Bennett clarifies information on base housing
      Iread the recent article with respect to the Tinton Falls Borough Council joining the efforts to change the law on the location for the education of children residing at Naval Weapons Station Earle. I felt the president of the Tinton Falls Board of Education, Peter Karavites, has significantly mi...
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Teacher must face consequences of actions
      Ijust had to say that I am so glad News Transcript staff writer Kathy Baratta reported the incident with Mary Kaminski at the Pine Brook School in Manalapan ("Substitute Faces Charges After Classroom Incident," News Transcript, Dec.
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Gov. Corzine has not placed New Jersey on a path to stability
"In the old West these people were called snake oil salesmen."
      Greg Bean's column that appeared on Dec. 26 was right on the mark ("Day of Reckoning Is on the Horizon for Budget"). I would like to add that Gov.
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Let park system know how you feel about deer hunting
      Ring in the new year hikers, mountain bikers, equestrians and cross country skiers - courtesy of the Monmouth County Park System's "Deer Management" program.
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Voters got wise to sham of school budget elections
      Ihave sent the following letter to Gov. Jon Corzine. Gov. Corzine, I read in the News Transcript of Dec.
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Parent wanted more information from school district
      Iread with disappointment your article on the substitute teacher who had an (alleged) alcohol problem at Pine Brook School ("Substitute Faces Charges After Classroom Incident," News Transcript, Dec. 12, 2007). It is one of several differing "news" reports of the incident.
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Office of president would force Obama to make choices
      Barack Obama joined Washington's Senate club from the Illinois state Senate with a voting record creating inventive flip-flopping credentials, fine-tuned to the art of speaking with "forked tongue." Casting votes and still not really casting any vote added new dimensions to proverbial old Chicago...
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Pupil seeks Garden Staters' help in study of New Jersey
      Iam a seventh-grade student who is studying the United States. I have chosen New Jersey as my area of study and I was looking for information and/or artifacts, whether from present or past day, from your readers.
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Make political parties responsible for campaign signs
      It is heartening to see that the Manalapan Township Committee is "retooling its ordinance regulating political sign … (to try to control) sight pollution." A few days after this year's elections I was driving in the township and passed a Manalapan Township labeled pickup truck and crew remo...
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Election winners are committed to serving community
      We would like to take this time to thank all of the voters of Freehold Borough for their continued support on our recent election victory. Your votes ensure us another term to serve this town. It is our mission to continue to strive and do what is best for this town in the years to come. Thank ...
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Town is missing from list of municipalities getting aid
      Recent newspaper articles listed local towns that will be receiving state Department of Transportation aid for road work. The following towns received grant funds: Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Brick Township, Jackson and Lakewood.
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