• Resident says Colts Neck K-8 is a broken school system

    One of the really nice things about the Internet is that it makes it very easy to do research. Anyone can go to the New Jersey Department of Education website and check out the comparative spending and academic performance measures for every school district in the state. This means underperforming, overspending districts have no place…

  • Lack of support from politicians is infuriating to citizens group

    A recipe for disaster is brewing at the 11,000-acre main side base of Naval Weapons Station Earle — which spans Colts Neck, Tinton Falls and Wall Township — and the indifference of U.S. senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, as well as Gov. Jon Corzine is inexcusable and irresponsible government. All New Jersey residents should…

  • Class of 1939 still showing Freehold pride

    Seventy years ago I had the privilege of being a member of the Freehold High School graduating class. What is left of the graduation committee is Franklin Ecks and Dorothy Hillpot. We tried to have a reunion this year, but circumstances took over. For the first time, the class of 1939 will not have a…

  • Racetrack slots would provide needed revenue

    What are the issues that matter to New Jersey residents? Time and again, voters have supported open space initiatives on the ballot. In these difficult economic conditions, new revenue sources are desperately needed. Why then, is the current administration refusing to consider the installation of video lottery terminals (VLTs), or slots, at the state’s racetracks,…

  • Holland America Club welcomes new members

    The purpose of our club, The Holland America Club, is to reach out to the many Dutch people who live in Central Jersey and recreate the famous Dutch coziness (gezelligheid) among ourselves with coffee and cookies and listen to our life’s stories. We celebrate specific Dutch festivals such as Queen Beatrix’s birthday on April 30…

  • It’s the full-court press on laundry

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH Laundry. It’s the bane of my existence. It challenges me, humiliates me and tempts me to call a flagrant foul as I shout out, “For the love of Tide, why is this shirt in the dirty clothes when it’s still on a hanger?” Laundry takes up my mornings,…

  • Sure could use a little bit of good news today

    Coda • GREG BEAN Every day, I wake up with a different song playing on an endless loop in my brain. Why my brain picks that day’s song has always been a mystery to me. On days when the song of the day is something by Ry Cooder or Bruce Springsteen, I walk with an…

  • Business Briefs

    Dr. Marc Cohen, Marlboro Podiatry Center, is celebrating his 25th anniversary in the Manalapan-Marlboro area. In the spring of 1984, he opened his first office on Main Street in Marlboro with a move shortly thereafter to his current office at 225 Taylor Mills Road, Manalapan. Cohen is a diplomate, board certified by the American Board…

  • Children’s event at Edison Library April 15

    The Clara Barton Branch Library, 141 Hoover Ave., Edison, will host a special children’s program at 10:30 a.m. on April 15. The half-hour event will feature songs, stories and activities to stimulate your child. No siblings are permitted in the room during the event. This is a drop-in program with limited space, so participants are…

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