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  • Manalapan officials should stop fighting

    I read Managing Editor Mark Rosman’s recent article about the mini-battle occurring among Manalapan’s mayor, the other Township Committee members and Committeeman Ryan Green. I have been a resident of Manalapan for 44 years. I grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and clearly remember bringing home my report card to my mother. I was maybe a…

  • Citizens must make their feelings known

    The element that controls both political parties will not allow a resolution against torture, secret and unlimited detention, and the suspension of a person’s legal rights. On May 13, 2009, during the public portion of the Manalapan Township Committee meeting, I initially asked the mayor to pass a resolution in opposition to torture, secret and…

  • Residents need to start conserving water early

    . PETER A. ESCHBACH Spring is finally underway and, for many in New Jersey, this means the start of new gardening, lawn and landscaping plans. The spring planting season also coincides with the time most people begin having their lawn and landscaping irrigation systems turned on. Normally, before the sprinklers get turned on, our Monmouth…

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    The Manasquan Reservoir, Howell, is a serene setting on an early spring day. MEREDITH RECCOPPA

  • Criminals don’t count bullets in a magazine

    While other crimes are on the decrease in New Jersey, shootings are on the increase every day. When a shooting is recorded, it says nothing about the shooter going for a background check or a firearms identification card, or magazines that hold only 15 rounds, so all the gun control laws are only going to…

  • Recycling alternatives for electronic devices

    I f you’re like many folks, you probably have new, modern toys such as flatscreen TVs, smartphones, tablets and gaming consoles after the latest season of gift-giving. New electronic gadgets are fun, but they create a serious post-holiday dilemma: What can be done with old and outdated devices? Most definitely, don’t toss them into the…

  • Criminals never agree to play by the rules

    I write in response to Kevin O’Brien’s recent letter to the editor. Mr. O’Brien applauded the proposed law to reduce magazine capacity from 15 rounds to 10. This viewpoint is well-intentioned but not openly, thoroughly considered. On the surface, magazine reduction may seem beneficial, but in fact these laws only limit the capacity of law-abiding…

  • Shirley G. MacKenzie

    Mrs. MacKenzie, 81, of Monroe, died March 28, 2014, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Baltimore, she resided in East Brunswick for 48 years before recently moving to Monroe. She was a customer-service manager for Emery Airfreight, Newark, for more than 20 years before her retirement. Mrs. MacKenzie was very active in…

  • Eileen Casey

    Mrs. Casey, 67, of Lees Summit, Mo., formerly of Sayreville, died March 22, 2014, at home. Eileen was born in New York City to Mary and James Caulfield. She was raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., and was a longtime resident of Sayreville before settling in Missouri. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She…