Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Pupils learned lesson during MEMS’ closing
In a perfect world, everything goes exactly as planned. There are no surprises, nothing unexpected and no glitches. Unfortunately none of us live in a town, state, country or world that is perfect. There are no exemptions for the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School (MEMS) MEMS was supposed to be ready for opening day on Sept.…
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Articles shine a light on important issues in Freehold
Bravo for your reporting on the private residence recently busted while operating as a home restaurant and overcrowded house in Freehold Borough. Our town really appreciates the special attention the News Transcript is paying to its efforts in dealing with bad landlords and inconsiderate tenants. While not all absentee landlords necessarily make bad neighbors, we…
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Report of restaurant in home is shocking to resident
I have written to the News Transcript before on related matters and I am writing today because of outrage at what I read on the front page (“Home Restaurant Busted in Freehold,” Sept. 27, 2006). The recent discovery of an illegal restaurant in Freehold Borough is truly amazing and disgusting. The article said there may…
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Obituaries
Joel Opatut Mr. Opatut, 82, of the West End section of Long Branch, died Sept. 23 at home. He was a Holocaust survivor, as were his three brothers. Born in Szadek, Poland, he arrived in the United States with his wife and son in 1949. He and his brothers purchased a chicken farm in Freehold,…
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District provides sufficient communication
Any parent who looks in their child’s backpack daily, or any parent who uses the Web site, or every parent who has been called by the phone chain will tell you that they get many “communications,” and if any parent came to the weekly public Board of Education meeting, they would have immediate “communication.” No…
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Parent frustrated with Manalapan middle school fiasco
With pressure building with calls from parents to the governor’s office, the state Department of Educa-tion, senators and assemblymen, the students of the Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School can hopefully attend their school by Sept. 25. Assemblyman Mike Panter was diligent in getting the governor’s office and the Department of Community Affairs to meet with the contractors,…
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Monmouth Democrats rely on wheeling to operate
Find a wheel, and it goes round and round as it tools along with a Camden sound … OK, reworking Perry Como’s hit really doesn’t work. The song wasn’t really about wheeling anyway. This letter is. Wheeling is the practice of moving political money around the state, and during most of the past decade it…
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Placement of campaign signs called into question
I like Nikki Pezzullo’s campaign signs. Very clever. Catchy. And not noticing any signs from her opponent, I wonder if she’s running unopposed. So I did some fact checking. Nikki’s opponent didn’t display his signs yet because it would be illegal. And Nikki’s signs are illegal. They violate the law. A Manalapan ordinance prohibits posting…
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Grandmother appreciates safety at local skate park
Thank you, Freehold Township Parks and Recreation Department, for making safety at your parks the top priority. An attendant is present at all times to enforce the rules at your skateboard park. I have observed that you will not open the skateboard park without the presence of an attendant. This grandmother appreciates your concern for…
