Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • Board to hear Verizon plan for cell tower on Route 537

    Board to hear Verizon plan for cell tower on Route 537

    By Mark Rosman FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Representatives of Verizon Wireless will come before the Planning Board on Feb. 18 to present a plan for a cellular communications tower at 363 Monmouth Road (Route 537), Freehold Township. In December, the Zoning Board of Adjustment denied an application submitted by New York SMSA Limited Partnership (Verizon Wireless)…

  • News Transcript business briefs

    Former Manalapan residents Barbara and Irwin Einbinder, who operated a real estate company for many years in Monmouth County, are pursuing a new venture in their new home in Coral Lakes, Florida. The Einbinders have sold more than 100 properties in Coral Lakes and are promoting a lifestyle that attracts many people to over-55 communities.…

  • Emergency response course offered

    Emergency response course offered

    MANALAPAN — Following major emergency events, first responders who provide fire, medical and community safety services will have to establish priorities for the use of their response resources. Individual preparedness, as well as the ability to safely and effectively assist others, allows members of the community to care for themselves until more help arrives. The…

  • Daesener recalled as Freehold native who got things done

    Daesener recalled as Freehold native who got things done

    By Clare Marie Celano FREEHOLD – Friends and family members will gather at the Freeman Funeral Home, 47 W. Main St., from noon to 2 p.m. Jan. 23 to remember Freehold Borough native August J. Daesener, who friends have called a caring man, a loyal friend, a problem solver and one-of-a-kind. Daesener, who was known…

  • Raymond, Gizzo will lead board

    Raymond, Gizzo will lead board

    By Peter Elacqua COLTS NECK – Dr. Kimberly Raymond has been re-elected as president of the Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education. The board held its annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 6 at the Conover Road Primary School. At the start of the meeting, Business Administrator and Board Secretary Vincent Marasco swore in…

  • Exhibit takes viewers into abstract world

    Exhibit takes viewers into abstract world

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer Thirteen local artists are bringing community members on a trip to their world through a new exhibit that features dozens of abstract works created through the use of many different mediums. The new “13 Abstract Artists” exhibit at the Middletown Township Public Library showcases the works of students in…

  • Bayshore groups seek funds to test water quality

    Bayshore groups seek funds to test water quality

    By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer KEYPORT — Members of the Bayshore Regional Watershed Council and NY/NJ Baykeeper are hoping to secure funding that will assist in the monitoring of local waters for harmful pathogens. Recently, the NY/NJ Baykeeper applied for a grant from the New York-New Jersey Harbor & Safety Estuary Program in the…

  • Millstone officials authorize community center upgrades

    Millstone officials authorize community center upgrades

    By Matthew Sockol MILLSTONE — Renovations and improvements for the Millstone Township Community Center, 365 Stagecoach Road, in the Clarksburg section of the municipality, have been approved by the Township Committee. During a recent meeting, the committee voted 3-0 to award a contract for portions of the project to Precise Construction Inc. in the amount…

  • Writer takes issue with Smith’s positions

    Congressman Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) stance on human trafficking is commendable, which leads us to believe he champions women’s rights. However, Congressman Smith’s long-term voting record underscores an alternate stance on women’s civil rights and basic health care services. Congressman Smith has voted to outlaw the birth control pill and wrote legislation blocking private insurance and…