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State your views at Manalapan committee meeting
I would like to remind all Manalapan residents that on Aug. 15, the Township Committee is going to consider changing the zoning on the property behind the commuter parking lot on Symmes Road to permit another huge shopping center. Traffic will be a disaster, the proposed traffic light will be unsafe, and the value of…
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Local officials served Freehold well in storm’s aftermath
I would like to commend Mayor Nolan Higgins for his tireless vigilance subsequent to the devastating storm suffered by our town on July 28. Mayor Higgins could be seen day and night throughout the borough during the days the power grid was down, taking stock of the situation and providing information and encouragement to those…
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Public should offer comments on Symmes Road ordinance
I read the article reported in last week’s News Transcript about the latest actions by a slim majority of “newbies” to the Manalapan Planning Board on July 26. According to the article, the Planning Board passed on a chance to discuss the June 20 municipal ordinance and the corresponding portion of the master plan that…
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A call for Marlboro council to reject zoning board appointment
I am saddened and disgusted by the current Marlboro Township Council. Recently, the council nominated Paul Schlaflin to sit on the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment. Mr. Schlaflin’s nomination upsets me greatly. In 2010, Mr. Schlaflin resigned from the zoning board after the Marlboro Ethics Board recommended his removal. Mr. Schlaflin has a history of…
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Do not abuse use of open space funding
I noticed in the recent property tax bill that Manalapan residents are being asked to pay 1.8 percent of their taxes to fund open space and farmland preservation. The breakdown is 0.99 percent for the township’s open space and farmland preservation program and 0.81 percent for Monmouth County’s open space and farmland preservation program. While…
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Think about putting power lines underground
No one needs to be reminded that Freehold Borough suffered serious damage due to a severe storm. As many know, residents were exposed to power outages, live wires, closed streets and damaged property, in some cases loss of homes. We were fortunate that no lives were lost or serious injuries incurred. As a resident, I…
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Storm tested residents, Freehold officials
IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN What a difference two days makes. I was in downtown Freehold Borough on the evening of July 27, enjoying dinner with my wife, Laura, at one of our favorite locations, Federici’s. We were married in the party room at Federici’s on Aug. 12, 2006, and we enjoy returning to the…
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By losing all of his races, he became a world role model
CODA GREG BEAN My youngest son was a good little wrestler, but there came a time when his coach asked him to wrestle up a couple of weight classes in a bout with another school because the team had two wrestlers in my son’s class, and none in the heavier class. That meant that my…
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