Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Answers too obvious
How ridiculous can you possibly get? Asking a bunch of mothers what’s their opinion of ATVs riding on the local streets. What answer did you expect to get? "It’s fine as long as they do the speed limit"? Why don’t you ask some ATV enthusiasts if there is sufficient places to ride? Just because a…
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U.S. finds itself in a mess in Iraq with no clear policy
This letter is in response to "United States is Helping Iraq to Build a Better Society" (News Transcript, Sept. 17, 2003). I think it’s clear to just about everyone that (President George W.) Bush lied to the American people when said that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. He didn’t say they were working on…
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Your Turn
Michael BernsteinGuest ColumnToday Your Turn Michael Bernstein Guest Column Today’s immigrants must find way to assimilate into Freehold Borough Michael Bernstein Guest Column Today’s immigrants must find way to assimilate into Freehold Borough Let’s face it. Our founding fathers were, in fact, illegal immigrants in their own way. They came here in search of a…
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For the Record
For the Record Remarks attributed to Marlboro Board of Education member Mark Orenzow in the Oct. 1 edition of the News Transcript may have been unclear. "While the administration may expect fewer children will be placed in "C" level language arts classes next year, the driving force behind a new (placement) test is to make…
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Obituaries
Elizabeth Ann Zigenfus Obituaries Elizabeth Ann Zigenfus Ms. Zigenfus, 72, of Mountainside, formerly of Manalapan, died Oct. 9 at Manor Care Mountainside in Union County. Born in East Orange, she lived in Manalapan and Elizabeth before moving to Mountainside. She was predeceased by her father, William Zigenfus, and a sister, Lynn Battersby. She is survived…
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Leave drug testing out of regional high school district
Once again, the Freehold Regional High School District is attempting to take away our children’s rights. A couple of years ago, it was zero tolerance programs, with threats of any violations of their codes would mean suspensions and expulsions. [That was] followed recently by bullying rules that are again threatening suspensions and expulsion based on…
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Federal law begins to show how schools are performing
Administrators saynew regulations setan impossible goal BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer Federal law begins to show how schools are performing Administrators say new regulations set an impossible goal BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer MARLBORO — Although students in the Marlboro K-8 school district met new federal testing standards in 39 out of 40 categories, the district…
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School board head says thanks for supporting project
On behalf of the children of Englishtown and Manalapan, I would like to thank the citizens of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District for approving the K-8 referendum. The Board of Education and district administrators studied the large student population issue and reviewed facility alternatives for two years before deciding on a building project. In our…
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Nature calling
Nature calling Students at the Freehold Learning Center attended a demonstration by master falconer Jonathan James Woods, who brought his birds of prey to the school Oct. 3. Pictured counter-clockwise, starting at the top left, are Woods, as he instructs fifth-grader Chris Esola how to feed Cody, a golden eagle. Cody is part of the…
