Category: News Transcript Opinion
-

IN THE NEWS
One man’s campaign is done, but fight vs. cancer continues Mark Rosman Even as I was wrapping up my participation in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Man/Woman of the Year fundraising campaign, Greater Media Newspapers was continuing to receive and publish news about many people who are battling cancer and the efforts that friends and…
-

ARE WE THERE YET
She’s on the ‘little bit of everything’ diet Lori Clinch With the season of summer attire quickly approaching, I think it’s time we weigh in on diets. I realized this just the other day as I stood in a dressing room at a local clothing store and caught sight of my knees. Granted, they have…
-

Parents must be aware of local drug issues
Recent events highlight the serious nature of the drug abuse problem in our local communities. The frequent stories of arrests or deaths associated with the increased use of heroin should get the attention of every parent. Often, we as parents instinctively want to protect or defend our children, sometimes preventing us from dealing with the…
-

Resident concerned about crematorium
I read with particular concern an article about a crematorium that appeared on the front page of the April 30 News Transcript. The chairwoman of the Manalapan Environmental Commission, Jenine Tankoos, indicated that the panel had asked for a number of items to be clarified by the applicant and said most of those items were…
-

YOUR TURN
Students at Rutgers should be embarrassed JONATHAN CARFAGNO A s the final weeks of my senior year come to a close, I have taken the time to sit back and reflect on my last four years at the George Washington University. College has been such a transformational experience in stimulating my intellectual curiosity as well…
-

Q&A
Back in action with Sharon Peters Q: I have some back issues that are rather significant and on long road trips the pain is reduced somewhat if I can tweak the height or angle of the seat slightly for a little while. So I want whatever car has the greatest number of power adjustments on…
-

ARE WE THERE YET
He would do anything to avoid the dishwasher Lori Clinch I t has always been an aspiration of mine to raise boys who are domesticated. Not in the way one would housebreak a cat or dog, mind you. But I strive to be the kind of mother whose boys know their way around the house.…
-

Pupils shine in stock market
Pupils from the Park Avenue Elementary School showed a keen aptitude for finance during their recent participation in the Stock Market Game. FREEHOLD — Eight fifth-grade students from the Park Avenue Elementary School, Freehold Borough, will be honored at a statewide awards ceremony to be held at Richard Stockton College of New Jersey on June…
-

Photo
Personnel from the New Jersey Army National Guard, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry, retire the colors at the conclusion of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day ceremony on May 7 in Holmdel.
