• County freeholder should apologize for insensitive remark

    I have a copy of the Feb. 14 Asbury Park Press article “Freeholders’ Debate Over Lucas Farm in Manalapan Set for Tonight.” I am appalled by the following quote from Monmouth County Freeholder Lillian Burry: “It could be Adolf Hitler buying this property. It wouldn’t matter.” On behalf of six million Jews who were murdered…

  • Restricting magazine capacity on guns is not the answer

    I was among the attendees at (last week’s) hearing at the State House Annex on the firearms bills being proposed by the Committee on Law and Public Safety, and I was disappointed to feel that my comments, as well as those of others in attendance, fell on deaf ears. It was apparent from the very…

  • CODA

    In contest between deer and cars, the deer usually lose GREG BEAN There’s nothing like the sound of several gunshots to get your blood pumping in the morning, but it happens from time to time out here in the wilds of East Brunswick, as local police put down another deer that has been injured crossing…

  • Right to bear arms should include multi-shot weapons

    To put a ban on assault weapons, one must start by identifying an assault weapon: A military weapon designed to be used in full automatic (one pull of the trigger — multiple shots or continuous shots), plus attachments for launching grenades, adding bayonets and flash suppressors. Yes, these are designed for one purpose only: military…

  • Photo

    The monarch butterfly, seen here at the Forsythe National Wildlife Reserve, Oceanville, is one of the few insects capable of making a trans-Atlantic crossing. BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com

  • Annual art contest open to students

    The Department of Human Services’ Division of Family Development will hold its 18th annual Teen Media Contest to reinforce the department’s mission to instill an understanding of parental responsibility in teens. The statewide contest is open to all New Jersey middle school and high school students. This year’s challenge is to illustrate the ways in…

  • Howell facing deadline to get debris off property

    BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer HOWELL — The power is back on and the debris is off the streets, but superstorm Sandy is still causing headaches for officials in Howell. The municipality has received temporary approval from Monmouth County and state officials to deposit debris from the storm at a township-owned parcel off West Farms…

  • in the service 

    Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andres F. Bustos, brother of Yesenia Bustos of Howell, recently reported for duty with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, Okinawa, Japan. Bustos is a 2010 graduate of Ridgefield Park High School and joined the Marine Corps in December 2011. Marine Corps Pfc. Nicholas Gallarello, son of…

  • Resident grateful for help provided by local groups

    Jackson woman expresses appreciation to individuals who assist people in need BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — It is a story all too familiar in America today: Financial problems for a family or an individual multiply to the point of no return, leaving many people broke, jobless and with nowhere to go. In an…

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