Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • O’Connell leads schools as interim superintendent

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Liz O’Connell FREEHOLD – The borough’s school district has a new leader, at least temporarily. Liz O’Connell was recently appointed by the Board of Education to serve as interim superintendent of schools. She succeeded Philip J. Meara, who left the district this month to…

  • Board introduces $15.5M budget for new school year

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer FREEHOLD – On April 18, residents will be asked to vote on a general fund tax levy of $7 million to support the Board of Education’s $15.5 million budget for the 2006-07 school year. The general fund for the coming year totals $11.9 million, according to…

  • Manalapan-Englishtown schools introduce budget

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer ENGLISHTOWN – The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education has introduced and tentatively adopted a budget of $69.4 million for the 2006-07 school year. The 2005-06 school year budget totals $66.7 million. The board unveiled the 2006-07 spending plan on Feb. 28. Figures remain tentative…

  • Applegate ambassadors visit with preschoolers

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Pre-school students at the Freehold Township Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC), Stillwells Corner Road, had an opportunity to spend time with fifth grade student ambassadors from the C. Richard Applegate School on Feb. 16. The fifth-graders read stories, sang songs and organized activities for the preschoolers during the school day in an…

  • ‘Pirates of Penzance’ will come to life at high school

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Patriot Players of Freehold Township High School will present “The Pirates of Penzance,” March 16-18. This classic Gilbert and Sullivan musical tells the story of Frederic, a young man mistakenly apprenticed to a pirate king, approaching his 21st birthday, when his apprenticeship will end. He also seeks a bride and a…

  • A solid ‘no go’ to licenses for illegals

    State representatives from Monmouth and Ocean counties should reject a proposal put forth by Assembly-man Joseph Vas (D-Middlesex) that would, if signed into law, permit illegal aliens to drive legally in New Jersey. The bill would allow illegal aliens and other people who cannot comply with the state Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) six-point rule to…

  • Obituaries

    Rose M. Adochio Mrs. Adochio, 95, of South Brunswick, died March 5 at Princeton Medical Center. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., she resided in New Brunswick, and Milltown, prior to moving to Buckingham Place, South Brunswick, in 2001. She was a cashier at W.T. Grants, North Brunswick, from 1952 until its closing in the 1970s.…

  • Behind-the-scenes players really wield political power

    Your Turn David Finkelstein Guest Column David Finkelstein Guest Column Having just read the latest round of poison pen letters published in the News Transcript, I feel the urge to contribute my own venom to the low level of discourse in which Manal-apan officials and their proxies are engaged. There are many professional, dedicated, skilled,…

  • Letters

    Reader agrees with attorney on park system mansion fire issue I cannot believe I am going to say this, but I agree with the gadfly that is Larry Loigman – only on the subject of the recent fire at Thompson Park. To spend $3.7 million – taxpayers’ dollars – and not protect the entire building…