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  • Public’s awareness about FASD must be increased

    For over 30 years, the devastating effects of drinking alcohol during pregnancy have been described as fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), although today most people are still unaware of the term. National experts recently modified the name of these types of birth defects to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Since January is designated as National Birth…

  • Obituaries

    Raymond W. Coderre Sr. Mr. Coderre, 76, of the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge, formerly of Brick and Summit, died Nov. 18 in Raritan Bay Medical Cemetery, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as supervisor of engineering at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. His wife, Marie Tedesco Coderre,…

  • Dems go in new direction

    Marlboro residents will ultimately be the people who decide if they want the town’s Democratic Party to go in a new direction. Township Councilman Barry Denkensohn and Zoning Board of Adjustment member Steven Sukel announced last week that they have founded the Reform Democratic Club of Marlboro. Their message was clear: they no longer want…

  • Attempt to regulate track’s hours is pulled

    Assembly bill 3425 regarding the hours of operation at Raceway Park was withdrawn from consideration on Nov. 22, 2004. Typical of efforts in the past to control the noise at Raceway Park, the racing community of New Jersey was told by the track owners that this is an effort to end the sport of racing…

  • Obituaries

    Carolyn M. Sherman Mrs. Sherman, 60, of Keansburg, died Dec. 11 at home. Born in Newark, she resided there prior to moving to Keansburg in 1972. She was a homemaker and a communicant of St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church, Keansburg. She enjoyed time with her family and bingo. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph…

  • Government responds to town’s united effort

    While the wheels of government do not always turn quickly, they do, on occasion, turn. That is the lesson Marlboro High School students and others can learn this week with the announcement that the township has received a $50,000 state grant. The money will be used to construct a sidewalk from the high school on…

  • Freehold Borough is and will continue to be a ‘champion of the working poor’

    The letter from the newly formed Coalition for the Empowerment of Latinos and the Working Poor was sadly misguided. Freehold is and will continue to be a champion of the working poor — working poor American citizens and legal immigrants. Ironically, working American citizens and legal immigrants of all races have been hurt the most…

  • Staff was outstanding

    I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks and deepest gratitude to the emergency room, cardiac care unit, fourth- and fifth-floor staff and nursing staff at CentraState Medical Center for the excellent care that was provided for me during my recent stays. Your genuine caring and top-notch professionalism aided me in…