Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Guest Column
Deborah JacobsNJFOG challenges governor Deborah Jacobs NJFOG challenges governor’s executive order on records In a news conference held July 15 at the state house, the N.J. Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG) brought together journalists, advocacy organizations and community activists to challenge Gov. James E. McGreevey’s Executive Order No. 21, which virtually exempts the governor’s office…
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Message to locals is clear
Message to locals is clear: Keep hands off immigrants Freehold Borough officials have been saying for the better part of a decade that their hands are tied by the federal government when it comes to dealing with illegal immigrants to the United States who have taken up residence in the community. The debate has gone…
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Obituaries
Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. OLGA ZARKEVICH, 98, of Freehold died July 15 at John L. Montgomery Care Center, Freehold Township. Mrs. Zarkevich was born in Russia and had lived in Freehold…
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Manalapan incumbents’ records raise a lot of questions this year
I was surprised to read in your recent News Transcript that Manalapan Mayor Rebecca Aaronson is running again for Township Committee along with (Committeeman) William Scherer. I am trying to figure out exactly what she thinks she has done to warrant a second term. After running on a promise to dramatically reduce our taxes, she…
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Freehold sisters should be held accountable for their actions
After reading the July 27 News Transcript article regarding the officers that were cleared of misconduct regarding the arrest of the Perry sisters, I felt compelled to comment. The Perry sisters, being arrested for disorderly conduct, physically resisted the lawful arrest, then assaulted and spit on the officers. Then they file charges claiming that the…
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Caring families make Fresh Air Fund an ongoing success
This summer marks our 125th anniversary of serving children from New York City. In 1877, the Rev. Willard Parsons, a minister of a small, rural parish in Sherman, Pa., asked members of his congregation to provide country vacations as volunteer host families for New York City’s neediest children. This was the beginning of The Fresh…
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Former area resident had good reasons for suggesting park’s name
In response to a recent article that appeared in the News Transcript regarding the re-naming of Liberty Oak Park, I am Diane Scarlini, the person who—24 years ago—won the contest offered by Freehold Township to name the park. According to the article, the policy to name the park after someone in the township must be…
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Liberty Oak Park’s name holds significance for township woman
After reading Freehold Township Committeeman David Salkin’s reply to a query regarding the renaming of Liberty Oak Park, I felt compelled to share with the residents of Freehold Township the history and origin of the name Liberty Oak Park. The name was the result of a contest advertised and sponsored by the Township Committee in…
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Marlboro must see end to cleanup at toxic site
Marlboro must see end to cleanup at toxic site After 20 years spent pressing the issue at the state and federal levels, Marl-boro municipal officials, residents and environmentalists believed they were on track to see the complete cleanup of the Burnt Fly Bog Superfund site. The federal government has spent tens of millions of dollars…
