• School board races in New Jersey stand to become more political

    GUEST COLUMN TONY GALLOTTO This Election Day — for the first time since 1903 — voters in most of New Jersey’s school districts will elect their local board of education members on the same Nov. 6 ballot as candidates for municipal, county and federal offices, including the President of the United States. Ninety percent of…

  • Feeling a little under the weather? Then stop lying

    CODA GREG BEAN I’ve been watching the Republican National Convention on television, and the response to that shindig from people on the other side, and while it has been great theater, I started feeling pretty sorry for everyone involved because it looks like all that posturing, and spinning, and often outright prevaricating may be making…

  • Girl Scouts appreciate generosity of many donors in the community

    Marlboro Girl Scouts and Cadette Troop 1582 would like to thank members of the community, the Marlboro Public Library, and the owners of Bagel Talk in Marlboro for their overwhelming support of the Girl Scouts’ annual collection of school supplies to benefit children serviced by Open Door in Freehold. As a result of the generous…

  • Words from another voice ‘in the fringe’

    I don’t know Greater Media Newspapers columnist Greg Bean personally, but I have enjoyed his columns in this newspaper over the years. As the father of three boys in their 20s, I commiserated from afar with his pain and agony over the death of his son and mourned his loss. Otherwise, we are perfect strangers.…

  • Organ donation attracts attention of Boy Scout

    Teenager organizes panel discussion at local library BY STELLA MORRISON Staff Writer Mihir Singh What began as an inquiry by his mother became Mihir Singh’s landmark project to attain the Eagle Scout ranking with the Boy Scouts of America. Mihir, 16, organized an evening with the New Jersey Organ and Tissue Share Network on Aug.…

  • Rates for WMUA services expected to remain stable

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — Barring the possibility of unanticipated environmental regulations emanating from the state, customers of the Western Monmouth Utilities Authority (WMUA) can expect the utility’s rates to remain flat in the near future. Marlboro’s WMUA commissioners Joe Pernice and Jeff Rosen delivered the news at the Aug. 9 Township Council…

  • datebook 

     The Gordons Corner Fire Company, 683 Tennent Road, Manalapan, will celebrate 50 years of service to the community from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 8. The fire company began in 1962 with a volunteer membership of less than 10 people, answering about 50 calls a year. Today there are more than 65 volunteers in…

  • Marlboro Day will welcome community

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — The 29th annual Marlboro Day, a community celebration that welcomes residents of all towns, will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Marlboro municipal complex, 1979 Township Drive, off Wyncrest Road. In the event of rain, the date will be postponed until Sept. 23.…

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