Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Officials respond to complaint with trite explanation

    I read the story “Attorney Claims Officers Did Not Act Improperly” in the Sept. 1, 2004 edition of the News Transcript. The allegations of Manalapan residents against the township police are very disturbing and should be fully investigated. What I also find disturbing is the reaction of township officials; it is the same pattern we…

  • Young people should learn the facts and then vote

    In 2000, 36 percent of registered 18- to 24-year-old voters exercised their right to vote. The national average was 60 percent. Since 1972, this age bracket has shown a steady decline in participation in the election process. The facts speak loudly. With no voice of opposition in the political theater, politicians craft policies that will…

  • Mayor salutes effort to organize soccer tournament

    As the mayor of Marlboro and a parent of a participant in the 2004 Summer Soccer Tournament, I would like to extend my thanks to all the people who assisted in this event. One hundred fifty teams from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania spent Aug. 27, 28 and 29 competing in the 17th annual…

  • Let former mayors review town’s financial practices

    My attention was caught by two letters in the Aug. 11 News Transcript, both related to different aspects of our current Township Committee, yet both providing a similar glimpse into the current makeup of our government body here in Manalapan. The first letter was signed by Gerard Ward, "Democratic municipal leader." As everyone knows, one…

  • Counseling service working to serve Howell residents

    Our community has made valiant efforts to help people with drug and alcohol problems. Howell is fortunate to have Howell Human Ser-vices/Youth and Family Counseling Ser-vices, which helps people with alcohol and drug use disorders rejoin their families and the community as a whole. But we cannot rest easy. Many people in our area still…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries Nicholas F. Cogliano Jr. Mr. Cogliano, 43, of Red Bank died Aug. 8 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Red Bank, he resided in Atlantic Highlands and Hazlet before moving to Red Bank 15 years ago. Mr. Cogliano was a production manager at Variety Industries, Freehold, the past 18 years. He was…

  • New administrators, school come on-line

    New administrators, school come on-line New administrators, school come on-line The end of another summer means the start of a new school year for thousands of children in western Mon-mouth County elementary, middle and high schools. It is an exciting time for youngsters who are starting their formal educational career, those who are moving up…

  • For the Record

    For the Record The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services has requested that all hospitals survey emergency department patients from Aug. 27 through Sept. 17 to determine if they have been to the Republican National Convention in New York City. Signs reflecting that directive have been placed at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township,…

  • Local action is urged to avert potential genocide in Sudan, Africa

    For the first time in its history, the Committee on Conscience of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has declared a Genocide Emergency, saying that genocide is imminent or is actually happening in the Darfur region of Sudan. More than 2 million people are being affected by a campaign of ethnic cleansing carried out by…