Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Assemblymen believe shared services can lead to savings for towns

    In light of the growing property tax burden that New Jersey residents are facing, we would like to urge municipalities in the 12th District to take full advantage of the Depart-ment of Community Affairs Sharing Available Resources Efficiently (SHARE) program. Through the SHARE program, municipalities have access to grant money for projects that involve the…

  • Fire co. pays tribute to departing serviceman

    Fire co. pays tribute to departing serviceman I read with interest Linda DeNicola’s story about (Freehold Township police officer) William Peace, who is awaiting deployment to Iraq. My husband, Marshall Siegel, a first class boatswains mate in the U.S. Naval Reserve, will also be deployed (on July 19) and the word right now is that…

  • Housing, more housing

    Housing, more housing If a new affordable-housing plan arrived at by Marlboro Mayor Robert Kleinberg and the Township Council passes municipal muster, residents could eventually see the construction of 700 new homes. The plan is the result of pressure being put on Marlboro by the state to come up with a way of building affordable…

  • For the Record

    For the Record The new Marlboro Aquatic Center on Vanderburg Road will be open to the public on the following dates: July 24-25, noon to 4:30 p.m.; and Aug. 7-8, noon to 4:30 p.m. Some of the dates that appeared in a June 30 story about the aquatic center were incorrect.

  • Obituaries

    James F. Cronin     Mr. Cronin, 77, of Hazlet died July 10 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Jersey City, he resided there before moving to Hazlet in 1957. He was employed at Shoreland Water Co., Hazlet, for 10 years, retiring in 1993. Prior to that, he was employed at American National…

  • Let Americans see sacrifice made by soldiers

    Let Americans see sacrifice made by soldiers As a World War II army veteran, it was patriotically gratifying to finally see a member of the American military killed in Iraq honored, and his family properly acknowledged, on TV for the sacrifice of his life in Iraq when his flag-draped coffin arrived in the United States.…

  • Resident likes town the way it is – independent

    The recent suggestion from a Manalapan resident to suggest that to combine the municipalities of Manalapan and Englishtown would be a benefit to residents from both towns struck me with amusement and annoyance. I was a Manalapan resident for 26 years and I have been an Englishtown resident for the last six years. I remember…

  • Affordable housing issue needs a real answer in Marlboro

    Marlboro’s desperate rush in approving a $6.6 million transfer of 332 affordable housing units dumped a host of politically relished housing units onto Tren-ton’s awaiting lap. The administration and Township Council are gleefully patting themselves on their proverbial backs. However, for Marlboro, in reality, this is a depressing affordable housing surrender and it is disheartening…