Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Greg Bean
Coda With John Merla, it’s one goofy thing after another ‘Merla Blames Outburst on Mother Insult, Split Pants.” Unless you get the Indepen-dent, the Greater Media newspaper that covers the Monmouth County Bayshore towns that include Keyport, you likely would have missed that headline in last week’s edition of the paper. But for those of…
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Voter apathy shows residents do not care
With all due respect to Managing Editor Mark Rosman, it is my belief that the News Transcript’s April 26 editorial, “Keep Up the Pressure for School Funding Fix,” may have confused some and misguided others. The nature of the editorial was to inform the public that in voting down your local school budget, a message…
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It is time to reassess funding to New Jersey’s Abbott school districts
I have a vested interest in ensuring that my daughter receives a quality educa-tion, yet I voted against the 2006-07 school budgets. It’s disgraceful the way that scare tactics are used in this state to promulgate an educational system intent on lining pockets. It is absolutely not about the children anymore. Consider the Abbott vs.…
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Friends come through for family as child fights cancer
On March 7, our family learned the devastating news that our 11-year-old son was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). It is the most common form of childhood cancer. It affects lymphocytes, a type of white blood cells. Leukemic cells accumulate in the bone marrow, replace normal blood cells and spread to other organs including…
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Helping hands sought for downtown Freehold planting
It’s that time of year again to plant downtown Freehold. Every year, Bill Mehr and George Taylor spearhead this project with the assistance of many volunteers. With a volunteer force, we are able to keep the labor cost down for such a large project and give the community ownership in being a part of beautifying…
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Parent-teacher organization had hand in official’s visit
Thank you for your wonderful article of March 29 about Congressman Rush Holt’s visit to Marlboro High School. However, you inadvertently excluded that his presentation was arranged by the Marlboro High School Parent Teacher Organization (PTSO). Additionally, Congressman Holt was so impressed with the inquiries from the students of Marlboro High School that he invited…
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Computer students excel
Freehold, Chatham and East Bruns-wick high schools took top prizes in a computer programming contest held recently at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark. The three schools were among 38 high school teams that competed in the March 24 contest. Each school, with teams of up to three juniors or seniors, was given two-and-a-half…
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Manalapan math league receives accolades
Ranked one of the top six high school math teams competing at the Moody Mega Math Challenge, Manalapan High School’s math league won the Exemplary Team Prize of $5,000. Coached by math teacher Stephanie Lynn Pepper, the winning math team includes senior Andrew Freddo and juniors Naiim S. Ali, Franklin Tong, Caleb Tseng and Nicholas…
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Marlboro mayor’s actions against crime fail to impress resident
If Marlboro Mayor Robert Kleinberg’s ego gets any more bloated I feel we risk him exploding, so let me take this opportunity to deflate it a little as a matter of both his and public safety. In a recent interview with a local newspaper he is quoted as saying, “I’ve done such a good job…
