Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Vanderburg Road plans attract Marlboro resident’s attention

    I read with disgust the letter regarding the Marlboro Planning Board’s questionable approval of the house of worship on Vanderburg Road. I, too, attended the hearings, heard the inappropriate comments and spoke against the proposal. I was not a bit surprised by the outcome. Vanderburg Road has long been somewhat of a cottage industry for…

  • End health benefits for elected and appointed officials

    I always sat back and let the government run the country, the county and the township. I knew that it was not run with my best interests in mind, but I sat back and let them put their hands in my pocket and complained to my wife about it, just as I am sure you…

  • Democrats’ leader encourages debate on local issues

    There appeared in the June 21, 2006 edition of this paper an article recognizing the elections of municipal leaders of the local political parties here in Marlboro. I was quoted as saying, “Our goal is to change the whole political dynamic in this town.” In recent weeks I have received phone calls and have been…

  • On Campus

    Alicia Regina, daughter of Victoria and Fred Regina of Manalapan, was a recipient of the dean’s award for academic excellence during the spring semester at Colgate University, Ham-ilton, N.Y., where she is concentrating in psychology and Spanish. She is a 2003 graduate of Howell High School. Lindsey A. Petschenik, daughter of Debra and Edward M.…

  • Be aware of Aug. 15 deadline for homeowner rebate

    I am writing to inform people about important information pertaining to their May 2005 Homestead (FAIR) rebate applications. These applications were mailed to those homeowners that could be identified as seniors or disabled homeowners on Dec. 31, 2005. On July 14, the Division of Taxation began the process of mailing applications to nonsenior and nondisabled…

  • Eminent domain battle now on national stage

    Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider and the members of his “Schneider Team” should be so proud – they’ve gone from being villains on a local and regional level to villains of national renown. If you read a daily newspaper, chances are that last Sunday you noticed that a Long Branch family, the Hoaglands, were featured…

  • Obituaries

    Walter D. Nychay Mr. Nychay, 43, of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, died July 30 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Long Branch, he resided in Port Monmouth most of his life. Mr. Nychay was a draftsman at Blasland, Bouck & Lee Inc., Cranbury. He was predeceased by his father, Michael Nychay.…

  • The end result must be more important than party lines

    The informal definition of bipartisanship is overlooking one’s party affiliation and working together with others to achieve worthwhile results for all taxpayers. The pluses and minuses of bipartisanship are exactly the same – future elections are won and lost on the basis of individual effort. It is important to remember this as our state legislators…

  • For the Record

    A statement attributed to Manalapan’s municipal planner Rich Cramer in a July 26 News Transcript article was made by Cramer at a Manalapan Township Committee meeting in June, and not at the committee’s July 12 meeting as was stated in the article.