Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Marlboro mayor should have protected residents from cell tower

    The issue of what will be-come of the Cotton Tail Farm property, which is situated in front of Prides Crossing, is still in litigation and from what the residents of Prides Crossing know is headed to the Supreme Court in New Jersey. Mayor Robert Kleinberg, who consistently claims he is out for the best interest…

  • ATVs are capable of performing many jobs

    Manalapan Deputy Mayor Michelle Roth knows not of what she speaks. Regarding her statement, “Many people use an ATV for something it was not intended for, such as snow re-moval,” all-terrain vehicle accessories include trailers, powered/non-powered mowers, trimmers, thatchers, aerators, sprayers, snow plows, snow blowers and more. If I have to choose one powered piece…

  • Planning Board must be strong for Marlboro residents

    I am a recent resident of Marlboro with no political motivation or affiliations. When I moved my family to Marlboro three years ago I was unaware of the political scandals that were about to unfold and shocked to learn the extent that township officials accepted bribes and made illegal deals to permit overdevelopment in Marlboro.…

  • Hold N.J. pols accountable for their efforts on education

    With all due respect, it is my belief that the editorial in the July 19 News Transcript may have again caused confusion to some, and misguided others. The nature of the News Transcript editorial on April 26 was to inform the public that in voting down your local school budget a message would be sent…

  • State officials show no regard for what voters have said

    In the July 12 News Transcript, the sub-headline on one article states, “Final Decision Overrides Budget Defeat by Voters in April 18 Election.” That statement said it all. The will of the voters, who said “no” by a better than 2 to 1 margin, was disregarded. State education officials supposedly reviewed the spending plan to…

  • Coda

    Zambrano feels ‘awful,’ and well he should Greg Bean Just when you think your personal disgust meter can’t go any higher, along comes Fazz Zambrano to kick it into full-tilt, red-line boogie. As most people in Monmouth County know, on July 20 John “Fazz” Zambrano pleaded guilty to taking a bribe in an undercover sting…

  • Board nixes request to let cheerleaders skip gym class

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Their encouragement may lead football players to the end zone, but it could not drive the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education to include them in the so-called Option II. At the board’s July 24 meeting at district headquarters in Englishtown, Man-alapan…

  • Obituaries

    Robert William Conklin Mr. Conklin, 76, of Jackson, died July 14 at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark. Born in Newark, he had lived there until he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. After serving in the military, he moved to Freehold in 1953 before moving to Jackson three years ago. A graduate of Rutgers…

  • More info to be developed for construction projects

    Board considering new elementary school and addition to MELC BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Marlboro MARLBORO – Board of Education members have agreed to move forward and gather more specific information regarding the costs associated with building a new school. For several months the board members and the administration have been…