Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • For the record

    An article regarding a judge’s decision against Howell in its case vs. the Freehold Regional High School District (“Judge Decides Students May Stay at Present High School,” News Transcript, Nov. 29), incorrectly stated that students who had expected to attend Howell High School were districted to Colts Neck High School. In fact, the students had…

  • Coda

    Tax reform: they Greg Bean I wish somebody would explain some elements of this plan to reform property taxes in New Jersey, because there are parts of it I’m apparently too dumb to grasp. For example, one of the proposals to reduce property tax is to do away with the homeowner rebates most of us…

  • Pre-K now included on boro registration forms

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — School registration forms in the Freehold Borough School District have been updated to reflect the new pre-K school location at the First Presbyterian Church, West Main Street, and the hours of operation. Jim Keelan, president of the Board of Education, gave a…

  • Obituaries

    Patrick Joseph Shaffery Mr. Shaffery, 73, of Oceanport, died Nov. 24, 2006, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Newark, he resided in Oceanport for 43 years. He was a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, Little Silver, where he was employed 35 years. He served with the U.S. Navy during the…

  • Resident surprised to learn of custodian’s firing

    I was more than a little appalled at the article on the school custodian firing in my town of Marlboro in the Nov. 29, 2006, issue of the News Transcript (“School Custodian Fired for Contacting Girl With Note”), especially as I no longer have children in the K-8 Marlboro School District and had no idea…

  • Homeowner trying to get a break on rates

    Howell residents are not disputing the water rates as Lendel G. Jones from the New Jersey American Water Company suggests in her letter to the editor. The sewer rate is the problem, being double the water rate and not based on actual sewer usage. Ms. Jones used a phone call analogy, “The same individual would…

  • Councilman Walsh will cause fireworks at Howell meetings

    I can’t understand how Bob Walsh got re-elected to our Howell Township Council. Evidently, people are unaware of our meetings being broadcast on Channel 77. You get to see firsthand how disruptive he is. The rest of the council has to waste time explaining everything to him as he sits there yawning. Public hearings are…

  • Coda

    Boys and girls in uniform are children of our village Greg Bean I remember when Jimmy Mac was a goofy kid with a devilish twinkle in his eye. The best friend of my youngest son, he was as polite as could be. His company manners were impeccable, since his mom and dad had drilled them…

  • Freehold Twp. committeemen thank voters for continued support

    We would like to thank our Freehold Township residents for supporting our re-election bid on Nov. 7. We are extremely pleased with the election results. In the past, we have and will continue to work diligently to provide excellent services while maintaining one of the lowest municipal tax rates in Mon-mouth County. Please do not…