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This praying mantis, which was relaxing in Jackson, Ocean County, might be praying for some warm, sunny weather following a long, cold winter. DAVE BENJAMIN
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Time for people to be tolerant of wild animals
I attended a Colts Neck township meeting several weeks ago to hear about their proposal to allow hunting of deer at a distance of 150 feet from a building, rather than the current 450- foot requirement. Thankfully the Township Committee voted down the ordinance until further consideration. I am writing this letter because some of…
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Resident does not believe in gun buy-back programs
Greater Media Newspapers’ recent article, “Triggering Business,” about firearms sales being a booming business was terrific because it showed what no other newspaper in New Jersey would print, on what a gun-buying frenzy has been started over already ridiculous laws forced upon lawabiding gun owners. If this is happening in New Jersey, think what must…
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on campus
Deana W. Grossman of Morganville was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Thomas Edison State College, Trenton. She is a registered nurse at Community Medical Center, Toms River, working in the intensive care unit. Paige Mullen of Howell spent spring break serving others as part of the alternative spring break program at…
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Natalie Catherine Tierney
Mrs. Tierney, 35, of Freehold Township, died March 17, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Surviving are her parents, Brian and Marilyn Korbuszewski Tierney; three brothers, Brian Patrick Tierney, Douglas Tierney, and Craig Tierney; a sister, Karen Tierney- Quigley; and many nieces and nephews. Arrangements were by the Higgins Memorial Home, Freehold.
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Freehold Borough school board approves budget for 2013-14
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a $22.49 million budget for the 2013-14 school year. The vote to approve the revised 2013-14 budget was unanimous. The budget was revised upward from the initial proposal of $22.46 million. Board members voted to add…
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Angela Pensabene
Mrs. Pensabene, 90, of Howell, died March 18, 2013, at the Geraldine L. Thompson Care Center, Wall Township. She was born in Reggio Di Calabria, Italy, and resided in Brooklyn, N.Y., before settling in Howell eight years ago. Mrs. Pensabene was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, Dominick Pensabene; and a son, Joseph…
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Barbara Buono: She dares to dream the impossible dream
CODA GREG BEAN You know just how far state Sen. Barbara Buono (D-Middlesex) has to go in her gubernatorial run against Chris Christie when the guy who runs the prestigious Quinnipiac University Polling Institute asks, “Who is that woman?” As of March 29, Buono was the only candidate to throw her hat into the ring…
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Shannon K. Finn
Ms. Finn, 20, of Manalapan, died March 20, 2013. She was born May 14, 1992, in Red Bank and had lived in Keyport as a child. In 2000, she settled in Manalapan. She was predeceased by her grandfather, Patrick Moore. She is survived by her mother, Kathleen A. Moore; her grandmother, Alberta Moore; an aunt,…
