• Funds donated to allegedly fraudulent charity redistributed

    Funds totaling $100,000 that were donated to an allegedly fraudulent superstorm Sandy charity have been distributed to Habitat for Humanity of Monmouth County and the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced that the remainder of the funds collected by the Hurricane Sandy Relief Foundation (HSRF) would be used…

  • Objectors take issue with sports facility proposal

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Residents and a competitor have begun laying out their objections to a sports complex that has been proposed for a 22-acre site on Woodward Road. The June 26 meeting of the Manalapan Planning Board included two hours of testimony and questions about a plan for Sportika. The applicant…

  • Adult-community spoof returning to the stage

    By AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Myra Danon The laughter never ends at Clo-Achers, a fictional adult community conceived by Myra Danon and Meryl Berness, who live in a real-life adult community in Monroe. The two writers, who go by the name of Berdanhand Productions, will present “Calamities at Clo-Achers” at the Hightstown Elks Lodge July…

  • Mayor takes on sci-fi with ‘Deep Black Sea’

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — He has written crime thrillers, military espionage, action adventure and horror novels. Now, David Salkin takes readers to the deep sea in a science-fiction thriller with his seventh published novel, “Deep Black Sea.” The book was released June 24. Salkin said while it may be a…

  • VETStock to include concert, car show

    The Brennan Stands Alone Foundation will hold VETStock NJ 2014 from noon to 9 p.m. Aug. 2, rain or shine, at the Manalapan Recreation Center, 120 Route 522, Manalapan. The day will include a car show, motorcycle show, concert, family entertainment, craft vendors and food court. All proceeds will benefit the rehabilitation of wounded veterans.…

  • America is rooted in belief in God’s word

    The recent letter to the editor “Our Founders Advocated a Natural Religion” by Borden Applegate missed one thing, proof. A letter extolling the opinions of the forefathers of this nation as devoid of religious mooring possesses no founding. Ignorance is promoted when one talks about history without reading the original documents. The Pilgrims suffered extensive…

  • Reader heralds Sweeney, faults Republicans

    Republicans in the Legislature really have sunk to a new low. Back in March, almost all of them voted to pass the “Sandy Victims’ Bill of Rights,” legislation sponsored by state Senate President Steve Sweeney that mandated transparency in the Sandy recovery process and accountability from the Christie administration. The bill passed unanimously in the…

  • Landline phones are a ‘lifeline’ for seniors

    How few does a group of people have to be to not matter? How many must they have in order to be recognized and respected by state officials? A substantial minority of people in New Jersey still depends exclusively on landline phone service. Most have depended on their landline phones for many years and keep…

  • Public education, private sector needs differ

    I am writing in response to the recent decision by the California courts stating that teacher tenure laws are unconstitutional. That being said, having worked in public education for 29 years, I do agree that there is a need to reform the tenure laws. Yes, there are incompetent and lazy teachers, and often administrators are…

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