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IN THE NEWS
School rankings. Who doesn’t love them? Me Mark Rosman This week I came across an interesting opinion piece written by Larry Feinsod, the executive director of the New Jersey School Boards Association. His column touched on a topic that comes up on a somewhat regular basis at schools and in the communities that are served…
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Philosophy & music will combine
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will welcome David Brahinsky in a twopart presentation on Oct. 13. At 1 p.m., Brahinsky will present “Spinoza’s Influence on the Liberal, Democratic Tradition.” At 2:30 p.m. he and the Roosevelt String Band will perform in concert. The cost of both events is $18 for…
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GUEST COLUMN
Get outdoors – there’s an app for that! MICHELE S. BYERS A ny time is a good time to explore New Jersey’s great outdoors … and fall is especially glorious. If you want to find out where to hike, bike, paddle, fish, bird-watch, hunt or visit historic sites, check your phone! More than 60 percent…
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GUEST COLUMN
Your town, your newspaper, your life JIM ZACHARY A s newspaper executives struggle over whether the news should be digital first, tablet first, SMS first or print first, readers know exactly what they want their local newspaper to be — community first. Reading a newspaper is not like reading a novel, a magazine, a history…
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Stand on legalization of marijuana off-base
I have just finished reading Raymond Kostanty’s Oct. 2 letter to the editor criticizing state Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini for her opposition to the legalization of marijuana. My first reaction after finishing his letter was that it was “tongue in cheek” since his first remark was that Assemblywoman Angelini was not upholding her oath of…
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Boys burned playing with fire
MANALAPAN — Two 11-year-old boys were hospitalized on the evening of Sept. 25 after they sustained burns while apparently lighting sneakers on fire. According to Manalapan police, at 7:14 p.m. a juvenile male who lives in Manalapan drove his vehicle to the Pine Brook School, Pease Road, to locate his parents who were attending Back…
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Marlboro council plans to revise drug-free zones
MARLBORO — Municipal officials are hoping to fine-tune the map that defines drugfree zones in Marlboro. During its Sept. 26 meeting the Township Council introduced an ordinance that could amend the existing drug-free zone map. The ordinance will be up for adoption following a public hearing that will be held at the council’s 7 p.m.…
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Teenager injured in auto mishap
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding an incident in which a local teenager was seriously injured. According to a statement released by Freehold Township police Sgt. Raymond Piccolini, officers responded to the corner of Townsend Drive and Prescott Place at 3:39 p.m. Oct. 2…
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Archives and History Day makes stop at library HQ
Monmouth County Archives and History Day will take place on Oct. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. As the county’s caretaker of historic documents for the past 26 years, the staff has prepared a month-long exhibit, which opened Oct. 1, titled “The Bootlegger Era:…
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