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  • Family upset to see house deteriorating in Manalapan

    We were glad to read your editorial regarding the status of the Dreyer house. It is with regret, however, that our family will soon be seeing its demise. Only people with any roots here, or perhaps those who appreciate historic places, can know how we feel. That home, as stately as it has been all…

  • Colts Neck police officer did a great job on tough morning

    I would like to thank the Colts Neck policeman whose Jeep escorted my car on Route 18 north during the snowstorm of Dec. 5. The flashing lights helped me see in the windy snowstorm. Great job on handling the jackknifed tractor-trailer on Route 18 northbound during the storm, too. I would like to buy you…

  • WILLIAM A. BURNS, 86, of Surrey Downs, Howell, died Jan. 4 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Manhattan, N.Y., he was raised in the Bronx, N.Y., and lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Long Island, N.Y., where he lived for 40 years. He moved to Surrey Downs in 1991. He was a…

  • Obituaries

    JULIA MEDNICK, 89, of Manalapan died Dec. 25 at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she lived there most of her life before moving to Manalapan 26 years ago. Mrs. Mednick was a member of the Covered Bridge Association and the Covered Bridge Chapters of Hadassah, Deborah Hospital Foundation, and B’nai B’rith. She was predeceased by…

  • Blame Mother Nature for leaf collection woes

    Well, Roberta Friedman’s letter had one valid point. She was not the only one in Freehold Township who was frustrated about leaf collection this season. I was, too. But that’s where we part company. Her beef was with the township and its collection procedures; mine is with Mother Nature. She’s the one who delayed the…

  • Gambling online may be hard to regulate, but it will be even harder to outlaw. This may come as a surprise to many residents in the Garden State, but making that Internet sports bet, or playing a chip in a virtual casino, is illegal in this state. According to Kerry Hand of the state’s gaming…

  • Guest Column

    John C. HendricksonConvention won John C. Hendrickson Convention won’t solve property tax dilemma So, the N.J. Senate proposes asking voters if they want a constitutional convention to overhaul the property tax system. Seems like a no-brainer at first. The unending hue and cry for relief ought to make that clear. But it could be dangerous.…

  • Post office staff appreciates community’s support for Toys for Tots

    The Englishtown-Manal-apan post office would like to thank the community for its overwhelming support of the Toys for Tots program. This was the first year the Englishtown-Manalapan post office sponsored this program for the needy. Our community has placed smiles on the faces of many underprivileged children throughout the state of New Jersey. May everyone…

  • Area Planning Board offers support for railroad line

    Area Planning Board offers support for railroad line The Manalapan Planning Board wishes to express its strong support for the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex rail line from Lakewood to South Brunswick. Residential development has been proceeding at a rapid pace in western Monmouth County. We are particularly aware of the overcrowding of Route 9 and other roads…