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  • Motorist frustrated with Route 18 potholes

    Itravel Route 18 north every day between Colts Neck and Marlboro to go to work. The condition of this stretch of road over the past several months has been horrific; large potholes have been completely neglected. It is like driving through an obstacle course. On March 15, I was driving to work at approximately 8:10…

  • Reinstating ‘millionaire’s’ tax might make sense for state

    GUEST COLUMN KENNETH J. O’DOWD Iam writing in response to a recent Your Turn guest column (“Even the Playing Field in School Negotiations”) by Marc Gaswirth, Ed.D., assistant superintendent of the Marlboro K-8 School District, that appeared in the News Transcript (Feb. 10) and a number of other Greater Media Newspapers publications over the past…

  • ‘Unfreeze’ senior property tax program

    New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the U.S. Combine these steep property tax rates with a faltering economy and skyrocketing home energy costs, and you’ll discover a real hardship for many older New Jersey residents living on fixed incomes. The Senior Property Tax Freeze is now being, well, frozen, which will affect many…

  • The spin cycle of life …

    AROUND TOWN AMY ROSEN When life gets frustrating, sometimes taking a glimpse into the life of another person can help us put things into perspective. For instance, I was recently frustrated because my “Washing Machine from the Black Lagoon” had given us years of grief when the spin cycle would not work. We decided it…

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  • These folks are giving New Jersey a bad name

    CODA GREG BEAN No matter where you go, you can’t ever escape New Jersey. Take, for example, a little over a week ago when I was waiting at the swim-up bar in a beautiful tropical resort for the bartender to finish blending my pina colada. The guy standing next to me had a scowl on…

  • Freehold council will review school budget

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Voters in Freehold Borough, as in many other towns around New Jersey last week, spoke their mind with the flick of a wrist, saying no to the 2010-11 school budget in the April 20 school election. Voters were asked to approve an $8.1 million general fund tax…

  • Alfred S. Mancuso

    Mr. Mancuso, 81, of Delray Beach, Fla., formerly of Staten Island, N.Y., died April 10, 2010, at home. Prior to retiring, he was the owner and operator of a commercial carpet business in Brooklyn and Manhattan, N.Y. Mr. Mancuso is survived by his wife, Rose; three sons and daughters-in-law, Alfred and Kathleen of the Morganville…