Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Parents urge bicycle riders to wear helmets for their own safety

    The Monmouth County Council of Parents and Teachers Association is an affiliate of New Jersey Congress of Parents and Teachers and the national PTA. We, as advocates for all children and youth, are concerned about the lack of using bicycle helmets. The PTA strongly advocates for safety. Parents are concerned about the number of children…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries PAULINE TAGATAC, 81, of Lakewood died July 14 at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Born in New York City, she had been a resident of Lakewood for a year and a half. Mrs. Tagatac was predeceased by her husband, Elpidio Tagatac, in 1991; a brother, Sol Zamft; and a sister, Clara Tagatac. Surviving are a…

  • Board OKs Goddard School, bank, offices, retail center

    By dave benjaminStaff Writer Board OKs Goddard School, bank, offices, retail center By dave benjamin Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The Planning Board has approved the construction of a Goddard School at the corner of Gordons Corner Road and Wilson Avenue. The approval will permit the development of a business center that will straddle the border…

  • Math program shows good results

    MARLBORO — The Marlboro K-8 school district is proving that the early bird captures higher standardized math scores. Using a federal grant, the Marlboro school district implemented an "early bird" math program for its elementary schools during the 2002-03 academic year. Every pupil in grades two through six who received basic skills math instruction qualified…

  • Bill would prohibit schools from use on Election Day

    Freehold Twp. officialsobject to idea of movingtown By linda denicolaStaff Writer Bill would prohibit schools from use on Election Day Freehold Twp. officials object to idea of moving town’s election districts By linda denicola Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Township Committee members seemed perplexed about the reason for state Senate Bill No. 2516 which if…

  • Resident appreciates newspaper’s support

    I would like to thank the News Transcript for taking the time to publish stories about my work on behalf of soldiers from our area serving in Iraq. I am very happy that your newspaper gave me the opportunity to publicly thank all of the people who have assisted me in helping the soldiers. Reading…

  • Our View

    Bill should go up in smoke Our View Bill should go up in smoke New Jersey legislators ought to throw out any state bill that would ban smoking in public places such as bars and restaurants. There’s no need to copy New York on this idea, as there’s no need for this law to exist…

  • Program may limit children’s contact with other pupils in school

    I would like to point out an important misrepresentation in the July 9 News Transcript article on the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District’s evaluation of its Academically Talented (AT) program. The report supported the district’s decision to choose an individual program rather than the more common "pull-out program." The article states that "socialization and the need…

  • Writer’s reasoning leaves Marlboro resident shaking his head

    I am responding to Carol Abaya’s letter published in the June 18 News Transcript. Having read her previous article several months ago (Feb. 20), I came to the realization that: she didn’t know how to express in writing exactly what she was trying to say; she was trying to paraphrase from other sources; or she…