• Porpora-Minasian

    Kimberly and Bryan Minasian Kimberly Lynn Porpora, daughter of Joanna Porpora of Marlboro and the late George Porpora, was married Nov. 16, 2013, to Bryan Justin Minasian, son of Dr. Brian and Deborah Minasian of Kingston, N.Y. Father Joseph Scarangella performed the ceremony at Immaculate Conception Church, Montclair, where the bride was given in marriage…

  • Literary lesson

    Freehold Borough Councilwoman Sharon Shutzer reads to pupils at the Park Avenue Elementary School during a National Read Across America Day program on March 7. Read Across America is an initiative created by the National Education Association. The event celebrates the works of children’s author Dr. Seuss. FRANK GALIPO

  • Freehold man indicted in deli burglary

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A Freehold Borough resident has been indicted by a Monmouth County grand jury on charges of burglary and theft of food and cigars, and theft of U.S. currency valued at more than $200, as a result of his alleged involvement in an Oct. 23 incident at Pepe’s…

  • Idling school buses require an investigation

    A ccording to an article in the Jan. 30 News Transcript, Lawrence Hajna, a spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, said Marlboro K-8 School District administrators had permission from the Monmouth County Health Department to run 50 diesel buses for more than 40 hours because the buses were due for inspection. How…

  • Taking a different look at shooting statistics

    I n response to Robin Nowicki’s recent letter to the editor urging support for a U.S House of Representatives gun control bill, I want to challenge her facts and rhetoric. She writes, “… Up to 40 percent of guns are sold without any ID requirement.” FactCheck.org notes that this is a “misleading talking point.” They…

  • Exercise is secret weapon in battle against cancer

    DR. REBECCA MOSS Here in America, the rate of diagnosis of colorectal cancer in people in their early 40s is increasing more rapidly than in any other group. If you are the health-obsessed type, you might be taking vitamin supplements in the hope of keeping yourself out of this particular predicament. Speaking as a cancer…

  • Bill allows adoptees access to birth certificates

    A s an adoptee and an adoptive parent, I applaud the New Jersey Senate and Assembly for passing the New Jersey Birthright Bill. This important legislation will restore a basic human and civil right to relinquished persons who lost their genetic identity upon adoption. Like every minority group, adoptees are often faced with stigma and…

  • Photo

    The sun sets behind a tree in Freehold Borough. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERiC SUCAR

  • ‘Yellow Dot’ program signed into law

    Legislation sponsored by state Sen. Robert Singer (R-Monmouth, Ocean) to authorize a program providing emergency responders with critical health information about injured motorists has been signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie. According to a press release, Singer’s “Yellow Dot” program allows municipalities or counties to establish a program that gives interested motorists a yellow…

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