Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Solution must be sought on New Jersey property tax issue
The defeat of the Freehold Regional High School District budget by more than a whopping 2-1 margin should send a clear message to Marlboro’s political leaders. The people are sick and tired of the high real estate taxes which have increased dramatically in recent years. It is time the Township Council and the zoning and…
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FRHSD superintendent’s words show that schools are not the same
Freehold Regional High School District Superin-tendent of Schools James Wasser challenges anyone to compare Freehold Borough High School to any other high school. OK, challenge accepted. If Freehold Borough is the jewel of the FRHSD, why has he had to defend it for so many years? Let’s put it all out on the table. Mr.…
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Board member appreciated chance to serve district’s children
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my supporters in this past election for the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education. The last three years have been a wonderful experience. I will remember the good times we had on our board, the many difficult decisions we had to make, but I will…
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United States would not accept daily doses of terrorism
On Sept. 11, the eyes of the United States were opened to the evil that exists in the Islamic fundamentalist world. This is a world with no women’s rights. In fact, it is a world with no human rights of any kind unless you follow the instructions of the ultra-rich, ultra-fanatical sheiks and rulers who…
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Working together is way to find solution to FRHSD issues
Week after week I have been following the "discussions" with regard to the redistricting issue of the Freehold Regional High School District. Through the weeks, I have grown progressively saddened and dismayed at the ignorance and arrogance of the many comments made by supposedly "intelligent" people. Reading the remarks made by some residents and township…
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One resident’s comments do not reflect entire township
I have been driven to write this letter after weeks of disappointment with the articles printed regarding the meeting held at Manalapan High School regarding the Freehold Regional High School District redistricting issue. After attending this meeting, it was clear to many of us that it would be a long time before this question of…
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Budget reflects what residents have asked board to do
In the recent school election, the K-8 budgets failed in all but two (Farming-dale and Freehold Borough) of the eight sending communities of the Freehold Regional High School District. Whether this occurred due to voter backlash of other budgets or issues, however justified, I believe the Freehold Township K-8 operating budget was reasonable and deserved…
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Representatives should heed call for talk on taxes
Representatives should heed call for talk on taxes Call it a message delivered by the voters of western Monmouth and northern Ocean counties. Now we’ll see where we go from here. In communities throughout New Jersey on April 16, voters — albeit a fraction of the state’s registered voters — went to the polls and…
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Marlboro has provided support for high school budgets
This is in response to letters printed in the April 10 edition of the News Transcript. Joan Leimbach and Mindy Levy both suggested that Marlboro and Manalapan leave the Freehold Regional High School District. While they wrote about their philosophy of what they think a regional district should be, let’s put it bluntly; the district…
