Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Joseph C. Santo

    28, of Manalapan Joseph C. Santo Joseph C. Santo, 28, of Manalapan passed away on Friday, October 9, 2009 at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township. Joseph was born in Staten Island, NY and had lived in Manalapan for the last 14 years. He is survived by his parents Joseph F. Santo and Agnes Santo…

  • Caroline De Sousa

    Mrs. De Sousa, 96, of Freehold, died Oct. 3, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Madeira, Portugal, she was a seamstress for the former Polchak Clothing Factory and Parnes Brothers Clothing Factory, both of Freehold. Her husband, John De Sousa, died in 1980. Surviving are a daughter, Virginia Richard, Freehold; a brother…

  • Stosh Janczewski

    74, of Freehold Township Stosh Janczewski Insert Caption Here Stosh Janczewski, 74, of Freehold Twp. passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, September 26th, surrounded by his loving family after a long struggle with ALS and Lymes Disease. Stosh was born in Gdynia, Poland, in 1935, and moved to the U.S. in 1947. He had…

  • Savings from school closing have already disappeared

    Guest Column • Amy Fankhauser The Howell Township K-8 School District Board of Education and administration have begun next year’s (2010-11) school budget process and guess what it will mean to the taxpayers of Howell? Once again the administration is warning that the budget will cost us more then the 4 percent increase the state…

  • Uniform retirement ceremony was very moving to local family

    Thanks to Tim Morris, staff writer for the News Transcript, for the kind article he wrote regarding the retirement of our son Chris’ football number on Sept. 26 prior to the Manalapan High School football game against Toms River North High School. We as a family would like to thank everyone who was connected with…

  • Joseph L. Menville

    Mr. Menville, 88, of Union Beach, died Sept. 6, 2009, at Bayshore Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Holmdel. He served with the Army Signal Corps in World War II. Mr. Menville retired from Williamsburg Savings Bank, Brooklyn, N.Y., as a mortgage supervisor in 1981. He was a fourth degree knight in the Knights of Columbus, St.…

  • Teachers union’s demands are out of step with present economy

    Marlboro senior citizens are probably aware by now that for the first time in three decades, there will be no yearly cost of living increase in their next year’s Social Security check and probably in 2011 as well. Seniors will once again be asked to make sacrifices as the nation’s weak economy aimlessly lingers on.…

  • Alan J. Nuccio

    Mr. Nuccio, 60, of Eatontown, died Sept. 16, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was a social studies/history teacher for 29 years at Manalapan High School, and received the Teacher of the Year Award. Mr. Nuccio is survived by his wife of 40 years, Nancy; a son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Michelle;…

  • Writer tired of defending N.J. to friends from other states

    Enough! That is what I and I am confident many others thought after hearing of yet another corruption sting involving New Jersey politicians. This latest sting busted 44 people, including a number of office holders and others associated with politics from both parties. I am tired of trying to defend New Jersey to my friends…