Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Democrats’ foes should stand firm

    This is in response to Harold Zwick’s letter to the editor of Aug. 24 (“Elected Officials Have to Work Together to Solve Problems”). Mr. Zwick is condemning the Republican and Tea Party opposition to President Barack Obama’s proposals to “move the country forward.” Actually, they are trying to prevent him from moving the country backward.…

  • School enrollment still on the decline

    Freehold Twp. K-8 had 4,596 pupils four years ago; current enrollment stands at 4,224 FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — School has opened for 4,224 pupils in the Freehold Township K-8 School District. The first day of the new school year was today, Sept. 7. In June the district’s enrollment stood at 4,375 pupils, so the opening day…

  • Residents appreciated hurricane updates

    Kudos and many thanks to Marlboro Mayor Jon Hornik, the Office of Emergency Management, and the Marlboro Police Department for their continual efforts before, during and after Hurricane Irene to help us prepare and keep us all informed of the town’s evacuation status, power outages/repairs, and closed roads. Your emails and phone calls were very…

  • Manalapan deputy mayor’s lack of comment says something

    What I found most illuminating about the Aug. 24, 2011 News Transcript article regarding two votes by the Manalapan Township Committee that had to be recast due to apparent conflicts of interest that overshadowed the original votes, were Deputy Mayor Ryan Green’s remarks criticizing Committeewoman Michelle Roth for voting against an ordinance increasing the commuter…

  • May we all find peace this Sept. 11

    The ninth anniversary, Sept. 11, 2010 I woke early this morning but only left the house after hearing the last name read. It was a sad day that was made more difficult by the fact that the anniversary fell on a Saturday and I would not be among my [Port Authority] colleagues. For nine years…

  • Chairman urges ‘no’ vote on Colts Neck question

    GUEST COLUMN RICHARD MALINOWSKI The Colts Neck Farmland and Open Space Preservation Committee is comprised of Colts Neck residents who have been appointed by the Colts Neck Township Committee with the primary goal of preserving farmland and open space in the township to ensure the continuation of farming, and to promote and maintain the rural…

  • The first casualty in an emergency: information

    CODA GREG BEAN There are a million stories in the naked city, and after last week’s storm, there are nine million tales of woe in New Jersey. Our family has its own stories, but ours are not as dramatic and heartbreaking as many others. The power at our house went out early Sunday morning, and…

  • Federal funds for local HVAC repair does not make sense

    TheAug. 17 edition of the News Transcript reported that Marlboro will receive a federal grant of $162,000 for upgrading the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system presently in the municipal complex. This is really outrageous. Why should money stolen by the feds from taxpayers as far away as Hawaii and Alaska, or as close as…

  • Students head back to class in Manalapan-Englishtown

    BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Students returned to class on Sept. 6 in the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District and found some changes. Information provided by the district indicated that as of Aug. 25 there were 5,195 children enrolled in the district, which includes the John I. Dawes Early Learning Center; five first through fifth grade buildings,…