• William J. Rooney

    Mr. Rooney, 92, of Freehold Township, died Oct. 12, 2010, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. He served during World War II and the KoreanWar as a U.S. Navy commander. Mr. Rooney had also been in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Prior to retirement, he was employed as a captain for Pan American Airlines. Surviving are his…

  • Dr. Phyllis B. Klugerman

    Dr. Klugerman of Millstone died Oct. 24, 2010, after a prolonged battle with thyroid cancer. She earned a Doctor of Education degree in administration, supervision and adult education from Rutgers University. She retired as a vice president at Well Fargo Advisors in 2009. Prior to that she worked for 28 years in various educational capacities…

  • Resident says Nicastro has qualities a public official needs

    If you had to choose one quality that you look for in an elected official, what would it be? Honesty? Integrity? Dependability? Accessibility? Candor? Intelligence? Common sense? Humility? Selflessness? Community mindedness? What if you did not have to choose only one of these character traits, but instead could have an elected official who possesses them…

  • Little and Sipprelle deserve your vote on Election Day

    Our representatives to Congress have shown to us that their well-being is more important than the citizens they represent. Congress recently awarded themselves another pay raise while those of us that are unemployed or on Social Security have to make ends meet with whatever resources are available to us. It is time for a change.…

  • A congressman should represent the values of his district R

    Rabbi Donald A. Weber in his Oct. 20 letter to the editor of the News Transcript concludes that “Congressman Rush Holt represents his constituents very well.” The “scientific” basis for this conclusion is that “this past February, Rep. Holt met personally with my students for nearly 90 minutes.” Yes, I expect my congressman (or congresswoman)…

  • Pallone and Holt deserve support of voters on Election Day, Nov. 2

    The residents of Monmouth County are fortunate to be represented by Frank Pallone and Rush Holt. Congressman Pallone is unquestionably the leading spokesperson for holding corporate polluters accountable. Through his efforts, polluters, not taxpayers, have been forced to foot the bill for cleaning up toxic waste sites. Congressman Pallone’s efforts on behalf of women’s health…

  • Congressman Rush Holt has history of working with teen group

    Iread, with disappointment, the recent letter in the News Transcript from Nancy Williams criticizing the “powers that be” for allowing one of Marlboro’s representatives in Congress, Rush Holt, to give a civics lesson to Marlboro’s Teen Advisory Committee (TAC). As the people of Marlboro are well aware, Congressman Holt has worked diligently with TAC since…

  • Car club is committed to helping food pantry

    The Blue Moon Kruizers Classic Car Club of Howell, celebrating our fifth anniversary, has concluded its 2010 season at Chick-fil-A of Howell. The final cruise of the season was a Halloween Cruise held on Oct. 16. A total of 148 vehicles were in attendance, and $1,020 was raised for the Howell Food Pantry. The club…

  • Lack of pedestrian crosswalks is a problem

    Idrive my child to Marlboro High School a few mornings a week and am becoming truly alarmed at the number of “close calls” that I have witnessed as local students cross Route 79 on their way to school. I am amazed there is not a single marked crosswalk from any of the intersecting roads —…

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