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Marlboro K-8 boardseeking 9-cent increasein local school tax rate By jeanette M. engStaff Writer Opening of new school causes boost in budget Marlboro K-8 board seeking 9-cent increase in local school tax rate By jeanette M. eng Staff Writer MARLBORO — Coming on the heels of a 9.9-cent increase in the school tax rate a…

Projected Manalapan riseis 6.5 cents; 18.7 centsfor Englishtown residents By dave benjaminStaff Writer Manalapan, Englishtown taxes to rise in 2003-04 school tab Projected Manalapan rise is 6.5 cents; 18.7 cents for Englishtown residents By dave benjamin Staff Writer Although administrators and Board of Education members in the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District are trying to maintain…

JOYCE B. GRIFFIN, 74, of Fair Haven, died Feb. 26 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Newark, she resided in the River Plaza section of Middletown and Little Silver before moving to Fair Haven 36 years ago. Mrs. Griffin was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, James A. Griffin;…

Failure to disclose infodoes not serve public Failure to disclose info does not serve public It appears that information about a brutal crime that occurred in Freehold Borough on or about Feb. 21 was kept from the public for almost two weeks. The News Transcript reported in its Feb. 26 edition that the Freehold Borough…

I read (state Sen.) Peter Inverso’s column (News Transcript, Feb. 20) on the Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex rail line with great interest. I think many of us share the senator’s goals of providing safe, reliable transit where appropriate, in a way that minimally impacts affected communities. I would like to offer perhaps a different perspective and point out…

I think it is time to give public credit when it is due. Gert Feldman is a longtime resident of Covered Bridge and has been instrumental in helping anybody and everybody who needs assistance. Besides keeping a list of drivers who will drive our residents to doctors, etc., she organized a group of high school…

DOYLE J. EAVES, 82, of Jackson, died Feb. 26 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Mr. Eaves was born in Jonesboro, Ill., and lived in Freehold for 48 years before moving to Jackson in 2001. He was the manager for the filling department of Nestle in Freehold for 39 years before retiring in 1983. Mr.…

Direct approach works well In an era when some people in leadership positions look for ways to "spin" what may be perceived as bad news by their constituents, Marlboro residents have been presented with an honest evaluation of student achievement by Superintendent of Schools Dr. David Abbott. In addressing the issue of student performance in…

I wish to take this opportunity to offer a special thank you to the residents of Freehold Township. (On Feb. 16-17), we were part of one of the worst snowstorms in recent memory which basically made it virtually impossible to do any basic local travel. The phone calls and complaints were minimal during this most…