Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Resident attended meeting to send a message

    Iattended Congressman Rush Holt’s “town hall” meeting in Marlboro on Jan. 25, wearing my Jersey Shore Tea Party sweatshirt. I have also lived in Marlboro for 25 years. Thus, Harold Zwick’s assertion that none of the Tea Party people were Marlboro residents was incorrect (“Attendees’ Plan Was to Disrupt Congressman’s Meeting,” News Transcript, Letters to…

  • Doris A. Schmidt

    Mrs. Schmidt, 83, of Perkasie, Pa., formerly of Holiday City South in Toms River, died Feb. 19, 2010, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Gustav, in 2002, and a brother, Louis Stuebe. Surviving are three sons and two daughters in-law, Richard of Sparta, Robert and Grace of Ringwood, and Raymond and Maureen of…

  • Good Samaritan thanked for assistance

    Iam writing to share a true story of a Good Samaritan act, which we all like to hear in today’s world. Recently, while I was inside ShopRite, my van was hit by a couple who was parked next to me. A Good Samaritan named Michelle saw them hit my van and leave the parking lot.…

  • Evelyn Spevack

    Mrs. Spevack, 86, of Englishtown, died Feb. 14, 2010, She was an administrative secretary for CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, until she retired eight years ago. Mrs. Spevack was predeceased by her husband, Louis Spevack, in 1982, and a sister, Ruth Meiseles, in 2003. Surviving are two sons, Joel of Poway, Calif., and Michael of…

  • Public employees refuse to see the reality of today’s times

    Marc Gaswirth’s recent Your Turn guest column explaining how the state’s contract negotiation rules stack the deck against school boards and taxpaying citizens was excellent. It is vital that concerned citizens contact their state representatives and demand that something be done to end what has become an insult to all of us, not to mention…

  • Morris Kaplan

    Mr. Kaplan, 87, of Manalapan, died Feb. 16, 2010, at home. Born in New York, he had been a longtime resident of Manalapan. Mr. Kaplan was a decorated soldier and U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He had worked as an accountant for Royal Prudential Industries in New York City. Mr. Kaplan is survived…

  • Parents must speak out for the sake of their children

    The following letter is a response to News Transcript Managing Editor Mark Rosman’s column in the Feb. 3 issue titled “Voters Were in No Mood to OK School Projects.” As a member of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education with a tenure as such for 13 years and as a parent of three…

  • Anthony LoGiudice

    Mr. LoGiudice, 93, of Freehold Township, died Feb. 5, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in Corona, N.Y., and had resided in Brooklyn, N.Y., prior to moving to Freehold Township 11 years ago. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II serving in the European Theater of Operations. He…

  • Writer says sidewalks would be good for Country Hills

    Now, I’m going to go out on a limb and say you know very well that safety is quite an important thing. Well, if I’m correct, then I’m pretty sure you also know that sidewalks provide safety. You see, I live in Morganville and my neighborhood, Country Hills, on Nolan Road, is across from the…