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  • Attention must be paid to school funding

    The leadership of Marl-boro CARES (Committee for Active Responsible Education Solutions), a not-for-profit educational organization, wishes to express thanks to the News Transcript and to staff writer Tali Israeli for the article published several weeks ago about the organization. Marlboro CARES wishes to clarify, however, its position relative to Marlboro’s Board of Education. The Marlboro…

  • Push for change of government lacks credible argument

    The Manalapan Township change of government petition appears to be yet another attempt for some malcontents in local government to distance themselves from the electorate. True, the [Township Committee] is inefficient and lacks the will to serve everyone, since it’s more advantageous to cater to those who can deliver votes in blocs. I was recently…

  • Monmouth County Republicans take a pass on Marlboro mayor

    Recently, on two occasions, the Monmouth County Republicans had the opportunity to select candidates for the upcoming county freeholder race. Both times, Marlboro Mayor Robert Kleinberg threw his hat in the ring. Both times, his own party rejected his candidacy. This rejection was no mistake. Mayor Kleinberg fancies himself as the crusader against corruption. Even…

  • Greg Bean

    Coda What’s the evacuation plan? There is no plan About 20 years ago, it dawned on people in northern Massachusetts that if the Seabrook nuclear power plant near the border of that state and New Hampshire melted down, or if there were a bad hurricane or other disaster, people were pretty much S.O.L. because there…

  • Obituaries

    Peter V. DeFilippo Mr. DeFilippo, 86, of Middletown, died March 26 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in South Amboy, he was a lifelong resident of the Middletown and Red Bank area. Before his retirement, Mr. DeFilippo was a track foreman for Central Jersey Railroad, later Conrail, Red Bank. He served with the U.S.…

  • Dick Metzgar

    Reporter at Large Wartime baseball had its share of characters I have some fond and indelible memories of major league baseball during the war years in the early 1940s. By 1941, at the age of 9, baseball was already playing a major role in my life, and it has continued to do so to this…

  • Art students display creations

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The artistic talent of several middle school students was showcased at this year’s Monmouth County Teen Arts Festival held March 15-17 at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. Their work was part of an exhibit and then critiqued by professional artists, according to a press release from the Freehold Township K-8 School District. Artwork…

  • Crowded schools a cause for concern for residents

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Larry Creech thinks that overcrowding in borough schools is the most important issue the town is currently facing. He brought his concerns to the Borough Council meeting on April 3. Creech asked Mayor Michael Wilson and the members of the council to…

  • Board of Education proposes $15.6M budget for 2006-07

    See related story, page 59 FREEHOLD – Voters will be asked to approve a general fund tax levy of $7 million to support the Board of Education’s proposed $15.6 million budget for the 2006-07 school year. Election Day is April 18. The general fund for the coming year totals $11.9 million, according to figures provided…