• It’s time to drop the hyphen; we are Americans

    With all due respect to Shirley Lew (“Speaker’s Remark at Meeting Was Quite Offensive,” Letters to the Editor, News Transcript, Aug. 3), I was not in attendance at the July 25 meeting of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education, so I must rely solely on her interpretation of remarks that she found…

  • Fire in the sky

    The weather was perfect for the Monmouth County Fair’s fireworks display after the opening night of the fair on July 27. The county fair was held at the East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township. KAREN KYLE ERICSON

  • Mom turns entrepreneur with redesign of product ages old

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer The OmniRobe, created by Jessica Mashkevich, was designed for versatile luxury and can be worn four different ways. A ll inventions have room for improvement. Millstone Township’s Jessica Mashkevich has always had a mind for making everyday things work better to suit her lifestyle. As a wife and a mother…

  • Ballot question is DOA

    IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN What do you think the odds are that the members of the Howell Township Council will listen to a group of residents and place a non-binding referendum question on the November election ballot? Here is my prediction: While council members may listen to the residents’ plea, there is no chance…

  • datebook 

     A “Teen Game Show Night” will be held at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan, from 7-9 p.m. Aug. 12. The “You Are Here” teen game show for teens and young adults in grades 6 and up will allow contestants to step up to the podium and test their brain power during the game…

  • Educator tapped to participate in summer teacher institute

    MANALAPAN — Teresa St. Angelo from the John I. Dawes Early Learning Center was selected from a pool of hundreds of applicants to participate in the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Teacher Institute from Aug. 1-5. According to a press release, each year the Library of Congress provides the opportunity for a…

  • Freehold Twp. appropriates funds for capital projects

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP— Municipal officials have unanimously approved a bond ordinance that provides for various capital improvements in Freehold Township. The Township Committee has appropriated $2.986 million for the improvements. The ordinance includes a Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $200,000 and authorizes the issuance of $2.65 million…

  • Filmmakers invited to enter festival

    Kidz Filmz, a new film festival and joint venture betweenAlgonquinArts Theatre in Manasquan and the Garden State Film Festival, is seeking video submissions from the public. The films will be presented at the Algonquin Arts Theatre in a festival-type event from Jan. 27-29, 2012. Activities will also include a hands-on children’s workshop. Filmmakers of all…

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