• Candidates respond to letter about political signs

    David Giffler’s letter to the editor (“Candidates Are Trying to Get Their Names Out,” News Transcript, Oct. 12) accusing us and our supporters of “underhanded tactics” in removing our opponents’ campaign signs is a personal affront to us and the good people who support us. We are saddened that we and our neighbors have been…

  • Officials have supported open space goals

    The Marlboro Open Space Committee and the Marlboro Agricultural Advisory Committee (farmland preservation) have made great strides in recent years. Committee members, all volunteers, are dedicated to retaining as much of the remaining undeveloped land in Marlboro as appropriate for the township’s current and future recreational needs. This goal has been facilitated by the steadfast…

  • Four residents in race for Manalapan seats

    Roth and Ptasiewicz to face Cohen and Holland on Nov. 8 BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Susan Cohen MANALAPAN — Three residents with experience on the Township Committee and one newcomer to the political arena are vying for two three-year terms on Manalapan’s governing body in the Nov. 8 election. The candidates are Democrats Michelle…

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     TheAmerican Legion Auxiliary Molly Pitcher Post 434, 11 Sanford St., Manalapan, is holding a food drive for people in need. All donations will benefit the Samaritan Center. Nonperishable food items may be brought to the post, 11 Sanford St., Manalapan, between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m., through Nov. 18. Unwanted coats are also needed…

  • Woman charged with theft at Wegmans

    MANALAPAN — A South Amboy woman was arrested by Manalapan police on Oct. 3 after loss prevention personnel at Wegmans, Route 9, reported a shoplifting that was in the process of taking place at about 3:40 p.m. According to information provided by Manalapan police, the store’s loss prevention employees indicated that they had observed two…

  • Manalapan will host Monster Mania event

    MANALAPAN — The township Parks and Recreation Department will host its annual Monster Mania event on Oct. 25 at the Manalapan Recreation Center basketball courts. The free program is open to children ages 2 through 9 and will be held rain or shine. Mad Science will kick off the evening with a Halloween show at…

  • Red light cameras on hold until town hears from DOT

    BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — A proposal to install what has come to be known as a red light camera system is off the table until municipal officials receive an OK for the plan from the state Department of Transportation. An ordinance establishing a traffic control signal monitoring system that was scheduled for a…

  • Antus takes position in Millstone Township

    Retired Freehold Township administrator is hired in neighboring town BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Thomas Antus, who retired from his position as the township administrator in Freehold Township earlier this year, has returned to public employment. At its meeting on Oct. 5, the Township Committee in Millstone Township hired Antus as its new township administrator and…

  • Vote says no to paying defense for local official

    Manalapan committeewoman is target of defamation lawsuit BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — By a 3-0 vote of the Manalapan Township Committee, municipal officials told Democratic Committeewoman Michelle Roth and Manalapan’s residents that the township will not pay to defend Roth in a defamation lawsuit that has been filed against her by a professional appraiser.…

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