Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Teacher shares experience of trip to Ghana, Africa

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – Howell High School concluded its celebration of Black History Month on Feb. 26 with a visit from David Hunt, who teaches social studies at Manalapan Social Studies. Hunt made a presentation before the Howell student body about his cultural experience in Ghana, Africa. He made the journey to…

  • To solve the mystery, you have to look at history

    DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: Over the years, I’ve read your columns about the punishing…

  • Among the powerful, bad behavior is all too common

    GREG BEAN Coda Back in the days when I was a police reporter, I started hearing rumors of a fancy, high-priced bordello operating in the part of town usually associated with high society. We called that part of town “The Tree Streets,” because the roads were all named after trees – Oak, Poplar, Ash, Walnut…

  • Letting go of adult children is hard yet necessary part of life

    CLARE MARIE CELANO Girl Talk While struggling to craft a phrase that would accurately depict my relationship with my grown children, WI found what was searching for in lines delivered via my TV screen. Messages often come from the most unlikely venues. The lines were spoken by Sarah Jessica Parker in her role as “Carrie”…

  • Time for Freehold to embrace new reality

    The anti-immigrant crowd has spewed much hate in recent years. But it seems that Dave Landry managed to be all-encompassing during his xenophobic and ill-informed diatribe in his letter to the editor, (“Town Must Keep Going After Residential Overcrowding,” News Transcript, March 12, 2008). In his letter Mr. Landry accuses illegal immigrants of overcrowding, of…

  • Rosemarie Gatsch

    Mrs. Gatsch, 79, a resident of Freehold for more than 50 years, died March 9, 2008, at the Hartwick Rehabilitation Center in Edison. She was a baker at Delicious Orchards, Colts Neck, for over 23 years, retiring in 1985. Mrs. Gatsch is survived by her husband, Donald; a son, Donald of Freehold; two daughters, Dona…

  • Freehold can move quietly to apply for 287(g) federal program

    The illegal occupation of Freehold Borough by foreign nationals continues unabated. The good news is, however, that the mayor has apparently relented in his effort to appoint an alleged illegal alien, nonresident to the borough’s Human Relations Committee. My Nov. 7, 2007, guest column addressing the failures of the mayor and the issue of this…

  • Anna Marazita

    Mrs. Marazita, 92, a Freehold resident for 73 years, died March 10, 2008, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was employed at the 3M Company, Freehold Township, for 25 years. Mrs. Marazita was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Anthony Marazita; and siblings Joseph Graga, George Graga, John Graga, Steve Graga, Tillie Pfeiffer and…

  • Better explanation needed on new positions in budget

    It seems that the only people not listening to the outrage of government spending is the Freehold Township Board of Education. Gov. Corzine and the Monmouth County (freeholders) have introduced either flat or reduced budgets, but here in Freehold Township the budget is increasing over 5 percent. Of course it doesn’t affect most members who…