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  • School budget provides for librarian to stay in district

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD – People really do listen if the right words are used. Such is the case with Freehold Borough Board of Education members who last week decided to reverse a decision that would have eliminated the one remaining library media specialist in the school district. According to Superintendent of…

  • Budget holds line on taxes, does not sacrifice programs

    Guest Column Lillian G. Burry There is no single power of government that directly touches the lives of more people than the power to tax. It is with this fact in mind that I approach each new budget. The process this year was made particularly more difficult by the combination of a slowing national economy,…

  • Resident opposed to passenger train line in Marlboro

    Iam responding to a (letter to the editor) in the News Transcript (“Let the People Decide if They Support a Train,” March 12, 2008) in which David Henry states that he believes the majority of Marlboro residents would like to see a train line running through the town. I vehemently disagree. I also disagree with…

  • State: All Freehold schools meet achievement standards

    FREEHOLD – The Freehold Borough K-8 School District received good news last week. According to a press release, administrators were notified by theNew Jersey Department of Education that all three of the district’s schools have achieved the benchmarks forAdequate Yearly Progress (AYP), or safe harbor, as required under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.…

  • ‘Rock the Cause’ to aid juvenile diabetes battle

    Marlboro High School students are planning concert for April 17 BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO – The auditorium at Marlboro High School will be filled with music and the screams of fans when the high school hosts a “Rock the Cause” benefit concert at 7 p.m. April 17. With a concept conceived by Marlboro…

  • Malcolm Morris Rosenthal

    Mr. Rosenthal, 84, of Tinton Falls, died March 16, 2008, at Renaissance Gardens, Tinton Falls. He owned and operated Reliable Inc., Reading, Pa., for several years, retiring in 1998. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Silverman Rosenthal; a son, Jay Rosenthal of Olney, Md.; two daughters,AndreaMalek of Colts Neck and Jan Greenspan of Ocean;…

  • A. Charles Alexander

    Mr. Alexander, 89, of Colts Neck, died March 18, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He had resided in Middletown before relocating to Colts Neck more than 40 years ago. Before his retirement,Mr.Alexander was a salesman at Armour Meats, Elizabeth. He was predeceased by his siblings, John, Frank, Joseph, Millie, Tet, Angel, Annie and…

  • Thelma Marie Cole

    Thelma Marie Cole, 92, of the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold Township, died March 12, 2008, at the John L. Montgomery Care Center, Freehold Township. She was born in Freehold and had resided there before moving to Cream Ridge 12 years ago. Before her retirement, Mrs. Cole was an egg candler for the former…

  • Cut in state aid will result in fewer services

    By now we have all heard that Gov. Corzine announced substantial cuts in state aid to all municipalities in New Jersey. It has become clear that the state is trying to dig out of its financial hole by transferring part of the burden to municipalities. For Freehold Township, this equates to a reduction in aid…