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      February 3, 2010  RSS feed

      Women hope to inspire children to eat healthy
      Freehold Township youngsters learn about nutrition
      Call them crusaders, gals on a mission or the Three Musketeers. The bottom line is that a trio of Freehold Township moms have taken on a task of epic proportions — to change the eating habits of a generation of children — at least youngsters in this area, for now. More...
      Colts Neck drill team competition postponed
      By Rebecca Morton

      COLTS NECK— Due to the threat of a snowstorm on Feb. 6, a drill team competition that was scheduled to be held at Colts Neck High School has been canceled. The event has been rescheduled for Feb. 27. More...

      Manalapan police charge second suspect in armed robbery
      By Mark Rosman

      MANALAPAN — On Feb. 2, Manalapan police Detective Michael A. Ratta signed complaints against Marshall Downey, 26, charging him in connection with the Aug. 13, 2008 armed robbery of an Exxon gas station on Route 9 north in Manalapan. Downey is the second suspect to be charged in connection with that robbery. More...


      Community reaches out to help Haiti
      BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer

      State, county and local officials, along with volunteers of all ages, came together on Jan. 23 in an effort to ease the suffering of the people in Haiti whose lives were shattered by a devastating earthquake that struck the nation on Jan. 12. More...


      Board signs off on deal with teachers
      BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer

      MARLBORO — The Marlboro Township Education Association (MTEA) and the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education have sealed the deal on a new contract. The board approved the contract at a meeting on Jan. 26. The MTEA’s previous contract expired in June 2008. More...


      Police seek suspect in bank heist

      MANALAPAN — Law enforcement authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the individual who committed a bank robbery in Manalapan on Jan. 27. More...


      Parking facilities to be upgraded

      MARLBORO — A new commuter parking area and improvements to the existing Union Hill Road commuter parking lot will come to Marlboro as a result of a parking facility agreement between the township and American Plaza, LLC. More...


      Library to host music festival

      In celebration of Black History Month (February), the Monmouth County Library System will host a “History through Music Festival” on Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. More...


       Breaking News
      • Colts Neck drill team competition postponed
      COLTS NECK— Due to the threat of a snowstorm on Feb. 6, a drill team competition that was scheduled to be held at Colts Neck High School has been canceled. The event has been rescheduled for Feb. 27. More...
      • Manalapan police charge second suspect in armed robbery
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       Bulletin Board
      • Actors needed for ‘O. Henry’s New York’
      The Bimah Players, a new community theater sponsored by the Monroe Township Jewish Center, seeks actors and production people for an original play, “O. Henry’s New York.” Auditions will be held from 7:30-9 p.m. March 3-4 and from 3-5 p.m. March 7 at the Monroe Township Jewish Center, 11 Cornell Ave., Monroe. More...
      • Datebook
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       Letters
      • Lower assessment, same taxes, is upsetting
      The Manalapan Township Committee has come up with a property tax scheme, the likes that I have never seen before. It does not matter, Republican or Democrat, all members of the committee should not be proud of what they have done, instead they should be More...
      • Americans cherish the right to speak out about elections
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       Editorials
      • For the Record
      A sentence in the article “Senator’s Bill Proposes Putting End to COAH” that was published in the News Transcript on Jan. 27 should have stated that the bill (S-1) proposed by Sen. Raymond Lesniak would also do away with affordable housing obligations that have gone unmet for decades in some towns. The sentence as published did not clearly state that provision in the bill. More...
      • article has image Voters were in no mood to OK school projects
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image Preserving farm for open space would be a winner
      Coda • GREG BEAN
      When we bought our old house in East Brunswick in the fall of 1997, one of the biggest selling points was the fact that we could look out our living room window to the Foerter Farm across the road. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Shirley A. Harrison
      Mrs. Harrison, 79, of West Long Branch, died Jan. 14, 2010, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She resided in the Elberon section of Long Branch, prior to relocating to West Long Branch in 1950. She was a cashier at N.J. Bell Telephone, retiring in 1987. She is survived by her husband, A. More...
      • Joseph M. Malavet
      • Delores Perry
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       Sports
      • article has image Cougars riding defense in pursuit of playoffs
      Lou Piccola, ever the perfectionist when it comes to team defense, believes his Colts Neck High School boys basketball team may have turned the corner. “We are starting to come together,” he said. “Everybody realizes we need each other, that we are not alone (on defense). Right now we are working very hard.” More...
      • Braves skating back to state tournament
      • FTHS girls win first swim championship
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       Business
      • Business Briefs
      Tastefully Simple consultant Michele Fee of Howell attended the company’s leadership conference in Orlando, Fla., in January. The leadership conference is an event exclusively for those who have recruited and mentored new consultants. It features awards, events and training seminars as well as entertainment. More...
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