Appointment process in Manalapan bears reviewing for the future
"I would have gladly submitted to the interview process had the statute required such."
      I am responding to the article in the May 16 edition of the News Transcript regarding the appointment of a new official to fill a vacancy on the Township Committee of Manalapan ("Plan to Appoint New Official Hits a Snag in Manalapan"). In the first paragraph it was stated that the prospective candidates refused to satisfy the requests from the governing body at the May 9 meeting.
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Resident says sign is meant to provide information
"... I can say with 100 percent confidence that I certainly have never given a bribe to township officials ..."
      When I was younger, I found myself on the front lines of a war that I really didn't understand. What I did know is that at the age of 18 I signed up to serve my country. Of course, at the time, I was a naive young man who just decided he didn't want to find himself stuck on the same street corner in Marlboro when he was 30.
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Candidates for office should consent to be interviewed
      I find it appalling that all three candidates chosen by the Republicans to replace former Committeeman Joe Locricchio have refused to be interviewed by the Township Committee. The residents of Manalapan deserve the most qualified person to sit on the committee. The Township Committee is now being asked to choose one of the three without any information about them.
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