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Improvements carry a cost to consumers
In recent weeks, there have been letters to the editor and newspaper advertisements from a special interest group that have painted an unfair picture of Jersey Central Power & Light’s (JCP&L) proposed rate plan. As president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1289, representing more than 1,150 JCP&L employees, I know firsthand…
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Town representative’s attitude inappropriate
Steve Oifer of Marlboro recently wrote a letter to the editor (“Resident Asked for a Break, But Did Not Get It,” News Transcript, Dec. 17) about paying his quarterly property taxes late. He lamented the monetary penalty levied against him and referenced extenuating circumstances. He also cited mitigating factors and asserted, “I think it only…
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Photo
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR An estimated 10,000 men, women and children in lavish costumes twirled and strutted down Broad Street in Philadelphia during the annual Mummers Parade on Jan. 1.
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Fashion show set for Colts Neck High School
The 2015 CentraState Healthcare Foundation Celebration Ball Queen Contest Prom Fashion Show will be held at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at Colts Neck High School, 59 Five Points Road, Colts Neck. The contestants in the 2015 queen contest are: Ashlyn Barkalow, Freehold, St. John Vianney High School; Sydney Frankel, Freehold, Freehold Township High School; Gina…
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Manalapan to offer CERT training sessions
MANALAPAN — In 2011, there was Tropical Storm Irene. In 2012, there was superstorm Sandy and its associated two weeks of power outages in Manalapan. These two storms brought home the need to have a trained and ready corps of volunteers to assist the community through an emergency and its recovery, according to a press…
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Freehold shooting remains under investigation
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Police are still searching for the individual or individuals who shot two men in an alley in Freehold Borough in the early morning hours of Dec. 27. No arrests had been announced as of Jan. 5. Officers responded to a 911 call at 1:58 a.m. Dec. 27…
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Pezzullo promoted to captain with Marlboro police
MARLBORO — The main meeting room at Town Hall was packed as members of the community came out to see Marlboro Police Lt. Peter Pezzullo promoted to the rank of captain at a recent Township Council meeting. Pezzullo, who has been a Marlboro resident for 30 years, was officially promoted at the Dec. 18 meeting,…
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Brookdale employees air concerns to freeholders
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Faculty and staff members at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, are joining forces in an effort to have their voices heard following a reduction in force that was recently approved by the college’s board of trustees. At the Dec. 18 Monmouth County Board of Freeholders meeting, several Brookdale employees commented…
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Growing old is a gift
GIRL TALK Clare Marie Celano I recently picked up a Neil Diamond CD with his photo on the cover during the days when he was at the height of his career in the 1970s. “I remember when he looked like this,” I told the Starbucks barista who knows me well. “Clare, you’re dating yourself,” was…
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