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  • Administrators taking hard look at test results

    No Child Left Behind requires pupils to meet identified BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Administrators taking hard look at test results BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — With the federal No Child Left Behind legislation in place and school districts being judged on their performance, administrators in the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District are taking a…

  • Outsourcing will cost Americans jobs in the near future if this new trend is not reversed by U.S. politicians

    Outsourcing will cost Americans jobs in the near future if this new trend is not reversed by U.S. politicians America, wake up! If the report I read is correct, 3.3 million white-collar jobs and $136 million in wages will be lost by 2015 to outsourcing of American jobs overseas. Do you know there are consulting…

  • N.J. procedures can add cost to municipal purchases

    In my reorganization speech I mentioned that one of my main concerns over the last three years was the whole municipal procedure of using state contractors for equipment and services as well as the whole state bidding process. In this time of economic uncertainty, I find that a procedure and process that has been in…

  • More explanation needed on Marlboro animal code

    This letter is in response to a letter from Diane Yoelson (March 3, News Transcript) about a Marlboro animal ordinance. I agree with Diane in that this ordinance should not include trapping someone’s pet and taking it to a shelter. If a pet is caught in a trap and is wearing a licensed tag, shouldn’t…

  • New mayor is trying to do the right thing for Marlboro

    The Marlboro Democrats have made it very clear that they do not agree with Mayor Robert Kleinberg’s ethical, bipartisan, resident-friendly approach to government. Since I was a young girl, having moved to Marlboro in 1974, the Democrats have had a strong influence in the Marlboro government. Today the Democrats remain in power with the Democrat-controlled…

  • Building takes away areas where water is absorbed

    Marlboro has a township engineer. They have a Planning Board. They have the ability to establish building codes. They have the responsibility to stop, curb, correct flooding. Nature has the answer. Woodlands and undeveloped fields are natural water retention areas essential to absorbing ground water. The man-made, mosquito-breeding ponds, called water retention basins, are only…

  • Obituaries

    Andrew Tomasuolo Obituaries Andrew Tomasuolo Mr. Tomasuolo, 87, of Monroe died Feb. 11 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he had lived there all his life before moving to Monroe seven years ago. For many years, he was a self-employed restaurateur in Brooklyn. Surviving are his wife, Mary Catherine; two sons,…

  • More info needed before bond released

    More info needed before bond released More info needed before bond released Two Marlboro homeowners are appealing to the Township Council for help in determining why their houses are having serious issues with drainage. Township Councilman Barry Denkensohn, to his credit, has indicated that he would like builder Dan Werbler to come before the governing…

  • Your Turn

    Dolores ForsythGuest ColumnImmigrants deserve to be Your Turn Dolores Forsyth Guest Column Immigrants deserve to be Dolores Forsyth Guest Column Immigrants deserve to be shown compassion in U.S. After reading Herbert Ward’s Feb. 18 Your Turn column regarding Mexican immigrants living and seeking work in Freehold, there is something I realized I must do —…