Category: News Transcript Opinion
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District starts search for land for 7th school
Staff Writer By dave benjamin DAVE BENJAMIN With more than 2,000 students in grades nine through 12, a scene like this one is not uncommon in the hallways at Manalapan High School. Increasing enrollment in the Freehold Regional High School District has prompted district officials to begin a search for land for a new school.…
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High school board seeks to fill Freehold Twp. seat
High school board seeks to fill Freehold Twp. seat By dave benjamin Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education is looking for a new representative from Freehold Township. Board President Arlene Radman announced at the panel’s Sept. 11 meeting at Colts Neck High School that Michael Lynn,…
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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…
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Human interests belong at top of environmental chain
The Aug. 23 article about the completion of the Route 33 bypass mentioned that the obscenely expensive $30 million 2.2-mile link included a number of bridges. One paragraph read: "As part of efforts to protect a preferred bog turtle habitat, the project calls for the construction of a bridge over Burkes Creek in Howell. ……
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N.J. Department of Community Affairs finally wakes up to problems
Upon reading the recent story in the News Transcript regarding Ralph Marino, I was shocked to learn that the Department of Community Affairs (DCA), which ranks second only to the Department of Environmental Protection for being the most incompetent state agency, actually woke up to what has been going on in Freehold Township for years.…
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Obituaries
Obituaries LORETTA T. BARTRAM, 90, of Freehold Township died Sept. 6 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Mrs. Bartram was born in Danbury, Conn., and resided in Staten Island, N.Y., and Holiday City West, Toms River, before moving to Monmouth Crossing, Freehold Township, in July. She was a sales clerk at Young Set, Staten…
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More Obituaries
MICHAEL J. CONNELLY SR., 57, of Freehold died Sept. 6 at Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills section of Pemberton. He was born in Jersey City and moved to Freehold 35 years ago. Mr. Connelly was a self-employed plumber. He was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima R.C. Church, Freehold. Surviving are three…
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Sides still working on contract
ENGLISHTOWN — The 2000-01 school year has started without a contract having been signed between the Manal-apan-Englishtown Education Association (MEEA) and the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education. MEEA spokeswoman Marguerite Schroeder told the News Transcript at press time Monday that in order to remind the community that teachers are working without a contract,…
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District schedules back-to-school night
District schedules back-to-school night ENGLISHTOWN — Beginning at 7 p.m. Sept. 20, parents of Freehold Regional High School District students are invited to attend a back-to-school night. Parents or other adult family members will have the opportunity to visit their students’ classrooms and meet with the teachers, guidance counselors and other school staff directly involved…
