Business has right to use street for parking
      Mona Greenberg starts her May 7 tirade ("Resident Upset With Business Using Street for Parking," News Transcript, Letters to the Editor) with a simple statement: Shame on Westpark Pediatrics (for instructing its employees to park on nearby Country Lane because its own parking lot is too small for patients and staff). I say shame on Mona Greenberg on several counts.
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Drivers must pay attention to others on road
      As summer approaches and more people become active and spend time outdoors, I thought it would be a good idea to bring up the issue of safe driving and sharing the road with cyclists and runners in the Monmouth County area.
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Freehold Twp. Board of Education will face challenging decisions
      We wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to the voters of Freehold Township who supported us in the recent school board election. We want the residents of the township to know that we will do all that we can to ensure the continued success of our schools.
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Think about classroom achievements, not more sports
      Parents of Freehold Regional High School District students need to think more of the education "needs" rather than "wants" of their children. The vast majority of the district's students get less than 600 (out of 800) on each section of the college SAT test.
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Voters should determine who will be a good leader
      Who is a "good" leader? It's not an idle question. Your tax dollars and mine are tied to an answer. Our quality of life is affected by that definition. A good leader listens to people and responds to their broader agenda, instead of just special interest groups.
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Resident supports Budai and Johnson in Manalapan
      My husband, Alan, and I have been involved in our Manalapan community for a very long time. I have been on the recreation board for many years and he was a soccer coach. We took up the fight to stop a cell tower going up in our neighborhood and we both are active members of the Citizens Emergency Response Team (CERT).
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Writer happy to volunteer with Budai and Johnson
      Icould not let Steve McEnery's letter of May 7 ("Chairman Clears Up Info About Endorsement") go unanswered. It is an unusual situation when a volunteer is turned down. Most organizations clamor for volunteer workers. What is better than free labor, especially if it is an organization that you have your heart in?
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