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  • Q&A

    Still circling with Sharon Peters The matter of roundabouts continues to generate passion. I recently shared some of the positive comments about roundabouts that came after a column in which I expressed skepticism that the proliferation of roundabouts would accomplish every traffic-control miracle promised by the “experts.” After the roundabout proponents who got in touch…

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    Holiday poinsettias abound at Gasko’s Family Farm & Greenhouses in Monroe Township. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • Q&A

    Plug options with Sharon Peters Q: I’ve recently moved to a condominium with internal parking. There are several hybrid cars in the garage. In preparation for the next generation of plug-ins/electric cars, I’ve been trying to compile a list of current and proposed plug-ins to present to the board of directors. The object is to…

  • Arthur M. Spiegel

    Mr. Spiegel, 69, of Holmdel, died Nov. 6, 2013, at Bayshore Health Care Center, Holmdel. He is survived by three sisters, Grace Granger and her husband, Victor, of Altavista, Va., Frances Grote and her husband, Richard, of Doylestown, Pa., and Ellen Gotthardt and her husband, John, of Hillsdale; an aunt, Sheila Slade; and many nieces…

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    Chabad members in Monroe Township light the Hanukkah menorah on Nov. 27. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR

  • John Giunco

    Mr. Giunco, 85, of Manalapan, died Nov. 8, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Upon graduation from Rutgers University in 1950, he purchased the Tunis Smith Dairy Farm in Freehold Township and Manalapan. In 1951, he was drafted into the Army and became a noncommissioned officer. After retiring from service, he began the business…

  • Tuition bill hurts N.J. students and taxpayers

    Democrats are touting another assault on U.S. citizens’ rights and pocketbooks with their in-state tuition gift for illegal aliens. This bill hurts New Jersey students and New Jersey taxpayers. Here are some reasons why:  The new tuition paid by illegal aliens will be $14,000 per year. The current rate is $28,000. Who will make…

  • Peter N. Savino

    Mr. Savino, 48, of Howell, formerly of Staten Island, N.Y., and Point Pleasant Borough, died Nov. 20, 2013, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was the regional sales manager for Great Plains National Bank, Freehold. Surviving are his wife, Josephine Savino; and two daughters, Victoria and Gianna. A funeral Mass was held at…

  • GUEST COLUMN

    Enjoy the great outdoors MICHELE S. BYERS Great news — we are not couch potatoes after all. A recent study by the Outdoor Foundation found that nearly half of all Americans age 6 and over are physically active outside in the fresh air and sunshine. In 2012, outdoor participants made an estimated 12.4 billion outings…