Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Nightly newscast: Be afraid, be very afraid

    Coda • GREG BEAN Whenever someone asked what I did for a living, I never said I’m in “the media.” “I’m a local newspaperman,” I told them. “There’s a big difference.” Fact is, most local newspaper people of my long acquaintance are idealists who really do want to change the world by making a positive…

  • School board member owes an explanation

    I would like to commend the Freehold Borough Board of Education for their preparation of a lean, yet responsible budget in these uncertain economic times. It appears that a majority of the board truly understands the importance to the town in providing a cost-effective, yet thorough and efficient education. Unfortunately, not all of the board…

  • Catherine DiMeo

    Mrs. DiMeo, 78, of Howell, died April 19, 2009, at The Manor, Freehold Township. Born in Newark, she was an inspector for General Motors, Linden, before her retirement and was a member of the United Auto Workers Union. Surviving are her husband, Anthony Joseph DiMeo; two sons, Bix DiMeo and Christian DiMeo and his wife,…

  • Monmouth County sheriff’s officers are definitely first responders

    I must express my disgust at Monmouth County officials’ claim that the Monmouth County sheriff’s officers are not "first responders." This claim surfaced because Sheriff Kim Guadagno instructed her staff to explore applying for a federal grant that would save the jobs of 14 sheriff’s officers facing layoffs. A condition of the grant was that…

  • Betty Payne

    Ms. Payne, 74, of Marlboro, died April 15, 2009, at home. She was born and raised in Harlem, N.Y., living in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Irvington before moving to Marlboro 33 years ago. Mrs. Payne held various positions at Verizon (formerly New York Telephone) for 40 years before retiring in 1993 as supervisor. In 2002 she…

  • Writer says students did not deserve to be criticized

    I find it truly amazing that a member of our community has chosen to criticize and denigrate the scientific work and research of an obviously talented group of Manalapan High School Science and Engineering students and their work on a cure for AIDS ("Students Should Have Looked at Other Side of AIDS Issue," News Transcript,…

  • Vincent Passarelli

    Mr. Passarelli, 82, of Freehold Township and formerly of Old Bridge, died April 18, 2009, at Bartley Health Care, Jackson, He was the owner and operator of Deli Delite in Old Bridge from 1964 to 1990. Mr. Passarelli was predeceased by three sisters, Rose, Anne and Florence. Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Dolores…

  • Honor should reflect sacrifice of all who died, not just one

    I am a member of the Cpl. Phillip A. Reynolds Detachment of the United States Marine Corps. My detachment is presently engaged in a campaign addressed to the public at large and to the New Jersey state Legislature for their support to name the highway overpass/bridge at Route 9 and Throckmorton Street (Route 522) the…

  • Mary April Belmonte

    Mrs. Belmonte, 55, of Middletown, died April 30, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was vice president and director at Reserve Fund, New York City, retiring in 2008. She was predeceased by her parents, Wanda and Albert Pszeniczny; and her husband, Patrick, in April 2009. She is survived by two sisters, Christine Alexander…