Around Town
The treadmill that never stops - it's motherhood
Amy Rosen
      When I was growing up, my mother stayed home and my father worked. I depended on my mom to wake me up in the morning, give me breakfast and drive me to and from school. She even picked me up for lunch, took me home, had a hot lunch waiting - which I ate while watching my favorite TV show...
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Stagnant Assembly has defused bomb threat bill
"Events in the news of late have made us wonder whatever happened to that proposal..."
      It has been almost a year since we first supported a state bill that would crack down on those who make false public alarms. Events in the news of late have made us wonder whatever happened to that proposal, and if you did, too, here's your answer - nothing.
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Are We There Yet?
Mom makes a mandate for thorough housecleaning
Lori Clinch
      Much to my family's dismay, I called a family meeting last week and made attendance mandatory. I know it sounds cruel, but a woman has to resort to tough love now and then just to keep her clan on their toes.
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In the News
Marlboro provides week to remember, for a week
Mark Rosman
      In 25 years with Greater Media Newspapers I have seen some strange news weeks. There is always something happening in western Monmouth County to write about. But in all those years I can't remember a stretch like the one that occurred two weeks ago in Marlboro. It was beyond crazy, ...
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Coda
The scary sump pump and other tales of dread
Greg Bean
      My home repair motto is: If you can't fix the problem with a hammer, get a bigger hammer. That says a lot about the kind of do-it-yourself homeowner I am. In other words, I'm no kind of do-it-yourselfer at all.
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Green Scene
May 2007 - Bring cachet to the flowerpot
Gotti Kelley
      A gardener's Mecca is indeed the time in spring and early summer when pale leaves break through the soil and you envision carpets of color soon to appear. On my way to the garden beds, armed with a wheelbarrow, shovel and clippers, robins wait patiently for me to start digging, ant...
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