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  • Joseph J. Postorino Jr.

    Mr. Postorino, 66, of Freehold Township, died, May 30, 2013, at home. He served in the U.S. Air Force as an MP during the Vietnam War. He retired as a supervisor in the cable industry and was also a firefighter in North Bergen. Mr. Postorino was predeceased by a sister, Patricia DeLuise; and two brothers,…

  • Press Assoc. urges support for bills

    This is an open letter to New Jersey’s state senators: With the passage of time and well-documented advances in technology, New Jersey’s “open government” legislation requires an upgrade. Doing so is essential to ensure our citizens have ready access to their government records and meetings, thereby affirming New Jersey’s policy of transparency in government. To…

  • Proposed bills help prevent violations of public trust

    I n New Jersey, we’re fortunate to have two fantastic tools to help maintain open government at all levels — the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), and the Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA). When enacted, these two laws were revolutionary concepts that redefined elected officials’ relationship to the people who elected them…

  • Better uses exist for special election money

    State Senate President Steve Sweeney, Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg and the Democratic Legislature have worked tirelessly to pass reforms that benefit the majority of New Jerseyans. They have put people before politics time and again. So when Gov. Chris Christie recently announced his plans to hold a special election to fill the seat of…

  • GREEN SCENE

    Full-throttle bloom GOTTI KELLEY “Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.” — Thomas Fuller, 1732 A nd isn’t this true, especially this year. Proliferated by the rains, weeds just seem to explode wherever you look. It requires some nimble moves as you tiptoe through your plants to get close enough to…

  • ON CAMPUS

    Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn., awarded degrees to the following residents: Samantha Baccala of Marlboro, a Master of Science degree in interactive media; and Anthony Rudolf of Marlboro, Master of Business Administration degree. Jacob Czarnowski of Freehold, a senior majoring in mechanical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass., was named to the dean’s list for…

  • Michael J. Massey

    Mr. Massey, 39, of Freehold Township, formerly of Neptune, died May 30, 2013, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Mr. Massey was employed by the Ocean Township Public Works Department and at Naval Weapons Station Earle, Colts Neck. Surviving are his wife, Courtney Massey; a daughter, Piper Alexis;…

  • Student credited with creating word

    Students in Advanced Placement English language and composition at Manalapan High School achieved a feat not many teenagers can boast: the formation of a new word. According to a press release from the Freehold Regional High School District, the new literary term, juxtanym, describes parallelism between acronyms, initialisms and abbreviations. The inventor of the new…

  • Robert John Beruck

    Mr. Beruck, 63, of Howell, died June 6, 2013, after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and served aboard the USS Forrestal. Surviving are a sister, Janice Reuter of Howell; a brother, Gary Beruck of North Carolina; and several other family members. A funeral liturgy was celebrated at St.…