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  • Support for regional cancer event helps to keep the fight going

    On behalf of the American Cancer Society, I would like to thank the residents of Monmouth and Ocean counties for their generosity and support. Approximately 6,200 walkers and hundreds of volunteers participated in this year’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event in Point Pleasant Beach, raising a record-breaking $810,000 for the American Cancer Society’s breast…

  • Actor says FRHSD course provided good foundation

    Kal Penn tells students at Howell High School to follow their dreams BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer A young actor who is beginning to make a name for himself told students at the Freehold Regional High School District’s Fine and Performing Arts Academy that the things they are learning now can…

  • After-school dance honors soldiers

    HOWELL — The YMCA of Western Monmouth County’s after-school program at the Griebling School, Havens Bridge Road, held a USO dance on Oct. 29. The purpose of the event was to honor American servicemen and commemorate the YMCA’s involvement in the founding of the USO in October 1940. The event, which marked the culmination of…

  • Obituaries

    Bertha L. Rice Hyman Mrs. Hyman, 72, of Keyport, died Oct. 15 at home. Born in Matawan, she resided there before moving to Keyport 49 years ago. Mrs. Hyman was the resident supervisor at Fisher’s Boarding Home, Keyport, for 15 years, retiring in 1989. Prior to that, she worked at Matawan Undergarment Co. She was…

  • Card is a focus of immigration issue

    Freehold Borough officials were caught by surprise two weeks ago when they were informed that representatives of the Mexican Consulate in New York City were coming to town to issue an identification card to Mexican nationals who presently reside in the community. The card is known as the matricula consular, and it is presented to…

  • Take precautions to avoid upper respiratory illnesses this winter

    There has been a lot of attention paid to the shortage of flu vaccine, both nationally and locally. The Manalapan Board of Health is disappointed that in this current situation it is powerless to help vaccinate at this time. The board and its health department are hopeful that some influenza vaccine will reach the township…

  • Resident wants resumption of passenger rail

    As a native New Jerseyan, I look back at the wonderful transportation system we had until after World War II. We could take a train from almost anywhere to anywhere. Elizabeth was a hub for both the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Baltimore & Ohio. That choice made the entire country available, with some changes, of…

  • Marlboro should look at building affordable units itself

    A recent letter to the editor suggested that Marlboro would be better off if the township itself took on the job of building the 195 affordable housing units that have been mandated by the state Council on Affordable Hous-ing (COAH). This would in essence save 468 homes from being built in the township. The writer…

  • New fast-track development law makes sense for N.J.

    Smart growth need not be synonymous with slow growth, which is the point of the new fast-track law requiring that complete environmental permit applications be ruled upon within 45 days of receipt. As we see it, the fast-track law provides New Jersey with a balanced way to ensure jobs for future generations. Fast-track permitting will…