• ‘Run for the Fallen’ will honor those killed in Iraq, Afghanistan

    A team of active-duty and reserve airmen and soldiers from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in south central New Jersey, along with a team of wounded veterans, will embark on a 154- mile journey to honor every New Jersey service member who has been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan in operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. “NJ…

  • Greater Media’s Peter H. Smyth named America’s Best Broadcaster

    Peter H. Smyth Greater Media Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Peter H. Smyth was named America’s Best Broadcaster by Radio Ink Magazine during the 2011Annual Radio Wayne Awards on Sept. 14 at a special luncheon at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago. This honor is given to an individual who has made the greatest impact…

  • WMUA commissioners provide annual report

    BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Although revenues from connection fees and interest have dropped significantly over the past two years, the Western Monmouth Utilities Authority (WMUA) has held its rates stable, according to the two men who represent Manalapan on the regional sewage authority. Manalapan residents Steve Toubin and Stephen McEnery, who are the…

  • datebook 

     Art in the Garden will be held at Calgo Gardens, 462 Adelphia Road, Howell, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 24. The annual gathering will feature artists, jewelers, oil, water color and acrylic painters, sculptors, potters, weavers, photographers and illustrators. There will also be unusual fall plantings, container gardens, gourds and pumpkins for…

  • Latino fest returning to Freehold

    The Latino Festival of Monmouth County will celebrate its seventh anniversary on Oct. 1 in downtown Freehold with seven hours of live entertainment in the Monmouth County Hall of Records parking lot, Main Street. In an effort to accommodate the growing attendance, the festival will extend beyond the main parking lot and into a parking…

  • High-tech options aren’t always the best solution

    CODA GREG BEAN Milltown officials had a lot of ’splainin’ to do, and there was a packed room at the American Legion Hall on Sept. 12 when they held a meeting to hear residents’ complaints about the town’s handling of the recent hurricane. Inmanyways, what happened in Milltown is emblematic of problems faced by many…

  • for the record 

    Adecision regarding the closing of the Lafayette Street postal station in Freehold Borough awaits possible further action by the Postal Regulatory Commission. An article in the Sept. 14 News Transcript incorrectly stated that the matter has already been remanded to the United States Postal Service.

  • Writer suggests a solution for nation’s tough economic situation

    The following information was in a letter that I recently sent to President Barack Obama. It has some valuable insight regarding some remedy for our economic problems today, and I believe your readers would be very interested in reading this: The debt ceiling is draining valuable time from taking care of the real problem that…

  • Qualified people were ready to respond

    A s a resident in Manalapan, I would like to thank all of the people involved in providing for the safety of the residents during Hurricane Irene. Many residents suffered physical damage to their property. Some are just getting their electricity back on, but it was comforting to know that personal safety was a priority.…

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