Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Guest Column Simran K. Goomer Teen asks for tolerance in community
Guest Column Simran K. Goomer Teen asks for tolerance in community I am a 17-year-old living in East Brunswick, Middlesex County. As a result of the tragic events that occurred on Sept. 11 and the great loss that America is feeling, more innocent victims, Sikhs, are being verbally and physically assaulted. Sikhism, a religion started…
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In the news Mark Rosman No one escapes unscathed
In the news Mark Rosman No one escapes unscathed For a fleeting moment on Sept. 11 I thought that I would come through the attack on the World Trade Center unscathed. I have no family members or close personal friends who work(ed) in the twin towers, and I did not think that I would be…
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Disorderly conduct charges were lodged against a borough man as the result of an incident at Ford Avenue and Lloyd Street at 8 p.m. Sept. 7. Police said Carlos Cartagena, 24, was charged with being loud and disorderly at the scene and refused to quiet dow
Disorderly conduct charges were lodged against a borough man as the result of an incident at Ford Avenue and Lloyd Street at 8 p.m. Sept. 7. Police said Carlos Cartagena, 24, was charged with being loud and disorderly at the scene and refused to quiet down. He was placed in the Monmouth County jail, Freehold…
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Students, staff to be offered counseling in wake of attack
Staff Writer By dave benjamin Students, staff to be offered counseling in wake of attack ENGLISHTOWN — Promising to help children who have been affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on New York City and Washington, D.C., administrators in the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District may have their work cut out for them. Administrators said…
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Councilwoman scored for stand on development
Marlboro’s JoAnn Denton has been trying on so many new hats, it’s making me dizzy. First, in a desperate effort to stay in office, she changes party affiliation. Now, after years of being pro-development (the very reason Demo-crats rejected her), she wants us to believe she is concerned about limiting housing and protecting open space.…
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Marlboro councilwoman’s comments upsetting to seniors
I received the current issue of the News Transcript and read with great interest the debate regarding the constant increases in property tax. What I was appalled at was the comment made by Marlboro Council-woman Mary Singer. What nerve she had informing older residents that if they found the tax too high they could move…
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A nation united will never forget attack on America
The terrifying and tragic events that occurred at the World Trade Center will be permanently embedded in our minds and the sorrow for the victims and their families will be forever etched upon our hearts. We will always remember the bravery of the heroic police and firemen who gave their lives in the line of…
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Newspapers commit resources to national, local relief efforts
Newspapers commit resources to national, local relief efforts Like all Americans, the employees of Greater Media Newspapers were shocked, saddened and angered by the tragic events of Sept. 11. And like most of our countrymen, we’ve spent many hours in the last week discussing what we, and our publications, can do to help. This week,…
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Planning board’s hands are tied on ‘garden apartments’
Planning board’s hands are tied on ‘garden apartments’ When is a house not a home? Apparently when it’s a living unit being proposed by local developer Hovbilt Inc. for a property off Elton-Adelphia Road, east of Route 9 in Freehold Township. Hovbilt is proposing to build a 96-unit development called Adelphia Greens II near Halls…
