• Writers seek to shed light on union voting procedures

    Just to set the record straight, Robin Zegas, the president of the Marlboro Township Education Association (MTEA), finally did get back to News Transcript Managing Editor Mark Rosman with a more complete answer (regarding a vote on a school district matter), but some of what she said is untrue. She states that she followed the…

  • East Freehold Fire Company has no difficulty responding to calls

    We the undersigned are the five fire commissioners for Freehold Township Fire District No. 2. In that elected position, we are responsible for the East Freehold Fire Company and all firefighting services for the residents of Fire District No. 2. This letter is in response to a letter to the editor from Ronald Griffiths of…

  • Commuters take hit with parking permit hike

    Well, Manalapan Township Committee, you’ve done it – you have managed to pass a tax increase without raising the municipal tax rate that you were so proud of keeping flat. I am referring to the 34 percent increase in commuter parking fees, which was passed by the committee on Feb. 23. I find it interesting…

  • Foundation’s president appreciates support

    I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the township of Marlboro for the outpouring of support to the Marlboro Educational Foundation this year. Thanks in part to the dedication and generosity of our community, we have awarded more than 40 grants totaling $40,000 this school year to the district’s teachers. Our most recent…

  • auditions 

    Berdanhand Productions will hold auditions for “Fade Out at Clo-Achers” at 7:30 p.m. March 29-31 at the Mercer County Library, 276Abbington Drive, East Windsor. The two-act spoof is about active adult community living. Rehearsals are scheduled to begin April 5. Performances will be held at the Southard Grange Theater, Howell, in July. Details: 609-443-1320, 908-208-2752…

  • Howell has openings for camp counselors

    Registration/application forms for the Howell Parks and Recreation Department’s summer day camp and counselor-intraining programs will be available March 28 at the Parks and Recreation Department offices located at 251 Preventorium Road. The Parks and Recreation Department is also accepting donations for the construction of a dog park at Oak Glen Park, located off Preventorium…

  • A great mystery: the cordless dryer

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH There is nothing quite like a good running dryer. You show me someone who thinks that isn’t true and I’ll show you someone with a stellar clothesline and a dependably warm southerly breeze.  Within months of meeting me, my beloved spouse took pity on me and my shower-rod-drying ways and purchased me the best used dryer…

  • datebook 

     A free rabies vaccination clinic for dogs and cats will be held from 10-11 a.m. April 2 at 49W. Main St. Freehold, behind the Freehold firehouse. Dogs must be on short leashes and cats must be in carriers. Details: 732-462-7057. No paperwork is needed.  Eat for the Arts, a fundraiser to benefit the…

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