Category: News Transcript Opinion
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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…
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Obituaries
Gertrude Teal Ms. Teal, 57, of Freehold Township, died June 23 at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Germany, she had been a resident of Freehold Township for the past 34 years. Ms. Teal is survived by two sons and a daughter, Thomas Rocco and Steven Teal, and Toni Baker, all of Freehold Township.…
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MOM rail line has flaws that must be considered
Your Turn Robert Riker Guest Column For the next several years, the Monmouth County Board of Free-holders will be paying lobbyists to secure federal funds for a project that defies common sense. It is the last in a trio sponsored by the late former Freeholder Director, Harry Larrison Jr. He called them his legacy. The…
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Assemblyman responds to exec. editor’s column
Your Turn Joseph Azzolina Guest Column I read Gregory Bean’s June 15 column in your Greater Media Newspapers and found it to be your usual bias as the editor of these weekly newspapers in Monmouth-Middlesex counties. Your venomous attacks against the Bayshore Courier and Jim Purcell, the publisher of the Courier, were once again off…
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Big Brother’s eyes won’t be on bookstore purchases
Coda Greg Bean As a full-time newspaperman and part-time novelist, I’ve had to find the answers to some fairly esoteric questions over the last 30 years. Among the more arcane: • How far will a slug from a .44-caliber Magnum revolver penetrate into the engine block of a Crown Victoria sedan? • What are the…
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Letters
Republicans moving town in right direction I disagree with Steven Sukel’s implication in his recent Your Turn guest column (News Transcript, June 8) attacking Marlboro Mayor Robert Klein-berg and the new Republican Township Council members as being part of an inherently corrupt political system. Mayor Kleinberg, Councilman Joseph Pernice and Councilwoman Patricia Morelli spoke of…
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On Campus
Erin Brogan, daughter of Ellen and Michael Brogan of Manalapan, was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind. She is a 2003 graduate of Manalapan High School. Centenary College, Hackettstown, has awarded master of business administration degrees to Charles P. Orfan and Monique L.…
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Adult h.s. grads enjoy the feeling of satisfaction
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Dressed in blue caps and gowns, 25 young adults from the Freehold Regional Adult High School recently received their high school diplomas. The June 6 graduation, held at Colts Neck High School, will be a stepping stone for those who want to further their education in…
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Obituaries
Herman Krauser Mr. Krauser, 90, of Manalapan, died May 28 at Brookside Assisted Living, Freehold. Born in Jersey City, he moved to Manalapan 70 years ago and had been a resident of Brookside Assisted Living since March. Mr. Krauser was a teacher for the Jersey City Board of Education for 20 years, retiring in 1982.…
