Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Alan J. Nuccio

    Mr. Nuccio, 60, of Eatontown, died Sept. 16, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was a social studies/history teacher for 29 years at Manalapan High School, and received the Teacher of the Year Award. Mr. Nuccio is survived by his wife of 40 years, Nancy; a son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Michelle;…

  • MTEA leader: Fact-finder’s report was basis for a contract settlement

    As the president of the Marlboro Township Education Association (MTEA), which represents nearly 800 teachers and school employees, I have spent nearly two years trying to settle a fair contract for Marlboro’s public school employees. Earlier this month, after beginning our second school year working without a new contract, I believed the end was in…

  • Robert Stephen “Captain Bob” Kaiser

    Mr. Kaiser, 77, of Marlboro, succumbed to cancer Sept. 4, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. A veteran of the Korean War, he was president and owner of R.S. Kaiser Industrial Doors and Treasure Charter Fishing. Mr. Kaiser, a dedicated member of the Garden State Model Boaters and an avid fisherman, was a…

  • Writer says newspaper article did not contain enough information

    It appears the News Transcript permitted (Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools) H. James Wasser to write his own column as opposed to attempting to bring facts to the readers. Why is Mr. Wasser now going to have a “new” position as administrator for special projects? Who was in charge of this position…

  • Teachers should share the cost of health insurance

    Life is about sharing — caring and responsibility. I know you teachers “care” about the youngsters you teach, and in Marlboro you are well paid. The “sharing of responsibility” element involves the cost of health care insurance. Seniors in town are struggling to make ends meet on a reduced income. Many others are struggling to…

  • Town committee played a role in keeping taxes stable

    This will respond to the letter to the editor from Butch Budai, in which he attacks the steps taken by Mayor Rick Klauber to improve civility in the conduct of the Manalapan Township Committee meetings, and criticizes the Township Committee for keeping taxes flat (“School District, Not Town, Is Responsible for Stable Taxes,” News Transcript,…

  • It is time for public to revolt against union’s demands

    I am a resident of Marlboro and after reading the article ("Board Goes Public With Latest Offer," News Transcript, Sept. 16) about the Marlboro Township EducationAssociation (MTEA) and its "negotiations" with the Marlboro Board of Education, I am both shocked and amazed at what is going on. For example, a single person’s medical benefits cost…

  • Edward A. Waake

    Mr. Waake, 46, of Howell, died Sept. 3, 2009, at Ocean Medical Center, Brick. He was born in Manalapan and was a truck driver for Freehold Cartage Inc., Freehold Township. Surviving are two sons, Casey and Kyle Waake; his parents, Herbert V. and Satu S. Brannlund Waake; two brothers, Peter and Chris; two sisters and…

  • Homeowners win battle, but the war is not over

    Coda • GREG BEAN So, the Long Branch homeowners in the MTOTSA neighborhood have finally won a major battle, after years of litigation, protest and uncertainty. They’ll be able to keep their homes in the beachfront neighborhood, and they’ll no longer have to worry that they’ll lose their residences to eminent domain. But when all…