Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Board will cut remaining librarian in school district

    Parents, union reps lament move scheduled to take effect in Sept. BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD – The $1.5 million in additional state aid that the Freehold Borough K-8 School District will receive in the 2008-09 school year “will not go as far as you think.” These words were spoken by Board of…

  • Angelo “Rocky” Roccuzzo

    Mr. Roccuzzo, 89, of Manalapan, died Feb. 1 at Bartley Healthcare in Jackson. Born in New York, he lived in Woodridge and Oradel before moving to Brick in 1983. He served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He was a mason in Oradell before retiring .Mr. Roccuzzo loved music and…

  • Food drive helps people in students’ community

    Pine Brook School shows overwhelming support for local agency BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer MANALAPAN – The pupils in Briana Druckman’s sixth-grade gifted and talented class at the Pine Brook School wanted to do something about hunger in the world. While the children were trying to decide which global effort deserved their attention, Druckman suggested…

  • Virginia A. Grove

    Mrs. Grove, 76, of the Villages, Howell, died March 8 at Bartley Healthcare Center, Jackson Township. She was born in the Collingswood section ofWall Township and had resided in the Freehold area all her life. She was predeceased by her husband Anthony in 2000, a sister, Elizabeth Hawthorne and her grandson Evan Grove. Surviving are…

  • ‘Peter Pan’ to fly high at Freehold Township H.S.

    BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Come and share the adventures of the Darling family and their children in the musical production of J.M. Barrie’s classic “Peter Pan” presented by the Patriot Players drama club of Freehold Township High School. Join with the Darling children,Wendy, Michael and John, as they meet Peter, the “I…

  • AnnaMarie Canzoneri

    Mrs. Canzoneri, 96, died Feb. 26, 2008, at The Manor, Freehold Township. Born and raised in Passaic, she had lived in New York and Freehold before moving to Howell in 2007. She was a seamstress for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, Long Island City, N.Y., until her retirement in 1981. She was predeceased by…

  • Residents seeking details on budget, school closing

    Howell administrators say they are waiting for answers on waivers BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL- Residents and people who do not want to see the Ardena School closed came before the Board of Education on March 5 looking for answers. They have two basic questions: How will the district’s 2008-09 school year budget affect…

  • Jodi Melnik

    Miss Melnik, 41, of Charlotte, N.C., died March 15 at University Hospital, Charlotte, N.C. She lived in Manalapan for over 30 years before moving to Charlotte two years ago. Miss Melnik received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was on a graduate fellowship there. She is…

  • Extra state aid helps limit size of school tax increase

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD- The Freehold Borough Board of Education was expected to introduce a $19.6 million budget for the 2008- 09 school year when it met on March 3. The meeting occurred after the News Transcript’s deadline. District administrators said the budget would include a general fund of $16.7 million, special…