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  • Parking situation frustrates one Manalapan commuter

    It is very interesting how commuters are treated in Manalapan. Commuters who apply for a parking permit to one of the many facilities have the pleasure of waiting a year or so for the privilege to park at one of these wonderful locations. Now if you are not one of the lucky ones to get…

  • Turnover in homes may be hurting aid squad

    Iwas actually surprised to read your recent article about donations to the Freehold First Aid Squad being down this year. This was hardly a surprise to me. As a resident of Freehold Borough, I would be surprised if they had stayed at previous levels. Why? Many homes that used to belong to single families have…

  • Results of ‘basic civics’ test can be misleading

    GREG BEAN Coda The national papers and pundits were all atwitter last week over the results of a test given to 14,000 college students across the country that seemed to suggest that lots of them got stupider during their four years of expensive education instead of smarter. The test, the results of which were released…

  • Resident supports attempt to gather evidence

    Ihave lived in Freehold Township for the past 30 years and I am appalled by what Rabbi Avraham Bernstein is attempting to do. I am Jewish and I am offended by the rabbi using the religion card to get his own way over this quite friendly neighborhood. Who does he think he is by demanding…

  • Hard lesson: Arts and politicians do not mix

    Your Turn BRUCE K. BRICKMAN Guest Column BRUCE K. BRICKMAN  Guest Column “Arts Council Has Vision Of Enhancing Community” read the headline for my Your Turn column, which was published by News Transcript on Jan. 31. It reflected the joy of chairing a group of passionate volunteers focused on enhancing quality of life in our…

  • Karcher, Panter, Mallet deserve support

    We in the 12th Legislative District are fortunate to have Sen. Ellen Karcher and Assemblyman Mike Panter as our representatives. [They] have taken the lead in sponsoring ethics legislation from bans on pay to play to proscriptions against dual office holding. Sen. Karcher, whose family was threatened by thugs, wore a wire to assist the…

  • Legal case is costing town, but how much?

    MARK ROSMAN In the News The meter is running and what’s being pumped into it is not quarters – it’s dollars and lots of them. Briefly, the Manalapan Township Committee is suing attorney Stuart Moskovitz, who was Manalapan’s municipal attorney in 2005. The committee alleges that in 2005 Moskovitz improperly prepared a contract of sale…

  • Writer supports Republicans for municipal and freeholder races

    Ilive in the Morganville section of Marlboro and would like to address something I observed at Marlboro Day on Sept. 9. I observed fellow Republicans and members of the Marlboro Republican Club wearing T-shirts endorsing “Republicans for Hornik.” While everyone has a right to express their political views openly and freely, I was completely taken…

  • The ‘other guy did it’ won’t work as an alibi

    GREG BEAN CODA The ‘other guy did it’ won’t work as an alibi GREG BEAN Coda One of my favorite literary characters is a guy called Otherguy Overby. Otherguy makes his first appearance in a book by Ross Thomas called “Chinaman’s Chance.” In the book, it’s explained that Otherguy got his name because every time…