Manalapan incumbents’ records raise a lot of questions this year
     I was surprised to read in your recent News Transcript that Manalapan Mayor Rebecca Aaronson is running again for Township Committee along with (Committeeman) William Scherer.
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Freehold sisters should be held accountable for their actions
     After reading the July 27 News Transcript article regarding the officers that were cleared of misconduct regarding the arrest of the Perry sisters, I felt compelled to comment.
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Caring families make Fresh Air Fund an ongoing success
     This summer marks our 125th anniversary of serving children from New York City. In 1877, the Rev. Willard Parsons, a minister of a small, rural parish in Sherman, Pa.
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Park’s name held special meaning for Freehold Township
     Your recent feature article on how the renaming of Liberty Oak Park came about was interesting and enlightening; so much so that it has prompted me to respond.
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School officials need to review increases in spending
     The Marlboro superintendent of schools, Dr. David Abbott, seems to have taken the defeat of the school budget as a personal defeat. Shame on him. As an educated person, he should realize that in these unstable economic times there has to be some belt tightening — a reduction of less than 2 percent i...
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Society will benefit when school budgets are supported
     It saddens and angers me when I read about seniors who vote against their town’s school budget merely because they themselves no longer have children in school.
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Guest Column
Deborah Jacobs
NJFOG challenges governor’s executive order on records
     In a news conference held July 15 at the state house, the N.J. Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG) brought together journalists, advocacy organizations and community activists to challenge Gov.
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