Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Letter fails to address current rezoning plan In his April 26 letter, Bruce Brickman seems to want to divide Manalapan by diverting our attention from a present important issue to focus on past topics that he perceives were handled irresponsibly. Our community is served better by focusing on today’s issues. His technique, I must admit,…
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Obituaries JAMES J. CAREY, 70 , of Manalapan, died April 17 at home. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., he had resided in Columbus, Ga., before moving to Manalapan 13 years ago. Mr. Carey was employed in the finance department of Sunshine Biscuit, Woodbridge, retiring in 1996. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Mr. Carey…
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Teens shine in Howell High School show I had the privilege and honor of attending "An Evening of Dance" on April 13 at the Freehold Regional High School District Performing Arts Center at Howell High School. The talent on this high school stage was absolutely phenomenal. I felt as if I were on Broadway. Congratula-tions…
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Howell neighbors flex a little civic muscle A group known as the Locust Avenue Neigh-borhood Association is continuing to flex its newfound civic strength in Howell. That much is evident in last week’s report that the Bender-son Group, which is applying to the Planning Board to build the Consumer Square shopping center at Locust Avenue…
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Council must say no to overdevelopment In all likelihood, the proposed downzonings in Marlboro are going to be passed by the Township Council on May 11. The numerous legitimate concerns raised by residents in a series of meetings appear to have fallen on deaf ears. The council believes huge developments are the answer to our…
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Commercial plan looks to the future Thomas A Pallozzi-Haynes Guest Column H ere we go again, with another evening of sorting out the half-truths and misinformation generated by the Manalapan GOP. Two weeks ago they claimed Home Depot was coming to town. During the April 12 Town-ship Committee meeting they changed the story to a…
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Rail line will tie up traffic in Freehold Borough In the April 26 News Transcript the opening comment in the Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex commuter rail line article is that the "rail line will steam ahead at full speed." For residents of Freehold, that’s a scary situation. In this article, it is indicated that the projection is for…
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Steinberg has record of dedication to town N obody in recent years has done more physically to preserve the history of Freehold Borough, the county seat of Monmouth County, than history buff Carl N. Steinberg. Steinberg, now a Freehold Township resident, is a former member of the Freehold Borough Council. Over the past two decades…
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Marlboro teens support a good cause A t a recent meeting of the Monmouth County Tobacco Coalition, I was pleased to hear a presentation by 10 students from Marlboro High School. These youths, all volunteers in their school’s Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Prevention Team, provided an overview of their many activities and projects. The goal…
