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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. HELEN BLANCK, 89, of the Covered Bridge adult community of Manalapan died May 10 at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she lived there prior to moving to…

  • Parent says that respect in our schools must be a two-way street

    Every day we send our children to school assuming that they are being well cared for, that the teachers who want us to support their pay raises and pick up their insurance costs actually want to be there teaching and guiding them. Then we find out that’s just not true. Our teachers seem to feel…

  • Winning trustees candidate appreciates support from residents

    Two major events happened in Covered Bridge’s adult community. First was congratulations for the celebration of our 30th anniversary, and the second was my thanks for the overwhelming vote by the residents in Covered Bridge naming me to the Board of Trustees. I won one of three seats open on the board by a commanding…

  • For the record

    Anyone interested in contacting the female doowop a cappella group StreetHeart may do so by calling Betty Semel at (732) 446-5283; by e-mailing [email protected]; or by visiting www.streetheartgirlz.com. This information was inadvertently omitted from an article in the May 22 News Transcript.

  • Odyssey of the Mind team had a trip to remember

    As the coaches of the Clark Mills School Odyssey of the Mind team and on behalf of the wonderful children on the team, we are writing to thank all the people who made a very special trip to Boulder, Colo., possible. The team has been on a terrific journey since October 2001. The children have…

  • Art therapy program deserves continued state support

    Balancing the state budget on the backs of our most vulnerable citizens — victims of domestic violence — is not only wrong, it’s unconscionable. Gov. James McGreevey has threatened to cut state funding to the Amanda’s Easel art therapy program offered by 180, Turning Lives Around (formerly the Women’s Center of Monmouth County). Without state…

  • Let residents decide best way to preserve open space

    New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the union and elected officials continue to allow an unhealthy ratio of people to the land because they do not yet comprehend the land people need for their physical and mental well-being. Farmland assessment begins at 5 acres because it is universally understood that a family…

  • Students fare well on state social studies examination

    Staff Writer By dave benjamin Students fare well on state social studies examination ENGLISHTOWN — The social studies component of the state’s Elementary School Proficiency Assessment (ESPA) test will be history, according to the supervisor of social studies for the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Speaking at a meeting of the district Board of Education, Bruce…

  • Council had difficult, but necessary decision to make

    Kudos to the Marlboro Township Council for making the difficult but necessary decision of adopting a resolution cutting the Board of Education budget. After years of automatically approving budget increases the voters of Marlboro have finally said "enough." Yes, it would be wonderful if we could give our schools all that they requested all of…