• Horse racing needs time to adapt to changes

    GUEST COLUMN THOMAS LUCHENTO Iam Thomas Luchento, president of the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey. In that capacity, I represent the thousands of drivers, trainers, breeders and caretakers who, because of their passion and skill, are engaged in the sport of harness racing. I say passion because if you do not love…

  • MAST students standouts at leadership academy

    Five students from the Marine Academy of Science and Technology recently completed Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) Leadership program at the Naval Station in Newport, R.I. MAST cadets display their awards after graduation from NJROTC Leadership Academy: (Left to right) Rob Rubiano of Howell, Megan Gray of Middletown, Peter Arriazza of Ocean, LCDR…

  • Mary Ellen Lupi

    Mrs. Lupi, 70, a resident of Matawan for 45 years, died Aug. 13, 2010, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy. She served as a councilwoman for Matawan Borough from 1979 to 1981 and was currently a member of the Matawan Borough Shade Tree Commission. Mrs. Lupi had also served on the Environmental Commission of…

  • Natolia “Tolie” Moreau Brown

    Mrs. Brown, 88, a longtime Monmouth County resident and retired editor of The Freehold Transcript, died Aug. 15, 2010, at Atria Stratford, Stratford, Conn. She was a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mrs. Brown began her career at The Transcript, the county seat weekly newspaper founded in 1888 by her…

  • Marjorie de Carvalho

    Mrs. Carvalho, 89, of Keystone Heights, Fla., and formerly of Fair Haven, died Aug. 13, 2010, at home. She was an executive secretary and began her career at the Casa de Portugal in New York City. Mrs. de Carvalho was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Rumson, where she sang in the choir for…

  • Think about the horses during carriage rides

    Everyone thinks that the classic horse-drawn carriage is romantic, but no one thinks of the animal. Why should horses have to ride people around the streets when we are perfectly capable of walking around ourselves? If you just picture yourself in the horse’s place then, maybe you’ll understand why they should not have to drag…

  • Judith Stanley Coleman was county’s ‘guardian angel’

    Ifirst met Judith Stanley Coleman in the early 1980s when many Monmouth County residents were fighting to save 400 acres on the Holmdel banks of the Swimming River Reservoir from being developed as 410 housing units, a golf course and a sewage treatment plant that was planned to discharge effluent to ground and surface waters…

  • Middletown resident wants change

    Democratic candidates for Middletown Township Committee, in your search for votes, do not let prejudice or misunderstanding be your guide. The PBA, the teachers’ union, as well as the blue-collar town workers, the commercial fishermen, as well as any other organization, represent blocks of votes you will need indeed. Try to understand their position. Help…

  • DiMaso, GOP are taking responsible steps

    As a homeowner and taxpayer in Holmdel, I appreciate the very responsible steps that our township committee majority (Mayor Serena DiMaso, Deputy Mayor Pat Impreveduto and Committeeman Rocco Pascucci) has taken to ensure that our municipal budget is kept at a prudent level, especially in light of continuing decreased aid from the state, while maintaining…

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