Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Jean Jansen Mrs. Jansen, 83, of Howell, died Dec. 11, 2006, at Atlantic Coast Rehabilitation & Health Care, Lakewood. Born in Puxico, Mo., she had lived in Union Beach and Laurence Harbor before moving to Howell in 1995. She was a homemaker and a former member of a ladies’ auxiliary in Union Beach. Mrs. Jansen…

  • Coda

    Next year, how Greg Bean Well, one more holiday season is nearly gone, and once again I’ve failed when it comes to having the perfect decoration for my living room window — a beautiful gal leg lamp like the one in “A Christmas Story.” My wife and I saw the movie when it first came…

  • Cameras to be installed in all Marlboro schools

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MARLBORO — The Township Council has awarded contracts to two companies that will provide security equipment to be installed in Marlboro schools. In March the township was awarded a “Secure Our Schools” grant from the U.S. Department of Justice for $250,000. The municipality and the Marlboro…

  • In the News

    Plan leaves wiggle room for Route 33 development Mark Rosman Is a municipality’s master plan merely a suggestion for the way that development should occur or is it a document, a vision, that should be adhered to? This question has crossed my mind in recent weeks as I have read and edited several stories coming…

  • A season to remember

    Colts Neck High School cross country athletes brought their school and the Freehold Regional High School District nationwide recognition during the fall by taking their performances and their sport to a new level. Craig Forys joined the ranks of the greatest high school cross country runners New Jersey has ever produced with an unmatched record…

  • For the Record

    At a recent meeting of the Manalapan Township Committee, attorney Gerald Sonnenblick presented a proposal on behalf of a developer for a 120-unit age-restricted housing development on property at Route 522 and Tennent Road. An article in the Dec. 13 News Transcript, “Housing Proposals Put Before Committee,” incorrectly stated that the proposal was for 180…

  • Around Town

    Pursuit of happiness makes mom go Amy Rosen I was recently shocked to hear news stories of long lines and people camping out to get the new PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii game systems. One individual was even robbed while waiting on line for a system. A week later our 12-year-old son told us what…

  • Coda

    If they won Greg Bean If there’s one thing we can almost all agree on this week, it’s that the BIG DEAL effort at property tax reform this year is as dead as Chester Watson’s mule. And as everyone who saw it hit by lightning — three times — can attest, that cranky old mule…

  • First aid squad volunteers stand ready to help others at any time

    It only took a second for my son to fall back and hit his head. Immediately, my husband grabbed him from the floor while I dialed 911. The police arrived within minutes, followed shortly by EMTs from the local first aid squad. Fortunately, my son was fine and the trip to the hospital was uneventful.…