Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Rep. Holt thanks voters in 12th Congressional District

    I would like to thank the voters of New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District for selecting me as their representative in Washington, D.C. I also thank my opponent Joseph Sinagra for conducting a positive campaign focused on substantive issues important to the voters. It is an honor and a privilege for me to serve central New…

  • Initiatives continue in an effort to protect youths

    In light of the recent string of school shootings in Colorado, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Vermont we must stay vigilant in discussing acts of violence with our children, parents, school administration, law enforcement and community officials. As we mourn the tragic loss of our youth, it is paramount that we not become complacent. In a post-Columbine…

  • New Jersey assemblyman needs a lesson in basic economics

    Gov. Jon Corzine and the Democrats in Trenton reduced the support for Rutgers University by $80 million in the current budget. This reduction forced the university administration to make budget reductions at all levels. The vast majority of the reductions were in academics. Athletics was included in the reductions, and there are plans to eliminate…

  • Are We There Yet?

    Around this house, mom can only dream of sleep Lori Clinch Last Thursday was one long day. I had a stint with paperwork, an exhausting time with housework, and then I got caught in line behind some nut who apparently was applying for a mortgage at the bank via the drive-up window. There were children…

  • Coda

    It must be the holidays, since Ralph’s eyes are red Greg Bean Nothing says the holidays like an actual buffalo skull with red ornaments in his eye sockets and a floppy Santa hat on his head. My favorite time of year is coming up – the holiday season. The time of family and fellowship. The…

  • Historic school offers programs to serve town

    Court Street School embarks on significant second life in Freehold BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Lillie Hendry rings the bell to signal the start of another program at the Court Street School Education Community Center. The historic school has been restored and holds a place of honor on the…

  • School board pres. still wants answers on MEMS

    ENGLISHTOWN – Anthony Man-isero, the president of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education, told the News Tran-script he intends to follow through on having an investigation into the events that led to this fall’s delayed opening of the Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School (MEMS). MEMS, which was undergoing renovations and the construction of an addition,…

  • Illegal immigration must be halted right now

    The recent failure of Keyport to pass an ordinance restricting the rental of housing to illegal immigrants illustrates the frustration of those who attempt to confront the massive problem of illegal immigration at the local level. Sadly, the overwhelming majority of Amer-icans who want illegal immigration stopped immediately often see their efforts thwarted by a…

  • Obituaries

    Robert “Bobby” K. Carr Mr. Carr, 43, of Freehold Township, died Sept. 5, 2006, at Cranbury Center, Monroe. Born in South Amboy, he was raised in Englishtown before he moved to Freehold Township in 1994. He attended the Manalapan-Englishtown school system and was a 1981 graduate of Manalapan High School. He worked for the Old…