Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Ordinance will carry unwanted restrictions
This letter is being written to document my, and others, serious objections to portions of proposed Manalapan ordinance 2007-25 that would negatively restrict the building of new homes with basements and the bringing in of needed fill dirt for large residential lots that are now required in the new 4-acre residential zone of Manalapan. Such…
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Henry Fanizzi
Mr. Fanizzi, 77, of Freehold, died Oct. 23, 2007, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was born in Connecticut and had lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Freehold in 1994. Prior to retiring in 1992, Mr. Fanizzi was a stationary engineer for Lincoln Savings Bank, Brooklyn, for more than 25 years.…
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Forum on school safety was well done
Iwould like to comment on the exemplary leadership and initiative displayed by state Assemblyman Mike Panter in the organization of the information session he held for superintendents and law enforcement officials in the 12th District. This session was held in response to last year’s bomb threats at the Marlboro Middle School and other area schools…
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Arlene Ferrante
Mrs. Ferrante, 72, of Toms River, died Oct. 24, 2007, at home. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., she had lived in Woodcliff Lake before moving to Toms River 15 years ago. She was a former communicant of Our Lady Mother of the Church, Woodcliff Lake, and St. Luke’s Church, Toms River. Mrs. Ferrante was predeceased…
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Resident fears law will curtail hunting and fishing in New Jersey
No hunting and fishing allowed! Is this the sign we will see as we enter the state of New Jersey? Will one of the greatest American traditions and pastimes be outlawed in New Jersey? I never thought it could happen here in America. After all, in England I thought the people were used to a…
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Residents were spoke to with derision
Iwould like to respond to Lou Newman’s comments on Knob Hill (“Residents Should Be Directing Their Management Firm,” Letters to the Editor, News Transcript, Oct. 24). Mr. Newman is apparently a sore loser since he was voted out as board president. Maybe he should look a little harder at his time spent on the board.…
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Samaritan Center will continue to assist area families in need
Thank you for carrying the article “Samaritan Center Director Retires from Local Charity” (News Transcript, Oct. 10, 2007). The Samaritan Center is an independent 501c3 charity established to serve the poor and needy of western Monmouth County. The center has been providing material assistance to needy families in western Monmouth County for over 21 years…
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Working for government would pay off property tax obligation
Pay no property tax. When a government job is open, you work it until your property tax obligation is met. Since do-it-yourself government service requires no salary, no salary taxation, no health insurance, no pension, no sick days, no personal days, no paid holidays and no paid vacation, the cost of this government position is…
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Mayor should continue to engage immigrant community
In response to Freehold Borough Mayor Michael Wilson’s recent letter to the editor regarding the federal 287g program and Attorney General Anne Milgram’s directive to New Jersey law enforcement agencies (“Governments Must Build on Attorney General’s Directive,” News Transcript, Sept. 12, 2007), I offer that his proposal would not meet its objectives for a number…
