Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Writer fears trouble spot will lead to serious accident
I am concerned about what I perceive to be a serious road problem on Sweet-mans Lane (Route 527) in Manalapan. My concern is that this will some day either cost someone’s life or cause serious bodily injury. I have written to the Safety Engineering Division of Monmouth County twice concerning this matter and am greatly…
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Speeders on Double Creek Parkway require attention
After living on Double Creek Parkway in Freehold Township for the past two years and watching the cars racing up and down the street, I have been compelled to write this letter in the wake of last night’s (Jan. 5) very, very, very close tragedy. One young man was very lucky to be alive considering…
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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. DAVID FOX MILTON, 41, of Quito, Ecuador, formerly of Englishtown, died of accidental asphyxia by household gas in his home in Ecuador on Dec. 8. Born in…
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Public wins one in state Legislature
Public wins one in state Legislature The state has finally passed the Open Public Records Act which will give the public greater access to public records. The act overhauls New Jer-sey’s "Right to Know" law and represents a victory for the New Jersey Press Association and other groups that have been pushing for expanded and…
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Guest Column Michele S. Byers Some landowners embody spirit of giving
Guest Column Michele S. Byers Some landowners embody spirit of giving It sounds obvious, but a most critical component of preserving land is the landowner’s willingness to sell. It’s easy to focus on the dollars landowners receive when their property is preserved, but those numbers never tell the whole story. Landowners often accept less than…
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Government must honor responsibility to fund mandates
I am very disturbed to learn that some people think I am attempting to play special education parents against mainstream parents. Nothing could be further from my thinking. When I trained to be a teacher, I developed a philosophy of education. One of the principles that I wrote in an education essay was that I…
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Condominium associations are being hit hard by insurance hikes
Did your condominium’s insurance expire at the end of December? Covered Bridge got the shock of their lives when its proposed insurance premium for 2002 rose 258 percent. The insurance companies’ reason for the raise: the World Trade Center catastrophe. Where are our state or federal regulators? The airlines were bailed out. An HMO provider…
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Sheriff thanks supporters and renews pledge to work hard
During the past six years, it has been my distinct honor and privilege to serve as the Monmouth County Sheriff. During that time, I’ve dedicated myself to serving the residents of Monmouth County full time as their sheriff. This administration will continue to pursue an agency-wide "Commitment to Excellence" for the benefit of every man…
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Comments insensitive to special education youngsters
We read with great interest the article, "District Supports Higher Reimbursement for Special Ed." in the Dec. 19 issue of the News Transcript. In the article, Martin Spindel, a member of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education, said that the lack of financial support from the state and federal governments may mean that…
