Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • for the record 

    A May 15 News Transcript article concerning the appointment of Steven Sukel to the Marlboro Ethics Board stated that Sukel previously served as the campaign manager for Mayor Jonathan Hornik and a slate of Democratic council candidates. The article did not state that the council candidates were Frank LaRocca and Randi Marder, both of whom…

  • FRHSD taps Wall supt. for principal’s position

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The current superintendent of the Wall Township School District will take over as the principal of Colts Neck High School this summer. Daniel Simon received the nod of approval to fill the position, effective July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014, from the Freehold Regional High School District Board of…

  • Honoring veterans by hiring them

    GUEST COLUMN MAJ. DON BLOSSER, USMCR Ret. On Memorial Day, May 27, New Jerseyans and Americans across the country joined together to honor those who have served and sacrificed for our nation and our freedoms. As a retired U.S. Marine Reservist who served during the Vietnam era, on active duty and as a reservist, I…

  • Marlboro pupils excel at Hershey music event

    MARLBORO — At the 2013 Music in the Parks competition held in Hershey, Pa., on May 11-12, the Marlboro Middle School show choir and jazz band earned top honors in an event that included middle school and high school music groups. The show choir, under the direction of Nicole Renna, earned a ranking of first…

  • Theodore “Ted” S. Seiber

    Mr. Seiber, 75, of Freehold Township, died May 20, 2013, at home. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Prior to retiring, Mr. Seiber was employed for more than 30 years as a grocery manager for Food Circus, Middletown. Surviving are his wife of 47 years, MaryAnn Romanski Seiber; and a sister-in-law, Wanda. Funeral services…

  • Michael Joseph Confessore

    Mr. Confessore, 49, of Manalapan, died May 17, 2013. He was a graduate of Colonia High School, Woodbridge, and Rider University, Lawrenceville. He was employed as a manager for AT&T, Piscataway, where he was recently honored for 25 years of dedicated service. He was predeceased by his mother, Marion T. Confessore, in 2006. Surviving are…

  • Margaret “Peggy” Lewandowski

    Mrs. Lewandowski, 74, of Charlotte, N.C., formerly of Freehold, died May 12, 2013. She was employed as a real estate broker salesperson for more than 30 years. Surviving are five children, Michael Bradley and his wife, Jacqueline, of Huntersville, N.C., Tim Bradley and his wife, Anna, of Morganton, N.C., Jen Tarbet of Charlotte, N.C., Mark…

  • Deporting undocumented people will help keep U.S. safe

    America has a history of being vulnerable to madmen: Pearl Harbor, the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and now the Boston Marathon. In each case, America was caught unaware. I have lived through all of these horrific events and thought that America would learn how to prevent these cowardly…

  • Mom finally gets a summer vacation

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Back in the day, the thought of the school year coming to an end felt like a blow to the gut. There was no getting away from it. The date was outlined in crayon on the calendar. There was a huge countdown on the chalkboard with hourly update,s and…