Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Voters will weigh in
A good indication of whether New Jersey voters have reached the breaking point may be delivered next week on school election day, April 16, when residents head to the polls to vote on the only budget it is within their power to ap-prove or reject. Garden Staters don’t vote on municipal or county budgets; however,…
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Candidate is well suited to serve on Board of Education
Although no longer a member of the Marlboro Board of Education I remain committed to quality education. At a recent meeting, I watched the administration, board and the public diligently working to provide the highest quality of instruction in the most cost-effective manner. I applaud the "no" votes of Gail Becker and Joe Waldman on…
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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. ANDREW CASALINO, 71, of Hazlet died March 16 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Bari, Italy, he moved to Hazlet 40 years ago. He was a…
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Former official noted concern for school near airport
The news that the owners of Marl-boro Airport have proposed a plan to cease operations and develop the land for a senior residential community should be received as a most welcomed announcement. The air crash in this area in the weeks preceding the Sept. 11 disaster last year serves to highlight my original opposition to…
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School board adopts budget for 2002-03 academic year $56M plan raises tax rate in Manalapan, lowers it in Englishtown
Staff Writer By dave benjamin School board adopts budget for 2002-03 academic year $56M plan raises tax rate in Manalapan, lowers it in Englishtown ENGLISHTOWN — The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education has adopted a budget for the 2002-03 school year. Residents of Manalapan and English-town will vote on the spending plan in…
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Column about Freehold Borough tells it just like it is
Kevin Coyne hit the nail on the head ("Pride in Freehold Is Centuries Deep," Your Turn, News Tran-script, March 27). Those of us who were born and raised in Freehold Borough know the real reason and have for years. I am a 1971 graduate of Freehold High and proud to say that. My mother, aunts,…
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Airport owners would gain from zoning change
Airport owners would gain from zoning change In reading the article concerning the rezoning of the 53-acre Marlboro Air-port property from 2-acre lots to one-eighth acre lots, ("Airport Owners Seeking Rezone for Adult Homes," News Tran-script, March 27), I was wondering why no reference was made to the increase in property value this rezoning would…
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Governments need vision when making decisions
Governments need vision when making decisions Vision means zoning into 6-acre parcels. In Manalapan, the governing body moved ahead with its 4-acre rezoning proposal and in Upper Freehold Township a resident is calling for a referendum to allow residents to decide on 2-acre or 4-acre zoning. In both situations, both farmland and affordable housing is…
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Defeating budget will hurt FRHSD students and staff
We, representatives on the board of directors of Citizens for Regional Equality (CORE), with members from towns throughout the Freehold Regional High School District, read with great dismay the statements of David Sorin of Marlboro and his Commit-tee for Community Education ("Manal-apan, Marlboro Voices Must be Heard by District," News Transcript, April 3). Mr. Sorin’s…
