Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Challengers planning to restore fiscal responsibility

    In a Your Turn opinion piece titled “Incumbents Claim Town Continues to Move Forward,” Mayor Beth Ward and her running mate, Committeewoman Michelle Roth, shared their opinions on why they feel Manalapan is moving forward. We agree Manalapan is moving forward — toward a very dangerous financial position. In the last three years, Manalapan’s tax…

  • Public urged to attend league’s candidates forum

    Although the presidential campaign season is upon us again and we are becoming inundated with phone calls, junk mail, and — soon to come — media sound bites, our Monmouth County elections also deserve our attention. The Monmouth County League of Women Voters is providing the public with an excellent opportunity to learn about the…

  • Manalapan mayor has been a good friend to St. James

    For nearly 200 years, there has been a community of African-American descent located along the outskirts of Manalapan bordering with Millstone Township called Woodville, also known as “Little Africa” on the early-1800s township maps. St. James A.M.E. Church, established in 1836, has always been the focal point of this community. Descendants of the slaves and…

  • In the end, decision will come down to a matter of trust

    One of your readers would like to know what the Republican candidates for Manalapan Township Committee stand for. If she is really interested in their platform she could go to their Web site or e-mail or telephone or even speak to them at township meetings. However, as someone who wrote campaign literature, including platforms, for…

  • Town could address need by building its own housing

    Recent articles concerning Marlboro’s COAH (Coun-cil on Affordable Hous-ing) housing obligation got me to thinking. Marlboro has been ordered to build 195 “affordable housing” units. It appears that the town is doing what most towns do to comply with their COAH obligation: get a developer to build the COAH units and in return the builder…

  • More effort needed to preserve open space

    I read with interest Beth Ward’s letter in the Sept. 22 issue of the News Tran-script. When they were running for election, their slate was based on open space. They said they were going to stop the builders from taking over Manalapan. There is now more new building in Manal-apan then Manhattan. They are proud…

  • Walk supports efforts of 180, Turning Lives Around

    On Oct. 24 we will celebrate our third annual 180 Turnaround Walk. This year our walk will be held on the Belmar boardwalk at 10 a.m. It is a walk in celebration of love and community spirit, sharing a recognition that we can prevent violence in the family and against women. The funds we raise…

  • Rental collections supplement availability of books

    The Monmouth County Library circulates best sellers as we do all titles: without charge to those requesting them, and first to those who request first. Additionally, some branches maintain rental collections of popular books, because library users want them, are not willing to wait, and are pleased to pay 20 cents per day for that…

  • Red Cross volunteers answer the call for assistance

    As the CEO of the American Red Cross-Jersey Coast Chapter, I have the opportunity to witness the strength of the human spirit each day. Over the past two months, the Red Cross has experienced the largest mobilization in its history of human and material resources in response to a natural disaster. In response to the…