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Students want to see return of full-time media specialist
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer group of Colts Neck High School students and alumni are pressing Freehold Regional High School District administrators to once again provide funding for a full-time media specialist to manage the school’s library and media center. The young men and women, most of whom were library volunteers at one point, made…
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Razing of Tinton Falls and Freehold to be topic of talk
A s part of its “Historically Speaking” lecture series, the Monmouth County Historical Association will welcome Michael Adelberg to speak on June 24 at 2 p.m. The lecture will be held at the association’s museum and library, 70 Court St., Freehold. Adelberg will offer information about collateral damage that accompanied the Battle of Monmouth campaign,…
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Golf outing has spaces available
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Freehold Municipal Alliance to Prevent Substance Abuse will hold its annual Raymond Kershaw Memorial Golf Outing at Knob Hill, Manalapan, on June 25. The event is a major fundraiser for the alliance and helps to support local substance abuse prevention programs for community youths. Space for golfers is still available. The…
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Author Robert Goolrick to read from his new novel on July 5
MARLBORO — Best-selling author Robert Goolrick will return to the Marlboro Public Library on July 5 to read from his much-anticipated second novel “Heading Out to Wonderful.” Goolrick’s reading will begin at 11 a.m. at the Marlboro Library, off Wyncrest Road at 1 Library Court. Goolrick previously visited the Marlboro Library in June 2010 to…
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You heard it here first: a cure for Old-Timers’ disease
CODA GREG BEAN This may be the best argument for requiring students in K-12 school programs to learn a foreign language that I’ve ever heard. And if you’re like me, and becoming a bit more forgetful with every passing year, it’s a pretty good argument for ordering a Berlitz course and becoming fluent in anything…
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If you need to scream for help, do it quietly
Raymond Kostanty’s letter to the editor is right, but it does fall short. (“Laws Make It Tough for Citizens to Bear Arms,” News Transcript, May 16). Any knife is illegal to carry, including a butter knife. Mickey Mouse personal alarms, whistles and devices that make loud noises may also be illegal by virtue of Manalapan’s…
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Resident has suggestion for new ‘Shop Marlboro’ program
A s a longtime Marlboro resident, I read with interest the article describing the “Shop Marlboro” program in the June 13 News Transcript. If I understand the program correctly, I have a suggestion that I believe would make the program even more attractive for most Marlboro residents. Using the example from the article, if I…
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Resident thanks those who came to assist her
On May 24 at 4 a.m. a car crashed into my house. I especially want to express my appreciation to those who came to my aid in that accident. Thanks go to the Englishtown- Manalapan First Aid Squad, the Gordons Corner Fire Company, the Manalapan Police Department, the Manalapan Construction Department and anyone else who…
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Community college needs a fresh start
A s a longtime Monmouth County resident, I have been following the news about Brookdale Community College since last spring. I am deeply disturbed by the questionable actions of the Board of Trustees for approving a lavish contract for the former president, while allowing him to misuse taxpayer and tuition dollars. In light of this…
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