• Police do what many are unwilling to do

    This letter is being written in response to an Aug. 12 letter from a Manalapan resident asking the mayor to downsize the Manalapan Police Department (“Writer Says It Is Time to Downsize Manalapan Police Department”). Shame on you! The law enforcement officers throughout our country perform a service that for the most part gets little…

  • Sides should settle their issues out of court

    At the Aug. 12 Manalapan Township Committee meeting, I made a brief statement supporting Manalapan Police Chief Stuart Brown, asking Township Committee members to resolve their differences over an insubordination incident involving Committeewoman Michelle Roth and our chief and to end a new and unnecessary lawsuit being thrust upon us taxpayers. In any confrontational situation,…

  • If it isn’t one thing, it’s a dozen others

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH I’ve decided that the time before school starts is as hectic as the week before Christmas. The hustle and the bustle leave little time for making merry — much less a cup of cheer. There’s the cleaning of the closets, the searching for the backpacks and the ever-exhausting…

  • August: Damage control

    Green Scene "If there were no tribulation, there would be no rest; if there were no winter, there would be no summer." — St. John Chrysostom Summertime, when sparrows gorge themselves on mulberries, goldfinches flit through branches and sway on tall grasses, that’s when your garden is the best place to be — a rewarding…

  • Time to tell FRHSD board ‘no’ on drug testing of teens

    Guest Column Guest Column • James R. Mumolie I am writing this in response to the article "Random Drug Tests Gain Approval" in the Aug. 5 edition. The article concerns planned random drug testing of students in the Freehold Regional High School District. Welcome Big Brother, "Brave New World," government assuming the responsibilities of parents/families.…

  • Anonymous defamers should be very afraid

    Coda • GREG BEAN I’ve mentioned more than once over the last few years that there’s a day of reckoning coming for the cowardly slime-puppies who post anonymous libels on some of the blog sites around here (Are you listening, da Truth Squad?). And it looks like that day might be coming sooner than the…

  • Business Briefs

    Powerful You! Women’s Network will hold the “Conscious Connections” regional networking event from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at The Renaissance, 1110 Valley Road, Ocean Township. The event will include networking, introductions, dinner, group discussion topic, speaker presentation, vendors, door prizes and gifts. The discussion topic is “How to Thrive in This Unique Economy.” Sue Urda,…

  • Widows/Widowers to hold dance

    Woodbridge Widows or Widowers will hold an open dance 7-11 p.m. Aug. 30 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Morrisey Avenue, Avenel. Music will be provided by Jimmy Ray, and light refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome to attend. Admission is $10 for members and $12 for guests. For more information, call 732-381-3255.

  • Memory program to be offered at library

    Sandra Frank, certified senior advisor, will present “How to Enhance Your Memory” at 7 p.m. Sept. 24 at the North Edison Library, 777 Grove Ave. Seating is limited. Reserve a seat by calling 732-548-3045, ext. 1, or sign up at the circulation desk. The free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Edison Public…

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