• ‘Search For Christmas’ features local actors

    Lighthouse Productions, a Christian theater company founded by Rachel Ryan, Eatontown, and Russ Scalzo, Oceanport, will present “The Search for Christmas,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5, and 2 p.m. Dec. 6, at St. John Vianney High School, Line Road, Holmdel. The original Christmas musical features nine new songs. Cast members include local students Lea…

  • James A. Eccleston

    Mr. Eccleston, 68, of Manalapan and formerly of Howell, died Nov. 5, 2009, at JFK Medical Center, Edison. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, he was a ground service operator for Northwest Airlines in Newark for 37 years before his retirement in 2002. Mr. Eccleston was predeceased by his siblings, Bobby, Kenneth, Patricia and…

  • Coat drive under way in Manalapan

    Manalapan Township will be participating in the 14th annual Jersey Cares Coat Drive. Gently used coats may be dropped off at the Manalapan Township Municipal Building, 120 Route 522, in the administration office. Coats will be collected until Dec. 11. Details: 732-446-8303.

  • Edgar M. Hargis

    93, of Howell, former superintendent of schools and former principal of the Ardena School Edgar M. Hargis Edgar M. Hargis, 93, of Howell Twp. passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at his home. Mr. Hargis was born in Camden and had lived in Flemington before moving to Howell Twp. in 1957. He was the…

  • Restaurant will host fundraiser for parade

    A fundraising event to benefit the Freehold Memorial Day Parade Committee will be held at T.G.I. Friday’s, Route 9 south, Freehold Township, Dec. 7. To obtain the flier that is necessary to take part, email [email protected] or go to the website at www.freeholdmemorialdayparade.com.

  • Margaret “Marge” B. Trocheck

    70, of Howell Margaret "Marge" B. Trocheck Margaret “Marge” B. Trocheck, 70, of Howell passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 18th , at home. Mrs. Trocheck was born in Jersey City and had lived there before moving to Howell in 1989. She was the Office Manager for Dr. Sangita Nagpal, Howell, for the past 15 years.…

  • Closing youth detention center will not be best option

    While I congratulate John Curley on his recent victory (election to the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders), his comments in the Nov. 11 issue of the News Transcript with respect to our juvenile detention facility are misleading and incorrect. He allegedly said in reference to the children in our Juvenile Detention Center, “they are murderers,…

  • Failure to teach our children world history will cost us in the end

    This letter is in response to a letter from Jacquelin Duffy that was published in the News Transcript on Nov. 4 (“Objectors to the President Still Have the Right to Speak”). It is a real shame and disgrace to our younger generation that some people have seen fit to water down or eliminate world history…

  • Freehold Twp. winners appreciate support

    We would like to take this opportunity to thank Freehold Township residents for their support in our reelection on Nov. 3. It is sincerely our pleasure and honor to serve the community in our capacity as Township Committee members. We truly love the town we live in and happily strive to make it the wonderful…

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