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      January 28, 2009  RSS feed

      Seven residents of Marlboro have submitted their names and are seeking to be appointed to an open seat on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education. The seat for a Marlboro representative became open earlier this month when Katie Goon resigned from the board. More...
      Freehold Intermediate School pupils watch Obama inauguration

      If one could not attend the inauguration festivities in Washington, D.C., as President Barack Obama took the oath of office on Jan. 20, the Freehold Intermediate School was a pretty good place to be instead. More...

      Toddler doing well two years after heart transplant

      Just two years ago, Christopher Ennis of Howell was an infant recovering from a fetal cardiac intervention procedure that was performed by surgeons at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Christopher was born on Nov. 7, 2006, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, and had to be resuscitated. More...


      Recreation Committee seeking volunteers

      ENGLISHTOWN — Borough officials are planning a full slate of public events in 2009. Now they need one more thing — you. Residents are being asked to get involved as volunteers who will help officials prepare for and work at the slate of events that have been scheduled. More...


      MARLBORO — Nine long-term employees of the township were informed on Jan. 21 that their jobs are being eliminated. Mayor Jonathan Hornik said notices were sent to those individuals to make them aware of the municipal downsizing. Hornik said the actions are ones that no mayor or governing body ever wishes to take. More...


      MANALAPAN - Students at Manalapan High School, Church Lane, were evacuated two times in less than a week due to bomb threats. On Jan. 23 at about 8:45 a.m. a note was found at the school indicating the possibility of a bomb on school premises. More...


      FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Plans for the expansion of a BMW automobile dealership on Route 9 North near Schibanoff Lane have received a favorable nod from the Planning Board. Following a public hearing at its Jan. 15 meeting, the board directed its attorney to draw up a resolution that will approve an application filed by the owner of the property, DCH Investments Inc. More...


      MARLBORO — The pupils at both of the Marlboro K-8 School District middle schools will be showcasing their talent when the Marlboro Middle School and the Marlboro Memorial Middle School host their annual musicals. Students at the Marlboro Memorial Middle School, Nolan Road, will be performing "Once Upon a Mattress" on Jan. 30-31 at 7 p.m. More...


      NJ Blood Services, which supplies blood to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is in need of volunteers to work at blood drives. The bloodmobile volunteer is an integral member of the blood collection team whose task it is to assist donors with registration, perform canteen duties and make appointments for their next donation. More...
      I would like to take this opportunity to respond to News Transcript Managing Editor Mark Rosman's column in the Jan. 21, 2009, News Transcript. As I stated at the Jan. More...
      In the News • MARK ROSMAN
      As it turns out, it wasn't my time to become a member of AARP and its administrators knew it. The organization did, however, accept my $12.50 and grant me associate member status. More...
      Coda
      When I landed my first job in journalism 30 years ago this month, I had a freshly minted sheepskin proclaiming my Master of Arts in English (one of the most worthless degrees in the world in terms of making a living), no experience and an over-inflated opinion of my writing ability. More...
      Mrs. Heider, 73, of Freehold Township and formerly of Old Bridge, died Jan. 5, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. She was the school nurse at St. Thomas the Apostle School for more than 10 years and the Howell Middle School before retiring. She was a past president of St. More...
      CHRIS KELLY staff Freehold Borough High School's Zach Mostowsky (r) tries to score a takedown against Egg Harbor's Billy Coleman during a quad match at Colts Neck High School on Jan. 24. More...