Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Writer questions statements made by paper’s columnist

    This letter is in response to Greg Bean’s column published in the Sept. 16 News Transcript. I must disagree – respectfully, of course – with his belief that Manalapan “has the greatest concentration of rude people per capita in New Jersey, maybe even in America.” Rudeness is a component of human nature; just because there…

  • School district, not town, is responsible for stable taxes

    In June, I was told by Manalapan Mayor Richard Klauber and former Mayor Michelle Roth that my property taxes would not increase this year. For the most part they are correct. My overall property taxes remained relatively stable. However, the facts remain that my Manalapan Township municipal taxes did increase by 3.87 percent over my…

  • Managing editor shows lack of concern for other people

    This letter is about News Transcript Managing Editor Mark Rosman’s voting dilemma in his recent column “Corzine and Christie: A Couple of Characters.” Am I to understand that Mr. Rosman wants anther political party, a third, or perhaps like Italy’s unlimited choices, that twice elected the man who controls the media? I cannot understand Mr.…

  • Ignazio “Iggy” D’Alessandro

    68, of Manalapan Ignzio "Iggy" D’Alessandro Ignazio “Iggy” D’Alessandro 68, of Manalapan passed away on Saturday, September 12, 2009, at home.  Mr. D’Alessandro was born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, and had lived in Roselle Park before moving to  Manalapan 11 years ago.  He was a driver for Emilani Beauty Supplies, Union, until his retirement in…

  • Booker T. Whitaker

    81, of Howell, was a veteran of the U.S. Army, co-founder of Corp of the Arc and the director of Monmouth County COPE Booker T. Whitaker Booker T. Whitaker, 81, of Howell passed away on Tuesday, September 9, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, New Brunswick, NJ. Mr. Whitaker was born in Halifax County,…

  • charles Branley

    84, of Manalapan, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II Charles Branley Charles Branley, 84, of Manalapan, NJ passed away on September 8, 2009 at the The Manor, Freehold Township. Mr. Branley was born, raised, and had lived in New York City, NY. He then lived in Rivervale for 49 years before moving…

  • Helen Dolny

    91, of Freehold Helen Dolny Helen Dolny, 91, of Freehold passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Twp., NJ. She was born and lived in Brooklyn before moving to Freehold in 1978. She was a trading clerk with Merrill-Lynch, New York City, for over 20 years retiring in 1980. Mrs.…

  • Federal dollars sought for school solar project

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Having submitted an application to receive clean renewable energy bonds (CREBs), officials in the Marlboro K-8 School District will have to wait until November or December before learning whether the application will provide funds. District administrators have been looking into the feasibility of installing solar panels on the…

  • Manalapan has reacted to residents’ concerns about truck traffic

    Iwould like to respond to the accusations set forth in a recent letter to the editor submitted by Bruce Brickman (“Town Puts Truckers’ Interests Before Residents,” News Transcript, Sept. 9). It is unfortunate that he has chosen to mischaracterize my position not only on the complaints the Manalapan Township Committee has received concerning truck traffic…