newstranscript.gmnews.com | News Transcript

RSS Feed

Services

Marketplace

News

HOME

Online Obituary Submission

Featured Special Section

About Us

Archive

Contact us

Services

Advertiser Index

News Archive

Terms of Use

Newspaper web site content management software and services

April 25, 2007

Former chief feels at home at Hominy Hill

Michael Beierschmitt served on Freehold force for 27 years

BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer

For more than 27 years Michael Beierschmitt dressed in a uniform, packed a gun and wore a bulletproof vest in order to prepare for his work day. Now he dresses in khaki pants, a Monmouth County golf shirt and a hat, and he's ready to go. More...

Freehold Borough voters approve two questions

Extracurricular clubs & school sports are spared

BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer

By a slim margin on each of two ballot questions, residents delivered a double victory to the Freehold Borough Board of Education on April 17. By a count of 357 yes votes to 299 no votes, voters approved a general fund tax levy of $7.4 million to support a $16.7 million budget for t... More...

U.S. attorney tells students he believes in them

Chris Christie meets with students at Colts Neck High School

BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer

COLTS NECK - Finding something or someone to believe in and then showing up in life to work for that belief was the message a group of high school students heard on April 19 from Chris Christie, the U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey. More...

•	Township officials wait for details on '07 budget

•	Juvenile, 5 adults arrested

•	Deal sought on shared services

•

On Campus

•	Planner says pharmacy would improve location

•	Former ballplayer enjoyed visiting Pine Brook pupils

•	Office building gains OK from Marlboro planners

•	Chimineas, fire pits draw attention of town council

•	Planners OK Rite Aid

•

On Campus

•	Women's center benefit set

•	Wool Days to be held in Holmdel

•

On Campus

•	'Brighton Beach Memoirs' coming to Marlboro stage

•	Grants will boost local traffic safety

•	Teen keeps commitment to Locks of Love effort

•	Resident fears loss of land as adult community rises

•	Troupe transforms dance into prayer

•	33rd Annual New Jersey Folk Festival to be held on April 28

•	WalkAmerica set for April 29

Bulletin Board

•	'Gigantic Garage Sale' to benefit high school band

Just in time for spring cleaning, the Manalapan High School Music Parents Association (MHSPA) will conduct a "Gigantic Multifamily Garage Sale" May 19 (rain date, May 20) from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Chesapeake Road, Manalapan. MHSPA will accept donations of gently used items to be resold,... More...

•	Games, knitting sessions offered at local library

•	Author's debut novel to be discussed at library

>> Click here for all stories

Letters

•	Parent clarifies law on one aspect of home-schooling in New Jersey

I am writing in reference to the article "Parents Enjoy Experience of Teaching Children," published in the News Transcript on April 18, 2007. I am a home-schooler in Mon-mouth County. While it's always nice to see an article on home-schooling, I was surprised to see the quote by Howell ... More...

•	FRHSD board member thanks voters for supporting two questions

•	Resident appreciates light being shed on incident at school

>> Click here for all stories

Editorials

•	A little bit of luck

The vagaries that make up New Jersey's school budget voting experience were on full display in the April 17 school election. There really is no logical way to account for school budget votes from year to year. This year, for example, our local superintendents of schools are thanking the... More...

•

Coda

•	Are We There Yet?

>> Click here for all stories

Obituaries

•	Obituaries

Sophie Layton Mrs. Layton, 85, of Freehold, died April 16, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and had resided in Freehold all her life. Prior to retiring, she worked for the A&M Karagheusian rug mill, Freehold. She was a communicant... More...

>> Click here for all stories

Schools

•	Voters approve budget, $1.3M in extra costs

ENGLISHTOWN - Even though voters in Englishtown rejected two ballot questions in the April 17 school election, residents of Manalapan carried the day for the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education. The total vote count on each question was enough to approve a... More...

•	Sale at school benefits ACS

•	Voters OK 2 questions for regional H.S. district

>> Click here for all stories

Sports

•	Desero, Mustangs rule Monmouth County golf

Team wins first title; Desero takes individual crown

Mike Desero figured he was in for another tough day on the Hominy Hill Golf Course in Colts Neck. Warming up before the start of the Monmouth County Championships on Thursday on the putting green, the Marlboro High School senior couldn't sink a putt. That always seemed the case for ... More...

•	Cellini and Co. lead Mustangs to track win

•	Higginson set to defend 3K title at Penn Relays

>> Click here for all stories

Business

•	Business Briefs

American Woman Fitness Center of Freehold will host a donation site through May for a summer clothing drive at 3333 Chadwick Square, Route 9 north, Freehold. Needed are children's swim apparel (sizes 2-12) and accessories including towels, flip-flops, sunblock, lip balm with sunscreen and bas... More...

>> Click here for all stories