Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Your Turn
Personal view does not mean member has to quit panel Lazaro Cardenas Guest Column Lazaro CardenasGuest Column This is in response to one written by Brian Sullivan calling for the removal of Frank Freyre from the Freehold Borough Human Relations Committee for attacking the questionable civil rights record of the administration of Freehold Borough Mayor…
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Parents, children should make time for each other
As our large but yet at times like this, very small and close community comes together and tries to get through the terrible loss that was suffered on Jan. 10, my wish would be that each parent would hold their child a little longer before going to bed, or to school, or anywhere. Each parent…
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Parent thanks school board for Odyssey of the Mind decision
I would like to commend the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education members for their recent decision to reverse their own policy and finally al-low any and all eligible Odyssey of the Mind teams to attend and represent Manalapan-English-town schools at the Odyssey of the Mind World Finals Compe-tition, provided that the Odyssey of…
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Resident says mayor has no excuse for using vehicle
The News Transcript recently reported that the state Depart-ment of Community Affairs (DCA) decided not to investigate Marlboro Mayor Robert Kleinberg’s personal use of Marlboro Township’s Dodge Durango. Why? Because Mayor Kleinberg and his all-Republican Kleinberg Team Township Council have never gotten around to passing an ordinance that prohibits the personal use of township vehicles…
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Coda
Merla is guilty? Boy, we didn’t see that coming Greg Bean After last Wednesday, we can add at least one more entry to our lexicon of words describing former Keyport Mayor John Merla – felon. It looks like I won’t be eating crow after all – which I might have been compelled to do had…
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Attorney corrects article’s info about DWI convictions
As a local criminal defense attorney with a substantial DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) practice, I read with interest the recent article by Kathy Chang titled “Misconceptions Abound About Police, Traffic Laws.” Unfortunately, the article itself contains two significant “misconceptions” concerning drunk driving law in New Jersey that should be corrected. “The law reads that if…
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Official supports legislation on false bomb threats
I am writing in regard to state Assem-blywoman Amy Handlin’s bomb threat legislation, A-3130. As a local elected official, I find it very important to protect our interests, especially when it comes to our children and schools. This key legislation will bring on stricter penalties to those who break the law regarding bomb threats. I…
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Businesses, patrons thanked for supporting Cub Scouts
Cub Scout Pack 6392 of Marlboro would like to gratefully acknowledge the following businesses: Sovereign Bank, Bank of America, Bagel Talk, the U.S. Postal Service, and Romeo’s Pizza in the Marlboro Mall; Wawa, Piazza Pizza, and Bagel World in the Bear Brook Commons Shopping Center; and Dunkin’ Donuts in the A&P shopping center for making…
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Support is all that community can offer
Numb. Shocked. Disbelief. Incredible tragedy. Unimaginable sadness. You can use those words and hundreds more and still not be able to fully describe the awful events that unfolded on Kozloski Road in Freehold Township on the afternoon of Jan. 10. In the blink of an eye the lives of four people came to an end…
