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FRANK GALIPO Leonard Feber, 4, of Tinton Falls, plays on the beach at Victory Park, Rumson, on Dec. 13.

We wish to make all the readership of the News Transcript aware of the superlative contribution made by Dr. Lawrence Weiner and Dr. Gregory Jewell and all their associates and staff at Town and Country Veterinary Services in Manalapan. The best way we can describe how they work is tirelessly, efficiently, sensitively and neighborly. They…

The new Monmouth County assessment program has been signed into law in New Jersey. The concept is to appraise land on an annual basis to allow municipalities for fewer costs on appeals and more budgeting stability. On the surface, this sounds reasonable. The problem is that the execution has been tainted with increased annual costs…

People are talking about the renaming of buildings at Princeton University that bear the name of Woodrow Wilson, the desire by some individuals to erase and rewrite history in order to whitewash our past. In this instance, describing the need by these people to remove a person’s name from a building because of a perceived…

Chandler Nichols, son of April and David Nichols of Manalapan, has been inducted for the 2015 spring semester into the Order of Omega National Greek Leadership Honor Society at Monmouth University, West Long Branch. Chandler, a 2012 graduate of Marlboro High School, is a senior majoring in business finance with a minor in informational technology…

By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer Students who attend the Freehold Regional High School District’s Fine and Performing Arts Academy have won $5,000 for their film “Daytime Summit.” The students were recently honored at Kings Theater, Brooklyn, N.Y. The Fine and Performing Arts Academy is based at Howell High School and enrolls students from the district’s…

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is being celebrated by Jews around the world from Dec. 6-13.

The holidays are upon us and it is the time of giving. The giving of gifts, the giving of time, the giving of goodwill, and most importantly, the giving of thanks. As a volunteer, I want to thank every person who has supported the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Perhaps it is a donation, attending…

By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer COLTS NECK – An architect has informed the Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education that the district’s schools are generally in good shape, however, he said there is room for improvement. The cost of those improvements is unknown at this time. Architect Ted Hopkins, of the firm Fraytak,…