• Monmouth County online auction

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has announced that the fall Monmouth County surplus auction generated $194,647, bringing the combined total of the county’s online surplus property auctions to approximately $2,212,135. The county began conducting its surplus property auctions completely online in 2008, according to a press release. Surplus property from the county’s Fleet Services,…

  • Downtown shopping convenient all year

    Sandwiched between the corporate-driven madness of Black Friday and Cyber Monday lies Small Business Saturday, which falls on Nov. 30 this year. American Express launched the event in 2010 to prod people to spend some holiday cash in mom-and-pop shops, if only for a day. While the blitz may add a few bucks to the…

  • Single-stream recycling OK’d

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer COLTS NECK — Residents will be able to combine all of their recyclable materials, from newspapers to bottles, in one collection bin beginning Jan. 1. The Colts Neck Township Committee awarded a two-year contract for singlestream recycling services at its Nov. 13 meeting. Sakoutis Brothers Disposal Co. will receive $67,500…

  • Resident looks forward to serving on board

    I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported me in the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education election. I am very excited to have been given the chance to give back to the community in which I grew up. I am looking forward to working with the other board members, the…

  • Democrats’ reporting falls short of the mark

    I n the Nov. 20 News Transcript article “Remarks About Donations Prompt Officials’ Response,” the closing sentence is very telling: “Spodak said Democrats in Manalapan neither solicited nor received any money from Birdsall Engineering.” Former Manalapan Mayor George Spodak is concerned about the defunct Birdsall Engineering, but seems not to be concerned about current events.…

  • County freeholder touts fort’s opportunities

    There are those very rare occasions when even the most extreme superlatives just aren’t enough. The opportunity now being made available to the public to participate in the historic restoration of Fort Hancock at Sandy Hook is just such an occasion. It is simply an incomparable, once-in-a-lifetime invitation. This is a chance to locate in…

  • Physics provides answer to fatal JFK shot

    I n his Nov. 21 “Your Turn” guest column, “Search For Answers to JFK’s Death Goes On for 50 Years,” Jack Zaraya said he cringes because despite President Kennedy’s head’s backward jerk following the fatal shot, “ the Warren Commission report would have us believe that the shot came from the rear.” Actually, this head…

  • GIRL TALK

    Ready or not, aging happens Clare Marie Celano Well, it’s all over but the shouting now, folks, depending on how one perceives being eligible to receive a check from the government to either stay home and make potholders, or book a Caribbean cruise. In my case, potholders are the more likely scenario. I received an…

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