Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Guest Column

    Rabbi Donald A. WeberPerson who sues a townshipis no friend to its residents Rabbi Donald A. Weber Person who sues a township is no friend to its residents Thank you for your reporting and your editorial on the role which Anthony Spalliero is playing (in) Marlboro. They were eye-opening, to say the least. But more…

  • Public will need to know who gets hospital tract

    Public will need to know who gets hospital tract Marlboro municipal officials have pursued one goal since New Jersey closed the Marlboro State Psychiatric Hospital in 1998: ownership of the 400 acres on Route 520 that served as the hospital’s base. The Township Council has laid out an ambitious redevelopment plan that calls for the…

  • Situation at historical society meeting upsets resident

    This past Friday night, Oct. 25, with most things on the farm over with for the day, except getting our choose and cut Christmas trees ready, my wife and I decided to go to the Howell Historical Society meeting. This was my first meeting even though we have been members for some time, and my…

  • Support from domestic violence team appreciated by charity group

    Samaritan Center board and staff would like to thank the Domestic Violence Crisis Team of Manalapan for the wonderful donation check and gift certificates. We are so fortunate to have the support of our crisis team to aid the victims of domestic violence. This group of dedicated people not only helps those who come into…

  • Former rec commission served Manalapan’s needs

    I am a former member and chairman of the Manalapan Recreation Commis-sion, and I want to applaud Allan Conrad for his recent letter to the editor. Having served on the commission for eight years until Dec. 31, 2000, I have personal, firsthand knowledge of the positive impact that a nonpartisan commission was able to have…

  • Operation Smile is worthy of support from community

    I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful article written by reporter Linda DeNicola about my talk to the Freehold Township Woman’s Club about my experiences with Operation Smile that appeared in the Oct. 23 issue of the News Transcript. Your article focused much deserved attention on both Operation Smile Interna-tional and our local…

  • Couple appreciate support from mayor, board members

    We would like to take this opportunity to express our heartfelt thanks to Marlboro Mayor Matt Scannapieco and the Planning Board for protecting us from a builder’s application to build four new homes on land adjacent to ours. The topography of the land to be developed is significantly sloped. Currently there are many large trees…

  • Obituaries

    Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. LOIS LOUISE INGRAM, 82, of Freehold died Oct. 23 at home. Born in Hancock County, Ga., she was a resident of Freehold for the past 48 years.…

  • It’s time for town to have its own library

    I think Freehold Township needs to have its own public library. Each of our neighboring towns have their own library, so why shouldn’t we have one as well? Our town boasts of excellent town hall facilities, a police-courthouse building second to none, beautiful town parks, a senior center which is well attended and ball fields…