Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Resident has suggestions for Manalapan’s new committeeman

    Iwish Ryan Green well as a Township Committee member for Manalapan. Some suggestions he might consider: • A public referendum should be required to fund any litigation. A public referendum should also be required in the event the township desires to fund a litigation settlement or purchase of property, or make other expenditure in excess…

  • For the Record

    Marlboro residents who serve as commissioners of the Marlboro Township Municipal Utilities Authority are not eligible to receive health benefits. A previous News Transcript article incorrectly stated that the MTMUA commissioners have the option to receive health benefits.

  • MTMUA commissioners offer input on proposal

    Guest Column • MTMUA Commissioners You may have heard Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik’s announcement to dissolve the Marlboro Township Municipal Utilities Authority. We think this action is short-sighted as we believe the MTMUA is Marlboro’s only efficient agency. Thirty-six months ago, an independent management and efficiency review of the MTMUA said the authority is a…

  • Afraid to look gift horse in the mouth

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH For 21 years now, I’ve been trying to be a good parent, and if I learned one thing it is this – it is not for the weak at heart. Take, for instance, a recent incident. The house was a mess, the laundry was overwhelming and the kitchen…

  • Mary A. Shwahla

    Miss Shwahla, 87, a lifelong resident of Howell, died Nov. 18, 2009, at home. She retired as a traffic manager at Naval Weapons Station Earle in 1974. Along with her family, she coowned and operated the Shwahla Blueberry Farm. Miss Shwahla was predeceased by a brother, Steve Shwahla. Surviving are a brother, Paul Shwahla, of…

  • John R. Applegate

    Mr. Applegate, 77, a lifelong resident of Freehold Township, died Nov. 20, 2009, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was a carpenter and a 35-year member of New Jersey Carpenters’ Union Local 2018, Ocean County. Prior to that, he was employed by J. Stanley Slocum, a local custom home-builder. He was a founding member…

  • Patricia Clare Morris Sharkey

    Mrs. Sharkey, 51, of Rumson, died Nov. 22, 2009, following a brief illness. She resided in Monmouth Beach prior to relocating to Rumson. She was a member of Rumson Garden Club, and volunteer for the Rumson schools. She is survived by her husband of 24 years, Bob Sharkey; two sons, Tim and Jack; her parents,…

  • Kathleen Sullivan Paulson

    Mr. Paulson, 61 of Bluffton, S.C., formerly of Yardley, Pa., died Nov. 22, 2009, at home. She was born in Long Branch and grew up in Freehold. Mrs. Paulson is survived by her husband, Peter Paulson; her mother, Helen E. Sullivan of Bluffton; her father-in-law, Elliott Paulson; two daughters, Christine and Heidi and her husband,…

  • Angela K. Benedek

    Mrs. Benedek, 85, of Howell, died Nov. 22, 2009, at home. She was born in and had lived in Jersey City before moving to Howell in 1996. Mrs. Benedek worked as a secretary for Pacific Intermountain Express, Teamsters Local # 501, Union City retiring in 1985. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph F. Benedek…