Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Obituaries
Peter P. Dirito Obituaries Peter P. Dirito Mr. Dirito, 69, of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, died June 20 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in West New York, he resided in Port Monmouth for several years. He was a maintenance worker at Bayshore Community Hospital for 15 years, retiring in 1996. He served…
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Marlboro school board is following all the right steps in planning addition to early learning center
I am disappointed by, but not surprised at, Isabel Shaw’s letter in the June 9 News Transcript. If Ms. Shaw had attended any of the many meetings at which the proposed addition to the Marlboro Early Learning Center was discussed, or even the one May 25 meeting in question, rather than basing her opinion on…
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Resident believes Manalapan will be insolvent this year
The article published in your June 9 issue regarding the Manalapan budget neglected to mention certain facts about the budget that the people of Manalapan need to know. In particular, your article neglected to point out that (the Township Committee’s) financial wheeling and dealing will leave Manalapan insolvent at the end of 2004. To begin…
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Odyssey of the Mind team deserves congratulations
Thank you for your article on the Manalapan Odyssey of the Mind teams and their success at the state tournament. (News Transcript, May 12). As a parent of a team member from the Taylor Mills School team of seven third-graders, I would like to thank Coach Sharyn Fisher for her time and efforts this year.…
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Freehold residents must make their voices heard now
We are all aware that Freehold Borough is being reassessed. Just wait until you get your revised tax bill. Of course, Freehold Borough still does not have any significant "ratables" to help to deter high taxes. However, we now have an added burden which is to educate all the illegal immigrants’ children. Our grammar schools…
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Enjoy the moment on a special evening
Enjoy the moment on a special evening Enjoy the moment on a special evening Tonight will be a night with a lot of smiling faces in the eight communities that make up the Freehold Regional High School District as 2,400 seniors conclude their high school education. It is graduation night — a night when administrators,…
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Obituaries
Julia Lovejoy Obituaries Julia Lovejoy Mrs. Lovejoy, 86, of Manalapan died May 16 at home. Born in Queens, N.Y., she had lived in Manalapan for seven years. She was predeceased in 1960 by her husband, Robert. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Charles and Marie Lovejoy of Manalapan, and James and Joan Lovejoy of Brooklyn,…
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Combining towns might mean savings for residents
How about Englishtown and Manalapan merging to form a single town? I was thinking about our high property taxes and how to cut down on government expenses. Then it dawned on me. If the two towns become one we could cut down on a lot of expenses — one municipal building, one police force, one…
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Obituaries
Dr. Benjamin Richmond Obituaries Dr. Benjamin Richmond Dr. Richmond, 83, of Boynton Beach, Fla., formerly of Freehold, died May 31 at home. He moved to Boynton Beach in October 2003, after retiring from his Freehold medical practice of 55 years, an office that had been his childhood home. A graduate of Rutgers University, New Brunswick,…
