[Dr. Anthony J. Toole]

Originally Posted by Johny Joe Hold

I will send my Freehold city guys out to haul the trash away.

Maybe there's a better solution using private contractors to handle these jobs? Get rid of expensive staff that require background checks and salaries and bring in one-off nobodies that you don't need to talk to. These people WANT to do that job, just like Uber, not like sulking unionized employees of the city. Strip it down to the bone and cut taxes - that's what the people voted for (*).


(*) I presume Freehold uses the electoral college system where voters vote for the representative (Pastor Zeke) who decides who to appoint as Mayor.

[BrotherLarry]

Brother Mr. Mayor,


As you may have noticed, your last name (Hold) bears a relationship to the city of Freehold, in that the last four letters (H O L D) are the same. I am curious. Do any of your ancestors have any foundational history with the city?


Did perhaps a campaign to have a relative released from prison (for example, FREE HOLD!) result in the city being named such? Or is it just an uncanny coincidence?


I'm sure others have wondered but were not blessed with the courage to ask.


With curiosity,
BrotherLarry