• Taylors Mills Road jughandle is a tough spot

    I read with great interest the article in the Oct. 23 News Transcript, “Council Listens to Concerns About Marlboro Road Woes.” The article refers mostly to Route 79, but I believe one of the most dangerous left turns is the one from Route 9 onto Taylors Mills Road in Manalapan. This is a jughandle turn…

  • Writer says health law will have benefits

    Oct. 1 was the beginning of the signup period for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). New Jersey residents can use several informative websites such as www.healthcare.gov, www.plannedparenthood.org or healthlawanswers.aarp.org to learn more and enroll. These sites will have information about federal assistance that will help pay for premiums. They also contain information…

  • Letter to the editor left some facts unstated

    I am writing in response to George Spodak’s letter to the editor, “Money From Birdsall Went to Manalapan,” in the Oct. 23 News Transcript. Not surprisingly, Mr. Spodak misses the mark on the facts regarding Birdsall Engineering. As has been well documented in the news media, outside of Manalapan, Birdsall donated funds to Republican and…

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    Farrington Lake, East Brunswick. MIKE HEILBRONN

  • Support the Shoreline Heart Walk on Nov. 3

    A fter a rough pregnancy, I gave birth to a healthy boy we named Ryan last year. I was 35 and ready to face the crazy world of newborns — baby giggles, late-night feedings and changing diapers. Instead I was battling for my life instead of learning the ropes of being a new mom. I…

  • GUEST COLUMN

    A war seen clearer through time MARTIN MABE This year, Americans will celebrate the 93rd anniversary of Veterans Day. Armistice Day, as it was originally called, was set aside to honor veterans of World War I, but after the great mobilization of soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen during World War II, and Korea, Congress amended…

  • Generator sound levels waived during outage

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer MANALAPAN — Residents may install a generator at their home and use it during a power outage without worrying the equipment may be exceeding established sound levels. In adopting an ordinance on Oct. 10 which requires that the use of a generator at certain times must be in compliance with…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    She’s working that poor child to death Lori Clinch He is 6 feet tall, thin as a rail and has blond hair that curls up around his face. When he was little, I called him Sunshine because there was a light around him that seemed to glow from within. I’m quite sure that I’m not…

  • Council salutes Marlboro native for service to town

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Thomas Geran MARLBORO — From his family’s 300- year-old farm in Marlboro to flights over enemy territory during World War II, Thomas Geran’s life followed a remarkable route. Geran died in January at age 87. Elected officials and residents celebrated his accomplishments during the Sept. 26 meeting of the Marlboro…

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