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Gov. Chris Christie must make full payment to pension fund
YOUR TURN CASEY BARILKA GUEST COLUMN The people of New Jersey need to come to grips with a reality that will soon have a tremendous impact on the state’s economy. That reality is that if the current funding of the Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund (TPAF) remains the same, the fund will be insolvent in…
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Dr. Oz is a competent, caring physician
Recently, certain doctors have accused Dr. (Mehmet) Oz of “quackery.” Dr. Oz responded on his television show to the criticism. I did not need Dr. Oz’s television response to put the lie to the baseless attack on one of the world’s great heart surgeons. Dr. Oz repaired my mitral valve in a complex operation. A…
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GERARD TRABALKA Roosevelt Park in Edison provides a picturesque setting for an afternoon stroll.
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Suspect faces multiple charges
A Freehold Borough resident has been charged with illegally entering five businesses in Howell and committing thefts at three of those locations. He has also been charged with burglary and criminal mischief at a business in Manalapan. Isiah Casrell, 28, was charged in connection with multiple incidents that occurred in Howell on March 19, according…
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Dinners prepared by local congregation
FREEHOLD — Congregation Kol Am’s Social Action Committee recently prepared 70 chicken and rice dinners for Ronald Mc- Donald House in Long Branch and the Center in Asbury Park. The purpose of the project was to help provide meals for families who stay at Ronald McDonald House while their child is a patient at nearby…
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Area students earn accolades
Students from around the state recently presented their research posters to a group of judges at the Monmouth Junior Science Symposium. The primary goal of the symposium is to promote research and experimentation in the sciences, engineering and mathematics at the high school level, and to publicly recognize students for outstanding achievement, according to a…
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Marlboro school board members questioned on exam, curriculum
By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer MARLBORO — Some members of the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education spoke candidly about their feelings toward the Common Core State Standards and the state-mandated Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam at a recent meeting. “I don’t want the district to spend another…
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Fitzgerald, Bartolomeo seek seats in Colts Neck
COLTS NECK — In a tight-knit community like Colts Neck, there is really no such thing as a “goodbye,” especially as Jim Schatzle enters his final few months on the Township Committee. “When you are so invested in a project like the Township Committee, it does feel like there will be a gap come January,”…
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First United Methodist Church, 91 W. Main St., Freehold, will host a “Java and Jubilation: Coffeehouse” at 7:30 p.m. May 16. This is a free event. For more information, visit www.freeholdmethodist.org. Olive Branch Lodge No. 16, Free and Accepted Masons, will hold a blood drive at the lodge, 2 Dutch Lane Road, Freehold,…
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