Category: News Transcript Opinion
-

Governance of boards deserves attention
Your Turn Herbert Whitehouse Guest Column As a zoning board member for over a decade in Freehold Township, and a former chairman of my board, it appears that the News Tran-script’s last editorial on Sherry Hoffer — chairwoman of the Marlboro zoning board — had it about right. I have not seen enough to think…
-

Obituaries
Elizabeth L. Marden Mrs. Marden, 85, of Marlboro, died July 4 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Somerville, Mass., she had been a resident of Freehold Township for 35 years before moving to Marlboro two years ago. Mrs. Marden was predeceased by her husband, David C. Marden Sr., in 2003. She is survived…
-

Letters
Writer makes case to eliminate police dept. Englishtown residents who favor keeping their police department rather than buying the service from Manal-apan should consider a few things. You have a nine-man police force for 1,764 residents; that’s 196 residents/cop. Manalapan has a 66-man force for its 36,984 residents; that’s a ratio of 560. Since nobody…
-

Students take pride in writing
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Second-grade pupils at the Marshall Errickson School, showcased their writing at an end-of-year activity at the school. Jennifer Salvo and Lara DeFazio, second-grade teachers, organized a Publisher’s Picnic for parents to listen to stories the students wrote during the year as part of the district’s writing program. “Students had writing time every…
-

On Campus
Dana Benjamin, daughter of Marcia and Matt Benjamin of the Morganville section of Marlboro, was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Boston University, College of Commun-ication, Boston. Julie Hertz, daughter of Janet and Howard Hertz of Marlboro, was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Simon’s Rock College…
-

-

Let all facts come out
The chairwoman of the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment, Sherry Hoffer, was handed papers by FBI agents just as the board’s June 22 meeting was getting under way. Hoffer has not said what the contents of those papers were. However, a political feeding frenzy has broken out around those papers, with Republicans and Democrats calling…
-

For the record
A June 22 story about Charles J. Barreca of Keyport did not include the address where donations in his behalf may be sent. Donations in care of Charles J. Barreca may be sent to the American Liver Foundation, Transplant Trust Fund, 1425 Pompton Ave., Cedar Grove, NJ 07009. Barreca said he will need a liver…
-

Eminent domain ruling twists 5th Amendment
Coda Greg Bean The year is 2035, and the town fathers in East Brunswick have just taken 17 single-family homes because the Wawa Corp. wants to build a new mega-convenience store near the mall on Hillsdale Road. The homeowners have fought it as far as they can, but the courts hold that eminent domain is…
