• BUSINESS BRIEFS

    AcuMeridian Wellness Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine will celebrate its grand opening at 242 Route 79, Suite 11, Marlboro, from noon to 2 p.m. Feb. 28. AcuMeridian promotes the physical, emotional and spiritual well being of patients using the principles and techniques of traditional Chinese medicine. Anthony V. Cava of Manalapan has been named the new…

  • Marlboro students perform songs inspired by new test

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer MARLBORO — Taylor Swift, Pharrell Williams and Meghan Trainor may have all been nominated at the Grammy Awards, but it was the auditorium at the Marlboro Middle School where their music truly had the opportunity to shine. At the Feb. 3 Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education meeting, students…

  • Residents raise objections to wood recycling facility

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer MARLBORO — A business’s plan to build a wood recycling facility on Tennent Road was met with continued opposition from residents and municipal officials during a public hearing on Feb. 19. The Monmouth County Solid Waste Advisory Council (SWAC) met at Marlboro Town Hall to allow residents the opportunity to…

  • Brookdale Community College board OKs tuition increase

    The Brookdale Community College Board of Trustees voted on Jan. 29 to approve a 3.4 percent tuition increase at the college for the 2015-16 school year. For a full-time student taking 30 credits per year, the change would mean an increase of $148.80, including fees. The $4-per-credit increase, effective on July 1, will pair with…

  • Editor made good points in recent column

    Bravo to News Transcript Managing Editor Mark Rosman on his recent column “Never Again Could Be Happening Again.” Mark hit the nail right on the head. We sit in our homes here and read about the horrible atrocities ISIS is performing and thank God we live in the United States, but are we really safe?…

  • Republican chair questions selection process

    There has been an incorrect fact circulating concerning the three candidates who were nominated for the Marlboro Township Council vacancy that was created by the resignation of Councilman Frank LaRocca. It was stated that the three candidates switched from the Republican Party and became Democrats in order to be considered for the open position. This…

  • Governor fails to address problems in N.J.

    I was shocked to learn there are two bridges within the confines of Colts Neck and three others in the immediate surrounding area that are designated and rated as structurally deficient and in jeopardy of catastrophic failure. In fact, there are 624 bridges in New Jersey designated exactly the same way. Anyone driving around the…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Children of all ages take advantage of a recent snowstorm by bringing their sleds to the hill at Glenwood Cemetery, West Long Branch, on Feb. 17.

  • One-woman show highlights community’s eccentricities

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Siobhan Fallon Hogan Siobhan Fallon Hogan’s father warned her when she moved to Rumson that it was a different lifestyle from her humble upbringing in upstate New York. “He said, ‘Siobhan, do you realize you just moved to the Division I of life?’ ” Hogan said. “ ‘These people all…

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