Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • George Walter Travis

    Mr. Travis, 85, of Colts Neck, died Oct. 5, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. He was born in Bronx, N.Y., and resided in Colts Neck for the past 42 years. Mr. Travis was a graduate of Pratt Institute. Prior to his retirement, he was a member of the technical staff at Bell…

  • Democratic candidates in Manalapan earn praise from resident

    Over the past few years I’ve gotten to know Don Holland. He is usually found in the front row of Manalapan Township Committee meetings with his wife, Wanda, listening to the important business of our town. I’ve noticed that of the many residents who speak at meetings, Don is one of the rare breed that…

  • Michael John Cameron

    Mr. Cameron, 37 of Freehold and formerly of Old Bridge, died Oct. 6, 2008, at home. He was an investigator for the state of New Jersey in Newark for 10 years. Mr. Cameron was predeceased by his parents, Peter J. and Dolores V. Cameron. He is survived by three brothers, Peter Cameron and his wife,…

  • Writer says pet limit laws are not the best solution

    As a resident of Freehold Township, I am very concerned after reading your article “Limit on Cats, Dogs Proposed in Freehold” (News Transcript, Sept. 24). Although the proposed ban is in Freehold Borough, its main proponent, health officer Margaret Jahn, is also Freehold Township’s health officer. While I agree with Ms. Jahn that the goal…

  • Julia Louise Parham

    Mrs. Parham, 72, of Neptune, died Sept. 9, 2008, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Freehold, she attended Brookdale Community College and worked for many years at Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital as an attendant, licensed practical nurse, and later, as a registered nurse. She is survived by her husband, Charles Parham Sr.; a…

  • Answers on superintendent are less than satisfying

    Iwas in attendance at the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education meeting held at Howell High School on Oct. 6 and was absolutely dumbfounded by the [board] attorney’s statements that, in essence, said we are stuck with this arrogant, egotistical, person who, along with others, committed fraud and misappropriated taxpayer funds by their…

  • The old gal was a woman who was ahead of her time

    Coda • GREG BEAN My grandmother, who was a competent and rational woman in most regards, had what we thought were some very weird notions about credit and banks. Those ideas were forged in the Great Depression, when the family lost everything but its socks because the banks went bust and the people who took…

  • Officials faced difficult choices in developing a budget

    For a number of years, I shared the responsibility of preparing the Freehold Township municipal budget. It was a collective process between administration and the governing body, and when done properly, it was an amazing balance between the needs expressed by the public and the money available to satisfy those needs. Unfortunately, it seemed there…

  • The real lowdown on ‘low-information voters’

    Red State/ Blue State • DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Dear Greg: I have a new policy, Old Pal. When I write my half of this column, I listen to Rush Limbaugh on the radio. That way, my feelings aren’t hurt when you’re mean to me in your response. Sort of like last week, when…