Category: News Transcript Opinion
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School panel tries its hand at new science curriculum
Staff Writer By dave benjamin School panel tries its hand at new science curriculum ENGLISHTOWN — Adults conducting a third-grade science experiment — trying to turn paper cups upside down without spilling a drop of water — made for a unique scene at a recent school board meeting. The committee of the whole of the…
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Panel will conduct search for new middle school site
Staff Writer By dave benjamin Panel will conduct search for new middle school site ENGLISHTOWN — With an increase in enrollment and the projected need for an additional school in the near future, the Board of Education is seeking citizens to serve on an ad hoc committee to consider parcels of land for possible acquisition.…
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Marlboro’s new council president has his work cut out for him
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Marl-boro Councilman Dr. Paul Kovalski on being elected as president of the Township Council for 2001. It is impressive that he desires to place a focus on the environment and re-establish the municipal shade tree commission. The good doctor seems to be following in the footsteps…
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Theft from daughter’s final resting place is hurtful to family
Theft from daughter’s final resting place is hurtful to family Another holiday season has passed, a joyous time of decorations and gift-giving, when family and friends gather and enjoy each other’s company, something that is frequently missing at other times of the year. But, all make a special effort to be home for Christmas. However,…
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Condo trustees want full story told to residents Guest Column Sy Smolin
Condo trustees want full story told to residents Guest Column Sy Smolin The News Transcript article on the Manalapan Township Committee meeting of Dec. 6, "Condo Residents, Township Wrangling Over Services," was incomplete. Having been in attendance, we hoped the article would be more informative so the public would become aware of the actions of…
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Performing in local play provides a memorable experience
From the time I stood in front of my mirror as a teen-ager, singing into a hairbrush, I had always dreamed about performing on stage. Well, it took 30 years, but finally this 46-year-old semi-lunatic of a mom auditioned with her daughter for the Marlboro Players’ production The Wizard of Oz. Much to our shock…
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Challenge of millennium: changing culture of anger
Challenge of millennium: changing culture of anger As residents of New Jersey attempt to come to grips with yet another act of senseless violence — a recent shooting spree in nearby South River, Middlesex County, that left two brave police officers wounded and the shooter dead in the street — we’re scrambling to try and…
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Readers should take note of personal agendas of letter writers
What an interesting contrast the two letters addressing the potential switching of school principals presented (News Transcript, Dec. 27, 2000). Mr. and Mrs. Finkelstein’s letter presented a cogent argument for their theory as to why the Manalapan-Englishtown Re-gional School District Board of Education may shift school principals and what they felt was wrong with that…
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School board’s motivation for moving principals remains mystery
We have been reading the newspaper stories and talking with families attending the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education meetings to get as much information as possible about the reasons why all of the principals in our district are being arbitrarily transferred against their will and contrary to the desire of the community. As…
