Help Army recognize veterans with package
      Are you an Army veteran? Do you know one? Would you like to help formally recognize them for their service to our country? Freedom Team Salute is an official Secretary of the Army recognition program with two missions: To honor all Army veterans for their service and dedication to the Army, and t...
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Resident says Green will be a good addition
      I am writing in support of Ryan D. Green, candidate for the Manalapan Township Committee. I have served with Ryan for several years on the Manalapan- Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education. During his tenure on the Board of Education, I have personally witnessed his tireless dedi...
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Retired Freehold Twp. clerk says committee meetings were not secret
      On Oct. 8, I was shocked to read statements in the News Transcript, attributed to a Democratic candidate for the Township Committee in Freehold Township, implying that the members of the governing body held "frequent private meetings before the public meetings.
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Mallet and Mason will do the job as Monmouth County freeholders
      All politics is local, and that is why it is important to focus on the freeholder election on Nov. 4. For well over a decade the Republicans have controlled the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, until recently all five seats.
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Manalapan mayor listened to concerns and took action
      Fact: Out of every 100 Boy Scouts, two achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. The final and most difficult requirement of becoming an Eagle Scout is "The Eagle Project." This requires the scout to design, seek approvals, price, purchase, schedule and manage a project that benefits the community at large...
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Resident supports Miller and Lichardi for Freehold council
      The Draconian reactionary BOCA code inspection review proposed by the Freehold Borough mayor's appointee candidate and his three-term incumbent running mate is impossible to pull off. Look at the numbers. They propose to have 1,900 units inspected by three agents, which will require each code enfo...
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Green and Garcia will work for the people of Manalapan
      Manalapan needs a fresh outlook in town hall. For too long taxes have been going up, and open spaces have been diminishing. Building is on the rise, roads are congested, and again, taxes are going up. Ryan D. Green and William Garcia will make a meaningful difference in the wallets of the residen...
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Grid coach's action punishes boy for religious observance
Guest Column • Sheryl Cintron
      My son plays in the Manalapan Pop Warner football league on a Junior Pee Wee team. Recently his coach held both its practices on the Jewish High Holy Day of Yom Kippur (Oct. 8-9). I was surprised that the coach would hold practice, given that our public schools were closed for the observance.
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