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Borough educator makes parents school partners
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer PHOTOS BY SCOTT PILLING staff Freehold Borough school district home-school liaison Nancy Moran-Kiernan explains the objectives of her evening workshop to Spanish-speaking adults at the Park Avenue Elementary School. The classes sponsored by the K-8 school district two nights a week are part of…
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Township should reconsider revising new recycling center hours
On Feb. 18 I received a notice in the mail from the township of Freehold that they were severely cutting back on the weeks that the recycling center will be open to township residents. The notice indicated this would provide for a more efficient manner of recycling brush and bulk since it would pick up…
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Obituaries
Frances Flerx Mrs. Flerx, 80, of Westfield, died Feb. 12 at Sunrise Assisted Living, Marlboro. Born in Plainfield, she had lived in Scotch Plains before moving to Westfield. She was a surgical fitter for Williams Surgical Co., Plainfield. After retiring, she worked part time at Personal Touch, Scotch Plains, and Shepherd’s Nook, a Christian bookstore…
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People can make a home in Freehold
The small town of Freehold Borough has been under the microscope for the past year, and has received some unwarranted “bad press.” I have lived in Freehold Borough all of my life. Yes, the town has changed in many ways. How-ever, Freehold is still a great little town. Our schools are overcrowded, but we have…
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Hotel issue needs answers
If the situation involving the American Hotel on East Main Street, Freehold Borough, wasn’t so pathetic, it might be comical. But there is absolutely nothing funny about a historic landmark being left to rot away — essentially demolition by neglect — in the middle of the most visible block in the borough. One might ask…
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Resident questions motives of Marlboro’s mayor
There is a new form of pay-to-play evolving in Marlboro’s politics. In it’s latest version an individual contributes to a campaign and is awarded a position on a board or commission instead of receiving municipal contracts. Sadly, this new version potentially has a more devastating effect on a town. I have been the most vocal…
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The timing seems right for a new direction in Marlboro
It seems now that there is a new third party rising in Marlboro, more and more examples of the political bossism alleged by this reform group are coming to light. Last week, Herbert Resnick wrote a letter both apologizing for his “old guard” connections and admitting to the “bossism” practices of appointments to municipal authorities.…
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Marlboro schools slate kindergarten registration
Daytime registration for kindergarten students entering the Marlboro Township K-8 Public Schools in September has been scheduled for March 1, 3 and 4 at the Marlboro Early Learning Center, 171 Tennent Road, from 9:15 a.m. to noon. Evening registration will be held March 2 and 16 from 6-8:30 p.m., by appointment only, at the transportation…
