• It is time for public to revolt against union’s demands

    I am a resident of Marlboro and after reading the article ("Board Goes Public With Latest Offer," News Transcript, Sept. 16) about the Marlboro Township EducationAssociation (MTEA) and its "negotiations" with the Marlboro Board of Education, I am both shocked and amazed at what is going on. For example, a single person’s medical benefits cost…

  • Datebook

    • An open casting call for talented children will be offered by Don Buchwald and Associates, New York, on Oct. 10 at the Courtyard Marriott Lincroft hotel, 245 Half Mile Road, Red Bank. Actors and musical theater performers between the ages of 5 and 17 are welcome to audition. Contact kidscasting@ gmail.com. An audition time…

  • Teachers should share the cost of health insurance

    Life is about sharing — caring and responsibility. I know you teachers “care” about the youngsters you teach, and in Marlboro you are well paid. The “sharing of responsibility” element involves the cost of health care insurance. Seniors in town are struggling to make ends meet on a reduced income. Many others are struggling to…

  • Free dog/cat rabies clinic in Manalapan

    MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Township Board of Health will sponsor a free rabies immunization clinic for dogs and cats on Nov. 14, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Community Center building on Route 33 West in Manalapan. All dogs must be on a leash and cats confined to carriers. The Community Center (old Millhurst…

  • Town committee played a role in keeping taxes stable

    This will respond to the letter to the editor from Butch Budai, in which he attacks the steps taken by Mayor Rick Klauber to improve civility in the conduct of the Manalapan Township Committee meetings, and criticizes the Township Committee for keeping taxes flat (“School District, Not Town, Is Responsible for Stable Taxes,” News Transcript,…

  • Annual golf classic to benefit 180 Oct. 26

    The third annual golf classic to benefit 180 Turning Lives Around, Hazlet, will be held Oct. 26 at Hollywood Golf Club, Deal. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., followed by golf at 12:30 p.m. The event will feature a buffet lunch, cocktail reception and dinner. Sponsorships are available. The cost is $500 per golfer…

  • Temple will celebrate Mitzvah Day, Oct. 25

    MARLBORO — The Social Action Committee of Marlboro Jewish Center, along with 21 other organizations and more than 350 volunteers, are joining forces to help make Oct. 25 a successful Mitzvah Day — a day of good deeds. Sponsored by the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Western Monmouth County, and celebrating its 10th year in…

  • Writer says newspaper article did not contain enough information

    It appears the News Transcript permitted (Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools) H. James Wasser to write his own column as opposed to attempting to bring facts to the readers. Why is Mr. Wasser now going to have a “new” position as administrator for special projects? Who was in charge of this position…

  • MTEA leader: Fact-finder’s report was basis for a contract settlement

    As the president of the Marlboro Township Education Association (MTEA), which represents nearly 800 teachers and school employees, I have spent nearly two years trying to settle a fair contract for Marlboro’s public school employees. Earlier this month, after beginning our second school year working without a new contract, I believed the end was in…

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