Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Personal attack on new Republican candidate is inappropriate
When I read that Andrew Lucas had decided to campaign for a spot on the Manalapan Township Com-mittee, I applauded his decision to step up to the plate. At a time when apathy and disillusionment are the norm, when many people don’t even register to vote, it is encouraging to see a young person want…
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Gov. McGreevey should step down now
Gov. McGreevey has been linked to numerous unethical politicians and dealings, he has betrayed the residents of New Jersey with breaking his promise of "living within our means," increasing taxes and borrowing money to pay for his budget’s abusive increases, and now he is forced to face another set of his lies by an impending…
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Raceway Park has been a good neighbor for 40 years
First let me give you a little background information. I am a 65-year-old male who has lived in New Jersey all my life, within 10 miles of Raceway Park. My family has farmed in the area for over 50 years; in fact, the ground that Raceway Park is built on was a farm; my father…
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Blame N.J. Democrats, not mayor, for housing fiasco
Blame N.J. Democrats, not mayor, for housing fiasco I have been reading about the outrage by some residents of Marlboro with respect to the "affordable" housing agreement that the town came to with certain developers. These complaints are valid, but the anger should not be directed at Mayor Robert Kleinberg and the Township Council but…
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Constitution guarantees right to unpopular speech
I am astonished by the recent outcry from those who feel that the views of Michael Moore’s "Fahrenheit 911" are seditious and that he should personally be admonished or as one letter writer to [a local newspaper] recently put it, "The only thing you should think about is how film director Michael Moore is allowed…
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Obituaries
Mildred P. Plum Russell Obituaries Mildred P. Plum Russell Mrs. Russell, 79, of Keyport, died Aug. 16 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Virginia, she resided in the Aberdeen and Keyport area the past 10 years. She was a homemaker. Prior to that, she was employed at Surray Luggage, Red Bank, and Helene’s Dress…
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A job well-done
by players, coaches A job well-done by players, coaches We have a World Series champion in our own back yard. The Free-hold Township Little League Senior League all-star team accomplished something no team from our area has ever achieved before — victory in a Little League World Series. Freehold Township capped its incredible summer of…
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Your Turn
Your Turn Phil Del Turco Guest Column CFO: Town’s financial footing remains sound In consideration of recent editorials regarding the financial stability of Manalapan, as the finance officer for the township I would like to clarify some issues: Manalapan is experiencing one of its strongest financial positions in years. Last Dec. 31, 2003, Manalapan’s audited…
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Time to question motives of outside groups
I read Freehold resident Tom Baldwin’s letter to the editor of July 27 with great interest. In it, he singles out the Freehold Borough Police Department for their part in a raid at a home on Lockwood Avenue. On the surface, it seems that this raid — in which the borough police teamed up with…
