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  • Marlboro man glad to have new political opportunity

    Last week’s (Jan. 26) page one article about the new Democratic reform effort in Marlboro failed to explain the significance of this movement for change. Your article only recited numerous negative charges against the founders of the Reform Democratic Club of Marlboro by, and I quote you, “the old guard,” referring to the small group…

  • Resident questions committee’s no bid appointments

    As residents of Manalapan, we may disagree about how to resolve the issues that face our town. We may have different ideas about smart growth or how to handle our finances. Such debate is resolved through elections. However, what we can all agree on is the standard of conduct we expect from our elected officials.…

  • Marlboro Middle School math teacher earns honor

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — Terry Castoria, a Marlboro Middle School math teacher, was recognized by the Board of Education on Jan. 18 for being selected as the recipient of the 2004 Edyth May Sliffe Award for Distinguished Junior High/Middle School Mathematics Teaching. The award is presented by the…

  • Obituaries

    Joseph L. Ciaglia Mr. Ciaglia, 78, of West Long Branch, died Jan. 11 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Red Bank, he was a lifelong resident of the Shore area. Mr. Ciaglia was a painter at National Lead, Perth Amboy, and Bendix Corp., Eatontown. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War…

  • Zoning board approves revised plan for pagoda

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — Zoning board members have approved modifications to a pagoda and meditation center that initially received approval from the panel in 1999. The structures have yet to be built. Representatives of the America-Burma Buddhist Association appeared before the board earlier this month to present revised…

  • Farmingville residents fighting for their rights

    Suzanne Grant Guest Column I am not writing this letter in defense of the folks from the town of Farmingville, Long Island, N.Y. They need no defense, as they have done nothing wrong. The fact that the folks in Farmingville had the courage to speak out about the invasion into their town of thousands of…

  • Change should not have surprised firm

    Congratulations to Chair-man Peter Bellone and the Marlboro Planning Board for replacing Schoor DePalma as the board’s engineering firm. In my opinion, Schoor DePalma is simply a group of well connected lobbyists who also happen to be engineers. If the firm spent as much time looking out for the residents of Marlboro as they did…

  • Religion should not be a part of constitutional debates

    I read Bob Kotterman’s re-sponse to the ACLU article with a great deal of concern. He acknowledges that he doesn’t “think that the folks in the ACLU are evil, just misled.” It is difficult for me to understand how it is possible that people are misled when they seek to protect the rights of all…