Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • School gets clean bill of health

    ENGLISHTOWN — The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education has announced that there is no longer any mold at the Milford Brook School, Globar Terrace. "Milford Brook is 100 percent complete," Business Administrator Joseph F. Passiment Jr. said during an Aug. 28 board meeting. Board member Diane Padlo asked if the carpet situation had…

  • Students ask school board not to move vice principal Panel shifts John Tague from Freehold Borough

    Students ask school board not to move vice principal Panel shifts John Tague from Freehold Borough to Manalapan H.S. By dave benjamin Staff Writer Administrative changes will be forthcoming at some Freehold Regional High School District buildings this fall. In one instance, students spoke up in an attempt to prevent one of the changes recommended…

  • Democrats’ broken promises mean it’s time for a change in Marlboro

    I recently read the guest column by Glenda Grill in the Aug. 15 News Transcript and I could not agree more. I also remember that the (Marlboro) Democrats promised to cut our municipal taxes by 20 percent in two years, and now four years later our taxes have risen more than 25 percent. I almost…

  • Freehold library official thanks volunteers

    This summer the following 15 young people were part of a volunteer program at the Freehold Public Library: Alexandra Bistrimovich, Daphne Bistrimovich, Emily Chaffer, Nicole Chaffer, Sean Coyne, Carolyn Defonzo, Brian Denbigh, Breanne Donnelly, Jamie Gomez, Stephen Lengyel, James Man-chester, Michael Schnurr, Steven Thom, Nick Vota and Maura Wehrle. They put in a total of…

  • Marlboro councilwoman clarifies statements about property taxes

    This letter is written to clarify remarks attributed to me in the Aug. 22, 2001 issue of the News Transcript. As a Marlboro Township councilwoman, I am extremely sensitive to the needs of our residents and have worked very hard to improve the quality of life in our town. When I spoke to the reporter…

  • Conservation foundation seeks preservation of hospital property (The following is a letter that was sent from the Monmouth Conservation Foundation to the Marlboro Township Council)

    Conservation foundation seeks preservation of hospital property (The following is a letter that was sent from the Monmouth Conservation Foundation to the Marlboro Township Council) The Monmouth Conservation Foundation has made known to the council on several occasions in the past it would like to see as much of the Marlboro State Psychiatric Hospital site…

  • Personal attacks do nothing to advance political debate in Marlboro

    I was appalled at the anger and venom expressed in the letter that you printed from Ted Plevretes in the Aug. 15 News Transcript. The purely personal attack had nothing to do with campaign issues. It merely exposes the underhanded tactics that Republicans will use this fall. I urge future letter writers to raise the…

  • Property tax question requires action on a wide scale

    Is Marlboro an island by itself? Your guest columnist (Your Turn, News Transcript, Aug. 15) would have us think so. We don’t live in a bubble. Almost everything she said about Marlboro could be said about Freehold or Manalapan or a number of other communities all over New Jersey. No one likes rising taxes. Those…

  • Chairwoman extends thanks for making fair a success

    The 27th annual Monmouth County Fair concluded at East Freehold Park Showgrounds in Freehold Township on July 29. The Monmouth County Park System extends its thanks to the hundreds of vendors and exhibitors, stage performers, event coordinators, and 4-H members on a job well done. A total of 1,058 ribbons, trophies and honors were presented.…