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      August 20, 2008  RSS feed

      ERIC SUCAR staff A youngster enjoys a ride on "Surf City" during the Colts Neck Country Fair on Aug. 15 at the Bucks Mill Recreation Area, Colts Neck. The fair provided visitors with four days of rides, games, crafts, vendors, food, entertainment and a forum for community organizations to raise awareness and money. More...
      Administrators' advanced work was called into question

      An investigation into tuition payments made on behalf of and raises made to three administrators in the Freehold Regional High School District has found the actions to be compliant with the terms of each employee's contract. The New Jersey Department of Education Office of Fiscal Accountability and Compliance Investigations Unit released its report on Aug. 13. More...

      The corner of West Main Street (Route 537) and Wemrock Road in Freehold Township has changed a great deal since the 1800s when the Levi Solomon farmhouse and barn sat close to the road. More...


      Army Pvt. Jonathan R. Roman has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. He is the son of Jeanette Roman of Jackson and Robert Roman of Manalapan. More...


      MANALAPAN - A complaint alleging libel and seeking compensation in the form of court costs, fees and treble damages has been filed in state Superior Court on behalf of George Spodak, a former mayor of Manalapan. Spodak has been a resident of Manalapan for more than 40 years and served on the Township Committee from 1976-84. More...


      FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The second class of six resident physicians has graduated from the CentraState Family Medicine Residency Program. Launched in 2005, the three-year program operates in conjunction with UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. More...


      Council's action will ratify settlement with Ohad Associates

      MARLBORO — A rezoning ordinance that resulted from a settlement of legal issues between Ohad Associates and the township had its first reading at the Aug. 7 meeting of the Township Council. Mayor Jonathan Hornik said the administration's hands were tied in the matter because the former administration authorized the settlement. More...


      The 13th annual Phil Villapiano Field of Hope Gala will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at the South Gate Manor in Freehold. More...
      Regarding the article published in the Aug. 6 issue of the News Transcript, "Administrators' Degrees Subject of Investigations," I agree there is probably no "significant legal issue" here, as the attorney for the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education says. What about a character issue? More...
      Coda
      I got the most wonderful note this week from Lori Ann Vendetti, one of the homeowners in Long Branch who has been fighting the good fight to keep her home from being taken by eminent domain to make way for high-priced condominiums. 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...
      It's a long way from Brunswick Lanes in Manalapan to Amsterdam, Holland. But it was bowling prowess that took Manalapan's Heather Farrell there this summer. "The funny thing, I didn't think [bowling] would get me anywhere," she said. More...