Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Coda

    ‘Concerned Citizen’ is still busy writing letters Greg Bean I’ve been getting a lot of letters from Concerned Citizen lately, and I wish he or she would just stop writing and save themselves the postage. In the nearly three decades I’ve been in journalism, Concerned Citizen has written me dozens, maybe hundreds of letters. And…

  • Zoning board takes its responsibility very seriously

    I would like to thank the residents and businesses of Marlboro for their support and appreciation of the zoning board’s efforts over the past year. The zoning board is comprised of volunteer residents with a variety of talents conducive to an independent and effective decision making process. We are careful to review every application in…

  • Teens need instruction and practice when gaining license

    This is in response to “Review of State’s Graduated Driver License Program is Needed” (News Transcript, Letters to the Editor, Jan. 17, 2007). New Jersey signed into law the Graduated Driver’s License (GDL) program which I initiated through Sen. Robert Singer (R-Ocean) after the death of my daughter in 1993. It took six long years…

  • Letter gave the press a chance to assess panel’s report

    I write this letter in response to one recently written by Maureen Haley, chairperson of the Freehold Borough Rental Property Advisory Committee, in which she described my decision to release a letter to area newspapers as a “rogue action.” I released my letter objecting to several misguided proposals by the committee on the day of…

  • Families feel support and comfort from the community

    The families of Andrew B. Lundy, James S. Warnock and Michael J. Dragonetti would like to thank the entire community for the outpouring of love, support and comfort during this time of deepest sorrow. In our darkest moment a tiny light shone through from the heartfelt actions of thousands of people. Whether it was a…

  • Resident feels very much at home at Marlboro business

    This letter is in response to Mayor Robert Kleinberg’s invitation to write about exceptional Marlboro residents and their accomplishments. I have lived in Marlboro for 15 years. Up until four years ago my life was fairly normal. One day life as I knew it changed drastically and forever. In 2003, at age 51, I was…

  • Fight N.J. Supreme Court’s decision on Abbott districts

    So New Jersey, are we any better since Gov. Corzine has taken office? I would have to say no. No tax reform, a shutdown of government services in July, and an increase to the sales tax. Yet is that bad? There must be some light at the end of the tunnel, right? Hmmm – is…

  • Coach is more than just a leader to school’s track team

    I keep up with news from my hometown via the News Transcript online. I want to congratulate the Colts Neck High School girls indoor track team for their victories and accomplishments. They have a great coach in Joe Lykes. He is a great teacher, mentor and my hero. You see, he is my uncle and…

  • Freehold K-8 will be in pilot program

    FREEHOLD — State Sen. Jennifer Beck, state Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini, and state Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande (all R-Monmouth) have announced that the Freehold Borough K-8 School District has been chosen to participate in the second year of the Christie Administration’s teacher evaluation pilot program. Educators in these districts will work collaboratively with the Department of…