• ‘Sandy Bill of Rights’ deserves to become law

    I t is always nice to see our beaches and boardwalks come to life after Memorial Day, but we cannot continue to ignore life beyond the sand. Far too many people are still struggling with the effects of superstorm Sandy, even a year-and-a-half after the storm. Drive a little farther out from the beaches and…

  • Ideas wanted for use of township property

    I am writing to let the residents of Manalapan know that the Township Committee is entertaining proposals for what to do with a 25-acre piece of land known as the Tillis property, located off Route 522, adjacent to the Manalapan Recreation Center and bordering Englishtown. The property was purchased exclusively with taxpayer funds in 2009…

  • For the record

    DDR Corp. is the developer of a property on Route 537, Freehold Township, that includes a Walmart and a Sam’s Club. An article in the May 28 News Transcript incorrectly referred to the developer by its previous name, which was changed in 2011.

  • Establishing golden rule in foreign policy

    A t a Republican presidential primary debate in South Carolina in January 2012, Congressman Ron Paul was booed by the audience for advocating the golden rule in foreign policy. That audience echoed Mahatma Gandhi’s assertion that the West has rejected the Sermon on the Mount. The golden rule is at the heart of the sermon…

  • Rice not worthy of guest-speaker role

    JOHN CALIMANO Jonathan Carfagno wrote in his recent Your Turn guest column that he finds it “disgraceful” that we in the Rutgers University community — alumni, faculty and students — were motivated to object to the selection of Condoleezza Rice as this year’s guest speaker at commencement. Ms. Rice had been invited by the Rutgers…

  • High school seniors honored

    Sanjana Goyal, Melanie Cotton, Liezl Puzon, Nabiha Khakoo, Kirti Nuthi and Anna Reich (from left) were presented with scholarships from the Freehold Branch of the American Association of University Women. At the May 8 meeting of the Freehold Branch of the American Association of University Women, the six highest-ranking female seniors from the Freehold Regional…

  • Freehold woman leads Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore

    During its annual meeting on May 15, the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore welcomed Frances Keane of Freehold as the new president to its board of directors. Keane has served on the board of directors of the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore since 2007 and previously held the position of first vice president.…

  • A new vision set for Sandy Hook

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Bicyclists walk through a pavilion at Sandy Hook in May 2013. The National Park Service has proposed a plan that would expand recreational offerings and educational programs at the northern Monmouth County facility over the next 20 years. SANDY HOOK — National Park Service (NPS) officials have proposed a new…

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