Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Mayor’s accomplishments give him a record to run on

    Marlboro Mayor Robert Klein-berg’s record stands on its own. When a mayor has accomplished as much as he has during his initial term, reality is that political rivals must create spin and divert attention away from those accomplishments. In the spirit of full disclosure and as a matter of fairness, it is necessary for me…

  • Sale at school benefits ACS

    Manalapan MANALAPAN – Because it is never too soon to learn to manage money or learn the basic tenets of a capitalist economy, Suzanne Paris’ second grade pupils will be holding a three-day “sale” in her classroom at the Milford Brook School, Globar Drive. Paris said pupils will bring in “unwanted treasures” to sell to…

  • Attorney’s practices were not illegal, but they were wrong

    A township attorney subcontracting legal work on the cheap, then submitting inflated township legal bills ironically is not illegal, it just illustrates a lack of integrity. The announcement by the U.S. Attorney that former state Sen. John Bennett is not a target for investigation suggests state Sen. Ellen Karcher’s response to the issue as being…

  • Seniors close to having a voice in governance

    Senior citizens across the state should know that their collective voices, represented by the Organization of Residents Associations of New Jersey (ORANJ), have taken another major step in their long road to rightful representation on their governing boards of directors. Despite age and infirmity, residents of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) from around the state…

  • Veterans hospital should remain open at fort

    I want to draw your attention to the excellent work Freeholder Lillian Burry has been doing for Monmouth County residents. We are very fortunate to have a fighter like Freeholder Burry, who, as the designated Fort Monmouth Economic Revital-ization Planning Authority liaison, has vehemently opposed the closing of the veterans hospital inside Fort Monmouth. If…

  • Residents cannot afford to take a ‘wait-and-see approach’

    Maybe your article “Resi-dents Complain About Backyard Water Woes” (News Transcript, April 4, 2007) had to leave out details due to space, but I shudder to read that residents in developments with problems are “taking a wait-and-see approach,” or that they worry that their warranty deadlines are about up and nothing’s been done. A builder…

  • Monmouth freeholders should suggest areas to trim the budget

    Anna Little and Barbara McMorrow (Monmouth County freeholders) have voted against the 2007 Mon-mouth County budget. Could you please tell us what they’d done to trim the fat? We haven’t heard any savings ideas from either of them, even though McMorrow promised reform, and Little, who chaired the committee, suddenly has a problem since she…

  • Parents need some help in training teenagers to drive

    I read the article “Commission Would Study Teen Driving” (News Transcript, Jan. 31, 2007) and agree that we need to do more to ensure the safety of our teen drivers. As a mother of a 16-year-old, soon to get his license, I am concerned about what may lie ahead. We all know that driving is…

  • Resident offers support to Hornik in Marlboro election

    Over 40 years ago I began serving as a volunteer staff associate for Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. Bobby Kennedy set the gold standard for public service, integrity, intelligence, independence, dedication and compassion. Every now and then a candidate for public office comes along who meets this high standard. We have such a candidate in Jon…