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  • United States government acted on credible intelligence in Iraq

    I am compelled to respond to the letter regarding President George Bush continuing to put American soldiers in harm’s way. I do not intend to spew garbage, but to counter Ms. (Carol) Abaya’s statements with thoughts of my own. Ms. Abaya states that Saddam Hussein did not have the capability to launch weapons of mass…

  • Resident’s ‘no’ vote on school plan will do one thing — hurt children

    Regarding a recent letter to the editor in which a Man-alapan resident said he was rejecting the (Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School) district’s upcoming school referendum in protest over the glut of new construction in his town, I have just one question: by voting no on the referendum, whom will the writer be hurting — the developers,…

  • For the record

    A new shuttle bus service that will transport commuters between Marlboro and the Aberdeen-Matawan train station will begin operating on Sept. 8. The starting date for the bus service was incorrect in an article in the Aug. 27 edition of the News Transcript.

  • Manalapan taxpayer will say no to Sept. 30 school referendum

    Manalapan taxpayer will say no to Sept. 30 school referendum I have been reading your articles and editorials concerning the Sept. 30 referendum the residents of Manalapan-English-town will be voting on for school improvements and expansion for the K-8 schools. When will our elected officials realize that the taxpayer does not have bottomless pockets? The…

  • Mount Mitchill is fitting site for county’s 9/11 memorial

    On Sept. 11, 2001, our son Christopher was killed during the attack on the World Trade Center. He was 32 years old, engaged to be married and had been working as a foreign currency trader at Cantor Fitzgerald for two years. Since that terrible event, we have been working on the 9/11 Monmouth County Volunteer…

  • Government has obligation to keep promises to veterans

    It should be known that the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of Amer-ica, our nation’s oldest active military veterans organization, founded by Civil War veterans, always enthusiastically, patriotically and even gratefully supported many of President Ronald Reagan’s policies, especially those to rebuild our nation’s military might that eventually helped to cause the political…

  • Temple series to discuss High Holidays

    Congregation Sons of Israel, Manalapan, will sponsor a three-part se­ries exploring the laws and customs of the high holy days. Rabbi Robert Pilavin will lead the lec­tures on Thursday evenings at 7:30 at the temple, Gordons Corner Road. Admission is free. On Sept. 4, the topic will be "Rosh Hashana: The Sounding of the Shofar,"…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries CLAUDE K. CORNELL, 85, of Applewood Estates, Freehold Township, died Aug. 5 at home. Born in Freehold, he was a lifelong resident. Mr. Cornell was an engineering technician for the U.S. government at Fort Monmouth until he retired in 1972. He was a paratrooper in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was…

  • 3 schools set for new year

    By dick metzgarStaff Writer By dick metzgar Staff Writer COLTS NECK — With a new primary school now in full operation, the township’s K-8 school district will be better able to deal with the space crunch caused by an ever-increasing enrollment, according to Superintendent of Schools Gregg R. Hauser. The new Conover Road Primary School…