Two towns should start process of leaving regional school district
     It is time for all citizens of the Freehold Regional High School District to step back from the emotional redistricting issues at hand and make a factual assessment of the current situation.
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Children should be able to go to high school with their friends
     I am sick of week after week hearing from Freehold residents about how unfair people of Manalapan are regarding redistricting. My children are still very young, and I am completely against redistricting.
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Support board candidates who support you
     With the April 16 school board elections upon us, it is imperative that we, as concerned parents, know who our candidates are. We need to research what each candidate
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Town should not let developers dictate municipal zoning
     The editorial of April 3 in the News Transcript concerning the proposed rezoning of Marlboro Airport was a welcome and much-needed opinion on the overdevelopment in Marlboro. How could anyone believe that the plan to build 16 times what the present zoning permits is a good idea? (Approximately 53 acres zoned for one house on a 2-acre lot vs. eight units per acre).
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Candidate is well suited to serve on Board of Education
     Although no longer a member of the Marlboro Board of Education I remain committed to quality education. At a recent meeting, I watched the administration, board and the public diligently working to provide the highest quality of instruction in the most cost-effective manner.
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Former official noted concern for school near airport
     The news that the owners of Marl-boro Airport have proposed a plan to cease operations and develop the land for a senior residential community should be received as a most welcomed announcement.
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Column about Freehold Borough tells it just like it is
     Kevin Coyne hit the nail on the head ("Pride in Freehold Is Centuries Deep," Your Turn, News Tran-script, March 27). Those of us who were born and raised in Freehold Borough know the real reason and have for years.
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Airport owners would gain from zoning change
     In reading the article concerning the rezoning of the 53-acre Marlboro Air-port property from 2-acre lots to one-eighth acre lots, ("Airport Owners Seeking Rezone for Adult Homes," News Tran-script, March 27), I was wondering why no reference was made to the increase in property value this rezoning would bring the owners.
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Governments need vision when making decisions
     Vision means zoning into 6-acre parcels. In Manalapan, the governing body moved ahead with its 4-acre rezoning proposal and in Upper Freehold Township a resident is calling for a referendum to allow residents to decide on 2-acre or 4-acre zoning.
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Defeating budget will hurt FRHSD students and staff
     We, representatives on the board of directors of Citizens for Regional Equality (CORE), with members from towns throughout the Freehold Regional High School District, read with great dismay the statements of David Sorin of Marlboro and his Commit-tee for Community Education ("Manal-apan, Marlboro Voices Must be Heard by District," News Transcript, April 3).
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Timing is right for Manalapan, Marlboro to leave FRHSD
     I write this as a resident of Howell who eagerly sends her children to the nearest high school to our home, Freehold Township High School. I write this as an informed taxpayer who embraces the regional philosophy in every way.
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