in Asbury Park, had to resign from his volunteer position with the board because the…
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Route 79 will never become Marlboro’s ‘downtown’ district
Marlboro’s Route 79 ordinance passed last week illustrates an interes-ting alliance, namely eminent domain. One could only wonder why Marlboro’s administration, in league with its reckless ordinance-driven Township Coun-cil, has joined forces to mirror the Supreme Court’s most egregious and ill-advised decision in recent years. The premise of the Route 79 ordinance is to suggest…
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Board, teachers trying to settle new contract
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — It remains to be seen whether a new teachers contract will be settled by negotiation or by mediation. Teachers in the Freehold Borough School District are working under the terms of a contract that expired at the end of the 2004-05 school…
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FRHSD set for ’05-06 school year
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Freshmen who are beginning their high school journey will report for orientation at the six schools in the Freehold Regional High School District on Sept. 6. All students will report to school on Sept. 8. The district serves students from Colts Neck, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough,…
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Assistant principal hired
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education has selected a new assistant principal for the Pine Brook School. John W. Spalthoff comes to the district from the Old Bridge school system in Middlesex County. “We are very pleased,” Superintendent of Schools Maureen Lally…
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Obituaries
Cora M. Tain Mrs. Tain, 96, of Freehold Township, died Aug. 9 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Amsterdam, N.Y., she had been a resident of Freehold Township since 1927. Mrs. Tain was a cafeteria cashier for Freehold Regional High School for 24 years, retiring in 1964. She was predeceased by her husband,…
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Patriot made his mark in Revolutionary days
John F. Newman Guest Column Growing up in the Monmouth and Ocean county areas, we know, or should know, that Capt. Joshua Huddy is serious business and not to be taken lightly. He is our local hero from the Revolution. Don’t mess with Huddy! But people just moving to the area, and unfortunately the youth…
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Towns have no business in the newspaper trade
Coda Greg Bean So, East Brunswick has gone into the newspaper business — without asking a single taxpayer whether that’s a business they want to be in. Generally, I’ve been a supporter of Mayor William Neary and his administration. They’ve done a lot of good work in my home community and there’s a lot to…
