Board should stop whining & cut the budget
      Ifind it interesting that the Freehold Township Board of Education members are so appalled (Mindy Wille) and offended (Grace McMillan) that the Township Committee had the audacity to cut their defeated budget, thereby ignoring the will of the minority.
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Litter on streets of Howell is embarrassing
      The township of Howell is becoming an embarrassment with its litter-strewn streets. Every day when I leave my house and sit at the light on Lanes Mill Road and Route 9, I could scream. The garbage, mostly plastic bags from Wal-Mart, is all over the property next to the Southard School and continues across Route 9 down Lanes Mill Road.
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Staten Island native is getting tired of being told to go home
      I am writing on behalf of all of us former Staten Islanders who have been mistreated and unfairly stigmatized due to our immigration to Monmouth County. I was born and raised in Staten Island, N.Y. I spent 38 wonderful years in a community full of warmth, acceptance and peace.
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Pupils get important lesson on community preservation
      The forest industry's need for coastal redwoods and Douglas firs in the Pacific Northwest was supplanted by the northern spotted owl's need for habitat. The epic struggle between these opposing forces may have been the impetus for a Dr. Seuss book written in 1971 called "The Lorax.
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Superintendent appreciates support for school budget
      To the residents of Manalapan and Englishtown: I want to personally thank everyone for coming out to vote on the budget this past April 15. Your support will allow us to maintain the high level of excellence that you have come to expect from the Manalapan- Englishtown Regional School District.
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Short voting window may be a detriment to turnout
      In the News Transcript of May 14, 2008, both (Freehold Township Mayor) Eugene Golub ("We're concerned why people didn't show up to vote on the school budget") and Township Committeeman David Salkin ("If people don't bother to show up to vote …") pose a question and make a statement about the lack of voter participation regarding the school budget.
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