Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Doctors appreciate support for ‘Kids Day America’
On Sept. 22 "Kids Day America" was held at our office in English-town. Our purpose for participating in this event was to educate parents and their children on the health, safety and environmental issues that affect us individually and as a community. We feel we successfully achieved this goal. We had more than 125 new…
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Veterans upset with lack of respect shown to anthem
On Oct. 27 I attended the football game between Freehold Borough High School and Manasquan High School. I am a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and was at the game with another Marine Corps veteran, a pilot from World War II. When our national anthem was played, the announcer asked everyone to…
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Builder played by the rules; board did not
Builder played by the rules; board did not Last week, residents of Howell and the members of the Howell Planning Board found out what the price is for denying a residential development without a substantial reason. The price is that the builder sued the board and won. In a stinging decision that rebukes the board…
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Guest Column Coral L. Silsbe Farmers fear for their future
Guest Column Coral L. Silsbe Farmers fear for their future For the past seven months, Manalapan farmers and other small landowners have been demolished by the prospect of losing the equity they have accumulated in their land, their life’s investments. Many farmers who are in dire need of reinvesting in their properties in order to…
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In the news Mark Rosman Using student is bush league move by Dems
In the news Mark Rosman Using student is bush league move by Dems Among my favorite sections in the News Transcript is the letters-to-the-editor page. I believe one of the ways we can gauge the impact of the newspaper on the communities we serve is the response we receive from readers to articles we have…
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Warriors edge Colonials in classic football game Borough goes for division title, playoffs Saturday at Point Pleasant Beach
Staff Writer By tim morris Warriors edge Colonials in classic football game Borough goes for division title, playoffs Saturday at Point Pleasant Beach FARRAH MAFFAI Freehold Borough’s Damian Walcott is taken down by Manasquan’s Rich Lapinski during the Colonials’ loss in Freehold on Saturday. It has come to the point for the Freehold Borough football…
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Pats are in state playoffs after tough comeback win
Staff Writer By tim morris FARRAH MAFFAI Freehold Township’s Kenny Horton returns a punt downfield during the Patriots’ playoff-clinching win over Lakewood in Freehold on Friday. It was a scene never before witnessed by Freehold Township High School football players or fans. A scene some thought they would never see, Freehold Township celebrating a state…
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Noe-Schlentz leads Asics Club East to championship
Asics Club East, led by Madeline Noe-Schlentz, won the New Jersey-Eastern Half-Marathon Championship last month. Freehold’s Noe-Schlentz was the individual winner of the 13.1-mile race held in Jersey City, posting a 1:20:36 over the course that runs through Liberty State Park. Jodi D’Araino was fourth overall and No. 2 for the Freehold-based Asics Club East,…
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Cougars are top seed for CJ Group II state tourney
FARRAH MAFFAI Colts Neck’s Sal Avino looks to move the ball upfield during the Cougars’ Shore Conference Tournament semifinal win at Raritan High School on Oct. 24. Soccer playoffs begin this week; Borough girls are No. 2 seed By tim morris Staff Writer Colts Neck High School, which won the Group I state championship last…
