Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Park system work on trail comes as a big surprise
At mid-afternoon or so on Oct. 5, I happened to have noticed a white pickup truck with the emblem of the Monmouth County Park System quietly pull up to my mailbox and that of my neighbors, open and deposit something in each box. Obviously, this caught me a bit by surprise. I couldn’t imagine what…
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Candidates should state position on use of property
I’ve personally spoken to all of the candidates who are running for three seats on the Marlboro Township Council this election season. Most of the Democratic and Republican candidates told me of their commitment to education in Marlboro. However, when I asked each whether they would support deeding a 30-acre portion of the Marlboro hospital…
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Parents, firemen come together for victims of tragedy
Today, I saw the face of God. The Magic Years Nursery School parent community in Old Bridge, with coordination from the Gordons Corner Fire Co., Manalapan, and the Manalapan Township Fire Co. came together to offer assistance to those families who have been displaced by the tragedy that befell our neighbors in New York City.…
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Marlboro Democrats leave community a trail of broken promises
A number of recent letters to the News Transcript from former Democratic candidates show why it is time for a change in Marlboro’s Township Council. These Democratic Party workers now decry what they consider negative personal attacks on their candidates. These are the same Democrats who four years ago launched a campaign of lies and…
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FRHSD board members should examine attorney general’s report
A recent news article that speaks about Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools James H. Wasser and the attempts of school attorneys to suppress the release of the attorney general’s reports, as well as the "hands off" policy of Board of Education President Patricia Horvath and the members of the board not to…
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Marlboro came together in the aftermath of tragedy
The Township of Marlboro would like to express its sincere appreciation to its employees, volunteers, emergency services personnel, educational community members, spiritual leaders, local businesses and corporations, and the residents of its community, who immediately stepped forward to provide transportation, counseling services, over 20 tons of donated supplies and generous financial contributions to the Marlboro…
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Board must do a better job of spending taxpayer dollars
Marlboro is still ignoring the needs of its residents. When will the Marlboro Board of Education and its school board defend the rights of the children and the residents of Marlboro? Year after year, they continue spending taxpayer dollars in a way that can only be viewed as incompetent and uncaring. After continuously adding on…
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Lack of respect shown for farmers’ side of the story
After the Manalapan Planning Board meeting of Oct. 3, I approached Beth Ward, the board’s chairwoman, and Mayor Mary Cozzolino, who sits on the board, to remind them that they had each received a letter from Taylor Palmer Jr. with an enclosure from Helen Heinrich of the New Jersey Farm Bureau. The letters from Mr.…
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FRHSD students praised for responses to attack
Staff Writer By dave benjamin FRHSD students praised for responses to attack Students of the Freehold Regional High School District have been praised by the superintendent of schools for their participation and concern at memorials held to honor the victims of the Sept. 11 attack on America. "I attended each of these services," said Superintendent…
