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  • Guest Column Garfield B. Dunn Park system stand on trail fails to provide satisfaction

    Guest Column Garfield B. Dunn Park system stand on trail fails to provide satisfaction I read with interest Laura Kirkpatrick’s response to the News Transcript regarding our concerns with the upcoming extension to the Henry Hudson trail, an extension that will drastically change the lives of those of us whose homes it passes within feet…

  • N.J. farm bureau rep asks board to rethink rezoning Claims move to large lots will devalue property held

    By dave benjaminStaff Writer by Manalapan farmers N.J. farm bureau rep asks board to rethink rezoning Claims move to large lots will devalue property held By dave benjamin Staff Writer A representative of the New Jersey State Farm Bureau told the Manal-apan Planning Board there is no evidence of the need for a rezoning plan…

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ Manalapan High School’s Artie Quackenbush (rear) stretches for a header over a Freehold Township opponent during a Central Jersey Group IV state tournament game on Nov. 2 in Manalapan. The Braves topped the Patriots, 3-0, and moved into today’s sectional semifinal at No. 1-seed Hillsborough.

  • Board to tap superintendent

    The Manalapan-Englishtown Re-gional School District Board of Education was expected to name a new superintendent of schools at a meeting last night. Board members were expected to name Dr. Maureen Lalley, the assistant superintendent in Holmdel, as the successor to Joseph F. Scozzari. Scozzari is retiring at the end of December, and Lalley will take…

  • Marlboro students kick off holiday season toy campaign

    Staff Writer By dave benjamin Marlboro students kick off holiday season toy campaign MARLBORO — Marlboro High School students will be kicking off their holiday campaign to collect Toys for Tots at a community breakfast to be held Nov. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public is invited to the breakfast and to…

  • Apartments for seniors turned away

    Staff Writer By dave benjamin Apartments for seniors turned away MANALAPAN — The zoning board has rejected an applicant’s request for a use variance that would have allowed the construction of apartment buildings for senior citizens on Gordons Corner Road. Windsor Management Co. sought the board’s permission to change its approved assisted living facility into…

  • Incumbent Republicans seek return in county Byrne, Aaronson will try to unseat freeholders Handlin, Stominski

    Staff Writer By dick metzgar Incumbent Republicans seek return in county Byrne, Aaronson will try to unseat freeholders Handlin, Stominski Rebecca Aaronson Much of the campaigning for two open three-year seats on the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders in the Nov. 6 general election will revolve around such issues as the preservation of open space,…

  • Board will approve 20 homes at Route 79 development site

    Staff Writer By PAUL GODINO Board will approve 20 homes at Route 79 development site FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — After hearing testimony on Centex Development Company’s application for Monmouth Pointe, a 20-home subdivision proposed on Route 79 near Queen Anne Estates, Planning Board members voted to draft a resolution approving the project. The resolution is expected…

  • Recruitment of H.S. students

    Recruitment of H.S. students for Election Day questioned By dave benjamin Staff Writer MANALAPAN — The question of whether high school students should be recruited in school by politicians to work on Election Day became a topic of discussion at the Oct. 24 Township Committee meeting. Speaking during the public comment portion of the meeting,…