Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Obituaries
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.…
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Ask representatives to vote no on Senate-Assembly bill
New Jersey is on the brink of allowing the creation of human beings for the sole purpose of experimenting on them and then killing them. Bill S1909/A2840 allows the creation of human clones via "somatic cell nuclear transfer" (the same way that Dolly the sheep was created), to be grown in a woman’s womb to…
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Our View
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…
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Ask representatives to vote no on Senate-Assembly bill
New Jersey is on the brink of allowing the creation of human beings for the sole purpose of experimenting on them and then killing them. Bill S1909/A2840 allows the creation of human clones via "somatic cell nuclear transfer" (the same way that Dolly the sheep was created), to be grown in a woman’s womb to…
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United States is not to blame for all of the world’s ills
Despite Carol Abaya’s numerous references to her past experiences in her guest column (News Transcript, Feb. 20), her overly simplistic generalizations and flaws in logic betray her attempt to establish herself as a political pundit. First of all, even if we accept her statements that she correctly predicted the past events in India and Indonesia,…
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Enforce ordinance to remove snow from sidewalks
For all the parents who wonder why schools closed, or should have closed on Feb. 19 please look around. Yes, the road was dry so send the kids to school; after all, we have had them home for four days already. To the school administrators who are so worried about make-up days, what does safety…
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Road crews did an amazing job after storm
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…
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Litterbugs leave ugly mark on environment
Kudos to Bruce Brickman in Manalapan for shedding light on his area’s litter problem. Unfortunately, this issue is not exclusive to Manal-apan. Has anyone traveled Route 79 in Marlboro or Freehold lately? It’s disgusting and getting worse. We can only imagine what the homes of these wonderful litter-tossers look like. Dear Litter Tossers: Perhaps in…
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Obituaries
ROBERT BRUSCA, 69, of Middletown died Feb. 16 at home. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He was a station foreman at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Jersey City, for 40 years, retiring in 1997. He was a communicant of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth section of Middletown. He…
