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Harvest Fest comes to Freehold Oct. 19-20
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Pumpkins, corn stalks, small bales of hay and other harvest supplies will be available for visitors to purchase at the Freehold Borough Arts Council’s (FBAC) Harvest Fest in Downtown Freehold. The event will be held in front of the Monmouth County Hall of Records, Main Street, from…
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Board member says state dismissed ethics complaint
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The School Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint that was filed against a Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education member earlier this year. In a decision released this summer, the commission cleared Michael Messinger, who represents Marlboro on the FRHSD board, of alleged violations of the School Ethics…
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Freehold Fire Department plans open house
FREEHOLD — Residents are invited to visit the Freehold Borough firehouse, West Main Street, on Oct. 20 when the Freehold Fire Department holds its third annual open house. Residents will learn what the borough’s volunteer firefighters do for the community, according to Reggie Sims, who has been a member of the fire department for more…
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ARE WE THERE YET
Not so fast on that senior discount Lori Clinch You know, there are some things you just don’t say to a woman. It’s not nice to remark on her size, it’s rude to point out facial flaws, and unless she happens to be in labor at the moment, I don’t recommend that you ask her…
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Resident supports Cantor, Metzger, Mazzola
Marlboro is considered to have one of the best, and perhaps the No. 1, municipal government in the entire state of New Jersey. The job done by Mayor Jonathan Hornik is, of course, a major reason for the success of Marlboro’s government, but the mayor cannot do it alone. He needs the help of the…
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District needs a more moderate congressman
I n response to Robin Nowicki’s recent letter to the editor, “Calling On Rep. Smith to Support Gun Sense,” Congressman Chris Smith does not support HR1565 and does not advocate for universal background checks — as do the vast majority of New Jersey residents — because he espouses a far-right ideology and votes his ultra-conservative…
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Committeeman’s resignation raises questions
I n response to the Oct. 9 News Transcript article reporting former Manalapan Mayor Andrew Lucas’ abrupt resignation from office without any explanation to the public, a popular song from the year he was born comes to mind — “Take the Money and Run.” Once again, Mr. Lucas’ actions raise questions. And once again, he…
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Call for judicial independence is self-serving
So the lawyers from the New Jersey Law Journal wax poetic for the fight for a so-called independent judiciary (News Transcript, Sept. 25). I love how they wrap their rhetoric in high-sounding principles. Lawyers only start bleating when their own interests are involved. Then they try to whip up a threat to the Constitution to…
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