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  • It’s not easy watching sons fly from home

    ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch Well, another Clinch boy is off to get himself an education far away from his loving mother, and I’m not happy. One might wonder what the big deal is. After all, it’s not like I haven’t had a son pack up and leave me before. In fact, lately it…

  • ON CAMPUS

    Cristine Tedesco, daughter of John and Francine Tedesco of Manalapan, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2013 semester at LaSalle University, Philadelphia, Pa., where she is majoring in speechlanguage hearing science and minoring in psychology. Cristine is a 2010 graduate of Howell High School. Elizabeth Stankiewicz, daughter of Gerard and Kathleen…

  • Michael King Vanderbilt

    Mr. Vanderbilt, 64, of Manalapan, formerly of Staten Island, N.Y., died Aug. 10, 2013, at home. After attending Hobart College, Geneva, N.Y., he worked for Vanbro Corporation, a family construction business. He then went into business with Jiffy Lube franchises. Surviving are a daughter, Lillian Rachel Vanderbilt of Manalapan; a stepdaughter, Jessica Farley of Alexandria,…

  • Wedding spending always in season

    Summer may be on its way out, but wedding season is alive and kicking. With proclamations of eternal love, champagne fueled dances and appetizers that one only dreams of, the celebrations promise something for everybody. But all parties involved — from the lucky couple to the last guest to make the invite list — must…

  • George J. Klinger

    Mr. Klinger, 78, of Freehold Township, formerly of Oradell and New Milford, died Aug. 16, 2013. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Klinger was employed as a safety engineer for Aetna Insurance, Parsippany, for more than 25 years, retiring in 1994. Prior to that, he was a tree technician for…

  • Gov. Christie is no supporter of medical marijuana in New Jersey

    CODA Greg Bean When Brian Wilson — whose 2-yearold daughter, Vivian, has a rare form of epilepsy that might be treated with medical marijuana — recently confronted New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie about approving a bill making it legal for children to use it as part of treatment, the governor blew him off. “These are…

  • Residents had good reason to oppose plan

    Perhaps we are being selfish in blocking car dealerships from being built in very close proximity to our homes. Yes, we selfishly protested this so we and our children would not be exposed to all the poisonous fluids and gases that typically are found in businesses as that proposed car dealership. The term NIMBY does…

  • Reversing climate change requires action now

    I f you are at least 30 years old, here are some ways the climate has changed during your lifetime. Moisture in the atmosphere is up 5 percent, which means the cycle of evaporation and precipitation has changed. When there is more moisture in the air, there is more to come down when it rains…

  • Message about children connects strangers

    This letter is in response to the July 17 News Transcript letter to the editor, “Use Common Sense Handling Juvenile Issues.” Kudos to the author who began it with “There is a saying, ‘It takes a village to raise a child.’ ” What a powerful message! On July 17, a letter from me was published…