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  • Demolition at Superfund site is an important milestone

    Demolition at Superfund site is an important milestone Nowhere do the wheels of government turn more slowly than in the cleanup of sites that have been identified as environmental hazards. In many cases it is a group of average citizens who devote themselves to the cause of righting an environmental wrong. It is not an…

  • Local officials get the job done

    It is our philosophy here to note when elected officials fail to serve the public. Sometimes a little push is needed to get things done. To be fair, when elected officials take action that benefits the public, it also should be noted. We do that today with news that whatever bureaucratic hold-ups were stalling the…

  • Humans are able to do some things that animals just cannot do

    In response to Raymond Kostanty’s letter of Sept. 20, I agree. There are occasions where taxpayer dollars can be better utilized, such as education and health care. While a study on bog turtles may have been in vain, I question his view on human interests being at the top of the environmental chain. Protection of…

  • Pedestrians must take note of time provided to cross Union Hill Road

    Pedestrians using the crossing at Union Hill Road and Wild Turkey Way have been misinformed by a trustee of the adult retirement area, Covered Bridge. They have put your life in jeopardy. The residents of this area never attended any of the Man-alapan Township Committee meetings and had nothing to do with the installation of…

  • Drivers who obey the speed limit are magnets for tailgaters

    I am a local resident of many years. I grew up in Marlboro, live here and work in the community. As a local real estate agent, I drive through Marlboro, Manalapan and Freehold to earn my living. Last year I had the misfortune of receiving a speeding ticket on Robertsville Road in Marlboro. The policeman…

  • Officer tackles new role

    Michael Beierschmitt, a career law enforcement officer, appears well qualified to be Freehold Bor-ough’s new police chief. A borough resident since 1964 and a member of the community’s police department since 1979, Beierschmitt, 44, was sworn in as the police department’s new chief at the Borough Council’s Sept. 18 meeting. He was selected as the…

  • Choice of ferry over passenger rail line gives reader a good chuckle

    I haven’t stopped laughing over a letter you published from Lisa Del Bianco (Sept. 13 News Transcript) advocating the use of ferries over rail transportation — and she’s from Englishtown. I wonder if she ever thought about how anyone is going to get from Englishtown to the shore (Highlands, Atlantic Highlands, etc.) to take a…

  • Clock ticking on need for school

    If the numbers are to be believed, there is no doubt that the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education will need to build a seventh high school within the next five years. As reported on Sept. 20, ad-ministrators are expecting 2,400 new students to enter the district within the next five years, bringing…

  • Soccer teams gearing up for high school season Colonials, Rebels will be defending championships

    Staff Writer By tim morris Soccer teams gearing up for high school season Colonials, Rebels will be defending championships Freehold District’s boys soccer teams have a tough act to follow this fall. Last year, Freehold Borough extended the season to the state finals where they fell to Chatham 2-1 at Kean University in Union in…