Sen. Karcher’s staff helps resident obtain disability payments
     On Dec. 19, I had surgery and my employer filed a claim with the office of temporary disability on my behalf. On Feb. 9, almost seven weeks postoperatively, I called the disability office and was informed they were waiting for additional paperwork from a previous employer I had only worked for part ...
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Questions remain on true cost of drug bill
     Many seniors were chagrined when the AARP, "their" organization, supported the passage of a seriously flawed Medicare drug bill.
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Writer perplexed as to why council vetoed ordinance
     I have read with great interest the recent articles in the newspaper about the problems Marlboro residents are facing because of overdevelopment. It seems many homeowners are burdened with water problems caused by faulty construction and design.
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Progress continues to be made in Freehold Borough
     My name is Jayne Carr and I have served as the executive director of the Freehold Center Partnership for the past seven years. The partnership is the self-assessing district of downtown Freehold by which the private sector has, with a unanimous vote, invested over $200,000 a year for its economic pr...
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Democrats’ actions created need for appeal process
     That was an amusing letter written to the News Transcript by Marlboro Township Council Democrats allegedly defending their voting down an ordinance which would have provided township residents recourse in appealing "use variances" to the council.
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PAAD figures came from info distributed by AARP
     This is in response to Gert Feldman’s sarcastic letter in the News Transcript of April 14 on the subject of Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD).
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