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      July 9, 2008  RSS feed

      MATT DENTON Library assistant Melissa Chan helps Amanda Milo, 7, with her butterfly during a crafts and story-time program at the Marlboro Library on July 3. More...
      Case involving town and former twp. atty. remains unresolved

      T he case of Manalapan vs. Moskovitz moves on. The legal battle that pits Manalapan against a former township attorney was not concluded when the parties appeared in state Superior Court, Freehold, on July 3. Two motions filed in the case were denied in court that day and the judge instructed attorneys to move forward with depositions. More...

      Plan includes salary increase for mayor, council

      Members of the Freehold Borough Council have adopted a $14 million budget to fund the operation of Freehold Borough in 2008. Officials expect to raise $7.7 million through a local property tax levy to support the budget, according to Borough Administrator Joseph Bellina. More...


      Lost cemetery is cleaned, rededicated in Freehold Township

      Aroutine hiking trek five years ago through the woods of Freehold Township led to the unexpected discovery of something that people have been trying to locate for years - the Wikoff Hill Cemetery. More...


      Former GOP candidate files campaign report; Dem leader still irked

      MANALAPAN - Campaign reports from the 2006 general election in Manalapan that were filed with a state agency last month may have raised more questions than they answered. Nikole Pezzullo, an attorney with a private practice in Freehold Township, made an unsuccessful bid in 2006 for a seat on the Manalapan Township Committee running as the Republican candidate. More...


      ENGLISHTOWN - Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Business Administrator Joseph Passiment, who is retiring from his position with the district, has agreed to forfeit more than half the amount of money owed to him for unused sick time and unused vacation days. More...


      MARLBORO - Applications seeking grants to help pay for road improvements on Union Hill and Vanderburg roads have been submitted to the Transportation Trust Fund Authority Act, New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) Municipal Aid Program. More...


      The Manalapan Arts Council will present the first in a series of summer concerts slated to take place at the Manalapan Recreation Center. Bad Medicine, a Bon Jovi tribute band will perform from 6-8 p.m. July 27. Hailing from Long Island, N.Y., Bad Medicine has spent the last seven years establishing itself as one of the most sought-after tribute shows in the nation. More...
      For some time I have watched the weekly (NJEA) Report on Education editorials come and go, but this one struck a nerve, and as a taxpayer and the president of the New Jersey Taxpayers Association, I must respond. More...
      An article that appeared in the News Transcript on July 2, "Filmmakers Have Friend in the 'Script Specialist' " included an incorrect Internet Web site address. The Web site for George Taglianetti is www.thescriptspecialist.com. More...
      Red State/Blue State
      A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. More...
      Mrs. Wetstein, 72, of the Covered Bridge section of Manalapan and formerly of Old Bridge, died June 26, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township. She was a deputy municipal court clerk in Old Bridge for 14 years before retiring in 2001. Mrs. Wetstein was predeceased by her husband, Martin, in 1982, and her son, James, in 1996. More...
      Joey Langel and Tim Lamirande shared the same homeroom at Howell High School. "We always supported each other," said Lamirande. "We'd congratulate each other whenever we did something. More...