Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Are We There Yet?
The dreaded hardware store ordeal LORI CLINCH Some people like to recreate for fun. They like to while away the hours reading books by a babbling brook, indulging in a game of golf, or perhaps fancy a country drive. We Clinches like to be productive when it comes to entertainment. At least that’s what Pat,…
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Teen suicide will be discussed on Oct. 1
The Manalapan-Englishtown Alliance to Prevent Alcohol and Drug Abuse is hosting a workshop titled “Signs of Suicide.” This event is designed to educate the public about the epidemic of teen suicide, recognizing the warning signs and the best way to react and get help. Each year in the United States thousands of teenagers commit suicide.…
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Boomers must be part of health care reform
Our leaders are tackling health care reform for America in earnest and there are many points to consider. One of them should be expanding health care coverage for baby boomers: 50- to 64-year-olds need to be part of the reform equation. The numbers tell the story. According to AARP, nearly one in five Americans, 63…
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Federal dollars sought for school solar project
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Having submitted an application to receive clean renewable energy bonds (CREBs), officials in the Marlboro K-8 School District will have to wait until November or December before learning whether the application will provide funds. District administrators have been looking into the feasibility of installing solar panels on the…
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Manalapan has reacted to residents’ concerns about truck traffic
Iwould like to respond to the accusations set forth in a recent letter to the editor submitted by Bruce Brickman (“Town Puts Truckers’ Interests Before Residents,” News Transcript, Sept. 9). It is unfortunate that he has chosen to mischaracterize my position not only on the complaints the Manalapan Township Committee has received concerning truck traffic…
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Council OKs lease with Howell school board
Municipal offices will be moving to Southard School BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — Following a last-ditch flurry of questions and comments from residents, the Township Council unanimously approved a lease agreement with the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education that will allow municipal offices to be moved from the current municipal complex…
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Katherine Leschak
Mrs. Leschak, 82, of Brooklyn, N.Y., who has family in Monmouth and Mercer counties, died Sept. 3, 2009, at Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, N.Y. A homemaker, Mrs. Leschak was born in Kremna, Czechoslovakia. Her husband, Peter, died in 1988. She is survived by a son, John Leschak, and his wife, Karen, of Howell;…
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Freehold officials take issue with report from Alliance
We received the “report” issued by Frank Argote-Freyre and the Latino Leadership Alliance (LLA), Casa Freehold and the New Jersey Immigration Policy Network (NJIPN) alleging that Freehold Borough and its police selectively enforce ordinances that impact the Latino community. These allegations and the report are disingenuous at best. A quick review of the results set…
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William S. Van Benthuysen
Mr. Van Benthuysen, 67, of Farmingdale, died Sept. 3, 2009, at Ocean Medical Center at Brick. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran serving during Vietnam. Mr. Van Benthuysen received an electrical engineering degree from Trenton State College and worked at the Lakehurst Naval Base for more than 20 years. Predeceased by his father, Seth,…
