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Race is very much a topic of discussion
I found James G. Fitzmaurice’s recent letter to the editor (“The Trayvon Martin Shooting: A Time to Reflect”) profoundly saddening in a number of ways. First, Mr. Fitzmaurice is attempting to make the murder of a 17-year-old boy a platform for his discomforts with critical racial discourse. More broadly, it is troubling that he uses…
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Manalapan dog park will open on April 22
MANALAPAN — Some people may say thatManalapan is going to the dogs and they would be right. The grand opening of the Manalapan dog park will be held at 3 p.m. April 22.. The dog park is in Thompson Grove Park, a 64-acre municipal park in the southern portion of Manalapan. The park is bordered…
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Freehold Regional High School District puts $187M budget in place for upcoming year
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District’s (FRHSD) general fund tax levy will increase by 1 percent in 2012-13, but changes to property taxes are expected to vary throughout the district’s eight sending municipalities. Members of the FRHSD Board of Education voted 8-0 to adopt the 2012-13 budget during a March…
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Vehicles targeted in Holiday North
MANALAPAN — During the night hours on March 31, multiple unlocked vehicles that were parked in the driveway of homes onWillow Grove Way and Tamarack Drive in the Holiday North residential development were burglarized, according to information provided byManalapan police. Various items including currency, tools, phone chargers, credit cards, prescription medication, a DVD player, and…
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Student’s essay earns honor
A Marlboro High School student won a top spot in a high school essay contest conducted by the Bill of Rights Institute. The contest asked students, “How does the Constitution establish and maintain a culture of liberty?” Representing the Northeast Region, George Xie, a sophomore at Marlboro High School, earned third place and $250 in…
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Board adopts $70.7M budget
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a $70.7 million budget for the 2012-13 school year. The new spending plan is up $1.9 million from 2011-12. The 2012-13 budget does not include any layoffs. It adds teachers and programs, which is in contrast to the numerous cuts in…
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Freehold’s goal is safer, more usable streets for everyone
FREEHOLD — Keeping Freehold Borough’s streets safe and user-friendly for motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists is important to municipal officials. To that end, the Borough Council recently passed a resolution establishing and adopting a complete streets policy. Borough Administrator Joseph Bellina said it is his hope that having the complete streets policy on the books may…
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Freehold school board adopts 2012-13 budget
FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a $20.9 million budget for the 2012-13 school year . According to BusinessAdministrator Patrick DeGeorge, the budget includes an increase in state aid from $8.7 million in 2011-12 to $9.2 million in 2012-13. The budget will not eliminate any programs, cause no…
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