Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Keep sending those pictures

    IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN These days, Greater Media Newspapers and many other print, online and broadcast media outlets invite our readers, viewers and listeners to be more a part of our products than ever before. Specifically, several months ago Greater Media Newspapers launched an initiative that asked our readers to submit photos to us…

  • Muriel J. Stein

    Mrs. Stein, 84, of Jackson, died Jan. 18, 2013, at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she resided in Brooklyn Heights and Freehold before moving to Jackson nine years ago. Prior to retiring, she was employed as a registered nurse and worked in the public health care system. Surviving are her husband of 59 years, Alvin;…

  • School projects receive grants from educational foundation

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Pupils in Ann Marie Mahon’s class at the Freehold Learning Center elementary school will be learning to improve their reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary skills with the help of a $170 grant from the Freehold Borough Educational Foundation Small Grants Awards Program. The grant will fund a…

  • Leonarda Nowikow

    Mrs. Nowikow, 83, of Howell, died Jan. 19, 2013, at home. She was born in Belarus and lived in Sao Paulo, Brazil, before moving to Howell. Prior to retiring, she was employed as a seamstress and a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, Alexander, in 1997. Surviving are a daughter, Neli Kurjaninow, and her…

  • Photo

    White-tailed deer, as seen here at West Essex Park, West Caldwell, are crepuscular, meaning they browse mainly at dawn or at dusk. Exactly why they browse is unclear, but maybe it’s because they have no money. BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com

  • Marie Anne Donovan

    Ms. Donovan, 77, of Dover, Del., died Jan. 21, 2013, at Sunrise Assisted Living, Rockville, Md. She was born in the West Freehold section of Freehold Township and graduated from Freehold High School, Freehold Borough, and the Ann May School of Nursing, Neptune. She was employed as a career nurse with the U.S. Navy and…

  • U.S. with fewer guns will be safer for all

    On the Jan. 23, 2013, Opinion page, there was a letter to the editor which carried the headline “Don’t Abridge Rights Granted by Constitution.” That letter was a rebuttal to a letter that ran in the News Transcript. While I have not read the original letter, the rebuttal needs much clarification and correction. To start…

  • Peggy J. Ferrier

    Mrs. Ferrier, 70, of Morganville, died Jan. 23, 2013 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Washington, D.C., she lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Marlboro in 2002. She was predeceased by her husband, John, in 1996. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Dawn and Richard Caitano of Morganville; and three grandchildren. A…

  • Multi-shot weapons should be permitted

    To put a ban on assault weapons, one must start by identifying an assault weapon: A military weapon designed to be used in full automatic (one pull of the trigger, multiple shots or continuous shots), plus attachments for launching grenades, adding bayonets and flash suppressors. These are designed for one purpose — military defense. Non-assault…