Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Affordable housing picture is cloudy after COAH vote

    YOUR TURN ASSEMBLYMAN SEAN KEAN GUEST COLUMN The failure of New Jersey’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) to reach an agreement on new thirdround regulations for the state Supreme Court-mandated construction of housing for low-income residents has created confusion for municipalities now facing dramatic increases in litigation that would force towns to accept affordable housing…

  • FOR THE RECORD

    A Nov. 12 article about the recording of Township Council meetings in Marlboro did not clearly state who made a specific remark. Chris Dean, the leader of Marlboro’s Republican organization, said, “I would assume it would be a good idea to [post the meetings online]. Plus, we would get a bonus of seeing the planning…

  • Project Read earns kudos

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District has been recognized for implementing an initiative called Project Read. The New Jersey Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (NJLDA) presented representatives of the school district with a Literacy for All award for showing an “exceptional” commitment to literacy. “Receiving the award was a very humbling…

  • Photo

    MATT DENTON The sun beams down and lights up the autumn leaves in Allentown.

  • Marlboro police targeting the wrong drivers

    I am writing this letter after the tragic fatal accident that occurred on Nov. 13 on Route 18 south by the Tennent Road exit. I am extremely sorry for all the families involved. As a result of this accident, the Marlboro police are having their officers park on the shoulder of Route 18 with their…

  • Student honors military through memorial garden

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Daniel Elice COLTS NECK — For Colts Neck High School senior Daniel Elice, his Eagle Scout project is about paying tribute to the men and women who serve his country. “I have a respect for the military,” Elice said. “They put their lives on the line every day for the…

  • Don’t look now, but winter has returned

    ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch I have long been dreading a visit from an unwanted guest. I put it out of my mind for as long as I possibly could, pretended the day would never come and did my best to think about other things. I avoided the subject at the dinner table and…

  • Suzanne Kenyon

    Suzanne Kenyon, 61, of the Mercerville section of Hamilton Township, Mercer County, passed surrounded by loving family members on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in New Brunswick, Suzanne grew up in Metuchen and lived in Edison, North Brunswick and Trenton before settling in Mercerville several years…

  • Parent airs concern over district’s assistance for students with dyslexia

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer A parent has expressed concern that students who may be dyslexic are not receiving proper support from the Freehold Regional High School District in order to be prepared for college. The Freehold Township resident, who said her 10-year-old son has dyslexia, approached the Board of Education recently about adopting a…