Substitute teacher asks high school district for higher daily payment
     With the lowest substitute teacher rate in the area, the Freehold Regional High School District is now forced to pay a whopping 64 percent more than it should. Over a school year, this added cost could be as much as $900,000.
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Parade will honor those who have sacrificed
     In the years after the Civil War, Freehold residents would gather on Main Street on what was then known as Decoration Day, and march out to Maplewood Cemetery behind a gray mare named Dolly.
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Incumbents have answered two questions correctly
     There are two key criteria for judging incumbent decision-makers: Do they retain recognized professionals of independent judgment? and Do they respond positively to the unique needs of distinct constituent groups, which had previously opposed programs key to the election of those incumbents?
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Thank you to those who supported local food drive
     The collection of food by all of the wonderful postal workers of Man-alapan-Englishtown was a great success. We realize it is a job above and beyond their regular duties, but because of their hard work we have filled our shelves to help those in need.
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Bias incidents in local communities merit our attention
     Whether the atmosphere at the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School is as outstanding as that described by Stephen Leviton or as bad as described by Joseph Mercurio (in News Transcript letters to the editor) is irrelevant.
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Writer proposes a solution for health insurance crisis
     An individual goes to a doctor and partakes in what I would call the 20/20/20 program. It is a program that I see as a solution to the health insurance crisis.
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Democrats are doing their best to inhibit new mayor
     Builders and developers in Marlboro are probably raising their champagne glasses these days toasting their good fortune. They’re celebrating the realization they’ll once again be grasping onto "builders remedy" and threats of litigation, eventually plundering township acreage with increase...
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