Parent clarifies law on one aspect of home-schooling in New Jersey
      I am writing in reference to the article "Parents Enjoy Experience of Teaching Children," published in the News Transcript on April 18, 2007. I am a home-schooler in Mon-mouth County. While it's always nice to see an article on home-schooling, I was surprised to see the quote by Howell ...
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FRHSD board member thanks voters for supporting two questions
      I offer my heartfelt thanks and want to personally congratulate the voters who supported the passage of the Freehold Regional High School District budget.
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Resident appreciates light being shed on incident at school
"I see people of all races rejoice when their team is winning and discuss what changes they would make when the team loses. For just a moment, nobody is judging people based on race, creed or color."
      I wanted to respond to Managing Editor Mark Rosman's column, "Change is not inevitable," which was published in the News Transcript on April 18, 2007. I was not aware of the incident at Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School (MEMS) where a student or adult wrote "Jew" and drew a swastika...
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New Jersey residents reach out to support U.S. troops
      The Freehold Family Readiness Group of the 1-114th New Jersey Army National Guard will be holding various events and fundraisers within the next year to support our soldiers and their families. We would greatly appreciate any donations that you can make at this time or in the near futur...
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Mayor's accomplishments give him a record to run on
      Marlboro Mayor Robert Klein-berg's record stands on its own. When a mayor has accomplished as much as he has during his initial term, reality is that political rivals must create spin and divert attention away from those accomplishments.
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Attorney's practices were not illegal, but they were wrong
      A township attorney subcontracting legal work on the cheap, then submitting inflated township legal bills ironically is not illegal, it just illustrates a lack of integrity. The announcement by the U.S. Attorney that former state Sen. John Bennett is not a target for investigation suggests st...
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Governor's accident delivers a message about driving
      I certainly want to wish Gov. Jon Corzine a speedy recovery from his horrific accident, but I'm still conflicted as to how this could happen. Last month, Gov. Corzine attended a meeting at Marlboro High School to sign a bill [relating to teenage drivers and the issues they face].
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Resident questions whether 94-year-old should drive
      I was appalled to read that the elderly man who drove northbound in the southbound lane of Route 9, seriously injured the driver of the car he hit and tied up traffic for hours, may drive again. I find it hard to believe that his vision, reflexes and judgment at age 94 are what they sho...
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