"Dig It! The Secrets of Soil" is the theme for the 2009 Conservation Poster Contest sponsored by the Freehold Soil Conservation District and the New Jersey Association of Conservation Districts. Students from Middlesex and Monmouth counties are encouraged to learn about the importance of soil in ... More...

In response to Paul Pinchack's letter to the editor "Parents Must Exercise Control of Teen Drivers" (News Transcript, Dec. 30, 2008), I feel I had to respond as a teen driver. I am currently in college and I am 18, right in the age group of the teen drivers mentioned in the letter. More...

I am sitting in an airplane on a runway at Hollywood International Airport in Florida as I write this column. It is Christmas break and I'd rather be outside in the sun before returning to frigid New Jersey. After waiting 90 minutes to board our delayed flight, we were cleared for takeoff. More...

The winter my wife and I packed our family and moved from my hometown in Casper, Wyo., to take a newspaper job in the relatively balmy climes of Illinois had been a tough son of a gun. For starters, in January of that year, 1984, the temperature hadn't risen higher than 15 below zero for over a m... More...

Freehold Township's and Marlboro's swimmers know each other very well. They know how dedicated and committed each team is because at 5 a.m. they are in the pool at the same time at the Freehold Area YMCA getting their practices in. More...