• Local firm gains approval for indoor athletic center

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer The Lucas family, owners of the Lucas Construction Group in the Morganville section of Marlboro, has received final site plan approval from the Jackson Planning Board to build the Jackson Athletic Center in that northern Ocean County municipality. The Lucas family owns the property at 535 North County Line Road…

  • Eyes of the Wild

    Travis Gale, from Eyes of the Wild, shows a chinchilla to audience members at the Marlboro Library on Dec. 8. Gale brought the Wallaby Tales traveling zoo to the library and talked about animal habitats, what animals eat and how animals survive in the wild. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Ben Fried, 8, (l), and…

  • Synagogue to host concert

    MANALAPAN — Congregation Sons of Israel, Gordons Corner Road, Manalapan, will present 8th Day in concert on Dec. 27, the eighth night of Hanukkah. The concert at the synagogue will begin at 8 p.m. According to a press release, 8th Day was co-founded by brothers Shmuel and Bentzi Marcus. The group has released three studio…

  • Ornaments hold visions of happy homes

    Domestic abuse survivors craft ornaments for state tree in nation’s capital BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Amanda’s Easel Coordinator Cindi Westendorf (l) and New Jersey first lady Mary Pat Christie look at ornaments that were created for the National Christmas Tree display in Washington, D.C. Amanda’s Easel is the creative arts therapy program of 180 Turning…

  • CERT training to begin in January in Manalapan

    MANALAPAN — The Manalapan Medical Reserve Corps-Community Emergency Response Team will present the 20-hour CERT training on Monday evenings starting on Jan. 23. The sessions will be held in Manalapan town hall starting at 7 p.m. The training is free and prepares the participants to respond to emergencies and to work within the emergency management…

  • Cards for everyone, except Vera

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH The reason for the season. While I’m not one to ring my own bell, I must admit that I keep it in mind. I never write Merry X-mas (other than just now), make sure to display as many shepherds as Santas, and alternate religious hymns with my fa-la-la-las as…

  • Teenager enjoys role in ‘Nutcracker and I’

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Aidan Benavides MARLBORO — While the thought of walking onto a stage in front of a crowd of strangers might cause some teenagers to abandon the idea of participating in a school play, Aidan Benavides of Marlboro has no such worries. Aidan, 13, a Marlboro Memorial Middle School student, is…

  • Concert will host Hester Street Troupe

    A Hanukkah concert featuring the Hester Street Troupe will be held at 3 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, 310 Mount’s Corner Drive, Freehold Township (in the Mount’s Corner shopping center). The Hester Street Troupe, a group specializing in Jewish entertainment, has a repertoire consisting of klezmer, a style where…

  • Resident surprises suspect inside Manalapan home

    MANALAPAN — A resident scared off an unknown woman who was inside a home on Darlington Drive during the early afternoon hours of Dec. 8. Darlington Drive is off Woodward Road. According to a statement provided to the News Transcript from a resident of the home, an unknown woman rang the doorbell several times and…

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