• Constructive feedback would have been welcomed

    This is in response to the letter to the editor from Charles Welsh (“One- Size-Fits-All Plan Is Woefully Inadequate,” News Transcript, April 27). Mr. Welsh accuses Gov. Chris Christie of being an amateur reformer whose simple minded approach of evaluating teachers based on standardized tests only will be disastrous for education in our state. He…

  • Time to face fiscal crisis in New Jersey, and solve it

    I am, first and foremost, a union person. My livelihood has been made as a union ironworker. There are fewer things I am prouder of than my lifetime of service in the union. Unions have made this country strong and have fought for the rights of working men and women for two centuries. As an…

  • for the record 

    CentraState Healthcare System will present a free physician lecture, “Heavy Periods, Fibroids and Endometriosis: Robotic Surgery for Women,” on May 18 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at CentraState’s Star and Barry TobiasAmbulatory Campus, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. The lecture is free, but space is limited, and registration is required. For more information and to register,…

  • Beer garden is a reasonable part of event

    The Stomp the Monster 5K Run and Festival has garnered unfavorable attention from the Marlboro Township Alliance for the Prevention of SubstanceAbuse for the inclusion of a beer garden at its upcoming May 15 event. Stomp the Monster is a not-forprofit organization that provides financial and other support to cancer patients and their families when…

  • Bus drivers deserve what they are paid

    This letter is in reply to E.J. Mitchell’s April 13 letter to the editor about school bus drivers’ wages. I am a Marlboro K-8 School District bus driver and my wages are in line with the real world. My income taxes were just filed and according to my W2 form, I made $27,000 in 2010.…

  • Photo

    Members of the Cpl. Philip A. Reynolds Detachment, Marine Corps League, Freehold, present the colors at the state Arbor Day celebration that was held at the Durand Park arboretum, Freehold Township, on April 29. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Soccer leagues join forces for May 20 charity event

    MARLBORO — On May 20 a new relationship will be fostered between the Manalapan Soccer Club and the Marlboro SoccerAssociation as they join together for the first Coaches Classic for Charity to benefit the Samaritan Center and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). According to a press release, in an effort to demonstrate that soccer…

  • Colts Neck will start search for new supt.

    Ross Kasun will depart for post in Freehold Twp. BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer COLTS NECK — After three years serving as the superintendent of schools in the Colts Neck K-8 School District, Ross Kasun will be moving on to guide the Freehold Township K-8 School District as its new superintendent. Kasun will be leaving Colts…

  • Marlboro slates announced for mayor, 2 council seats

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Three incumbent Democrats will run for re-election this fall and try to fend off a challenge from a trio of Republicans. Mayor Jonathan Hornik, Township Council President Randi Marder and Councilman Frank LaRocca are seeking to remain in office. Hornik is serving the fourth year of a four-year term…

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community