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  • Woman seeks assistance with downed trees

    Marlboro residents were asked by the Shade Tree Commission to plant trees to replace the ones destroyed by superstorm Sandy and other nor’easters. A local nursery is helping out by offering a discount on trees. I live in Manalapan. I have a lot of trees in my yard. Every single one of them was affected…

  • Feral cats would benefit from TNR policy

    I would like to thank Dawn Zelinski for her letter to the editor that was published on April 3 (“Time for People To Be Tolerant of Wild Animals”). I feel the same in that humans need to be more tolerant of our fellow beings, because we all share this planet, and it is humans who…

  • The most important lesson to take from superstorm Sandy

    While emergency preparation lists like the one found in this newspaper (“Superstorm Sandy Highlights Importance of Storm Preparedness” are must-reads for all consumers, it left out one very important thing: the need for flood insurance. Superstorm Sandy was the third-most destructive storm in American history, and of the estimated 1.5 million insurance claims filed in…

  • Dann L. DeLorenzo

    Mr. DeLorenzo, 62, of Jackson, formerly of Manalapan, died April 23, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was the owner and operator of Ameri-Tel, Manalapan, for many years. Surviving are his wife of 29 years, Catherine; two sons, Dann and Kevin; a daughter, Tara; a brother and sister-in-law, Dennis and Mary Lou DeLorenzo…

  • Colts Neck school board adopts $23.2M budget

    COLTS NECK — The Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a budget for the 2013-14 school year that provides for the hiring of security personnel and the establishment of a full-day kindergarten program. The board recently adopted the $23.2 million spending plan, with a local tax levy of $20.9 million. Funds…

  • N.J. counseling program for veterans in funding limbo

    CODA GREG BEAN I am writing this column on Friday, May 3, and it should be published in this week’s editions of Greater Media Newspapers, which will be online Wednesday, May 8. In that five-day period, if averages hold, five active duty military members (one a day) and 110 veterans of various wars (22 a…

  • Robert E. Arcoleo Jr.

    Mr. Arcoleo, 28, of Freehold Township, died April 25, 2013, at home. He was a graduate of Freehold High School, Freehold Borough, and Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. He was employed at Brock Farms Home and Garden World, Freehold Township, and at Ocean Wholesale Nursery, Jackson. Surviving are a daughter, Linden Love Arcoleo; his mother, Linda…

  • Berenica Grayzel

    Mrs. Grayzel, 98, of Manalapan, died April 22, 2013, following a long career as an educator. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brooklyn College in 1940 and from the Teachers Institute of the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1943. She earned a Master of Arts degree from Hebrew Union College in 1962. Mrs.…

  • Preschool program seeks applicants

    MARLBORO — The Marlboro K-8 School District offers a half-day integrated preschool program for 3- and 4-year-olds who are residents of Marlboro. The program is designed to bring special-needs pupils and regular preschool pupils together in an integrated environment, according to a press release. Research has shown that all pupils benefit from this type of…