Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Are We There Yet?
Nephew Ralphie makes unwanted sales pitch Lori Clinch Some people have a fear of confined spaces, some have a fear of heights, and some fear that a small insect will set up shop on their eardrum and slowly drive them mad. Do you know what I fear? A door-to-door salesman. Take the other day for…
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Marlboro police, concerned citizens help veterinarians
In this day of people rushing around, overscheduled and underappreciated, we would like to recognize that some people choose to become actively involved when they witness something out of place and wrong. During the construction of Animal Health Care, Marlboro, we have been extremely fortunate for the perseverance and consideration our neighbors, friends and clients…
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Your Turn
N.J. superintendents paid less than neighbors Diane DeGiacomo Guest Column Diane DeGiacomoGuest Column During the past months, the cost of living in the Garden State has been an even hotter topic than usual in the Legislature, in the media, and on the streets. With property taxes as high as ever, with the sales tax up…
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Obituaries
Philip H. Jordan Mr. Jordan, 91, of Manalapan, died July 30 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Mr. Jordan retired in 1980 from the Continental Insurance Co., New York City, where he worked as a systems analyst. He was a member of the St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Freehold. He was an avid tennis player and…
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Dems want to know why they were banned from fair
The rumble of the arrogance of power is not limited to the halls of the White House these days. You can also find this arrogance of power in the halls of the Colts Neck town hall where the five Republican members of the Township Committee, Ben Forrester, Jim Stuart, Ken Florek, Lillian Burry and Tom…
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Freehold needs to rally against absentee landlords
The News Transcript did the citizens of Freehold Borough a great service by putting us on the front page of the July 26 edition. The article was in reference to Michael Lefkovits and his attempt to gain a permit which would allow him to go door to door trying to get people to sell their…
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Coda
Dog Days of Summer, and the time’s a-wastin’ Greg Bean A new survey by Salary.com and America Online finds that the average American worker wastes about 1.86 hours every day, not counting lunch. According to a story about the survey in the Chicago Sun Times last week, that is a minor improvement over last year,…
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Eminent domain battle now on national stage
Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider and the members of his “Schneider Team” should be so proud – they’ve gone from being villains on a local and regional level to villains of national renown. If you read a daily newspaper, chances are that last Sunday you noticed that a Long Branch family, the Hoaglands, were featured…
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Obituaries
Walter D. Nychay Mr. Nychay, 43, of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, died July 30 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Long Branch, he resided in Port Monmouth most of his life. Mr. Nychay was a draftsman at Blasland, Bouck & Lee Inc., Cranbury. He was predeceased by his father, Michael Nychay.…
