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  • Some holiday traditions are not for the faint of heart

    CODA GREG BEAN As I was grazing through the Greater Media Newspapers website last week, I came across a notice soliciting favorite family stories for their Holiday Traditions special section that will be published Dec. 19-20. “Does your family have a special holiday or festival tradition that helps mark the holiday and ties the generations…

  • Christmas lights and latke bites

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN I t’s impossible not to smile watching my children enthusiastically help my husband set up and decorate the Christmas tree each year. “Daddy, I remember this one!” “Oh, I love the colorful bubble lights!” The recognition of specific ornaments and memories of gifts received during last year’s holiday season come flooding…

  • Lawrence “Bucky” Wagner

    Mr. Wagner, 89, a lifelong resident of Millstone Township, died Nov. 14, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in the southern Philippines during World War II. Mr. Wagner was employed by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority from 1956 until his retirement in 1987. He was…

  • Marlboro High School teacher earns honor

    Marlboro High School Teacher Amy Colby was recently honored with the 2012 Honey and Maurice Axelrod Award. The Axelrod award was initiated more than 20 years ago to recognize and support teachers who have demonstrated extraordinary work in the field of Holocaust and genocide education and prejudice reduction. This award is a cooperative program with…

  • Sydelle Liebman

    Mrs. Liebman, (nee Grabarsky), 86, of Marlboro, died Nov. 3, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Prior to moving to Marlboro in 1990, she lived in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, N.Y., for 34 years. Mrs. Liebman was a homemaker and was active in the City of Hope and Fight for Sight charities.…

  • Officials sought to ensure safety of residents

    The mayor and Township Committee would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to the volunteers and staff of Manalapan Township during the recent storm emergencies. Rick Hogan, our emergency management coordinator, and his team worked tirelessly to ensure the residents of Manalapan were safe during the emergency. Dave Richardson, our health officer, alongside Kim Silverstein…

  • LeRoy T. LaBarrie

    Mr. LaBarrie, 72, of Freehold, died Nov. 10, 2012, at home. He was born in New York City and had resided in Jackson before moving to Freehold 45 years ago. Prior to retiring in 2002, he was employed as a supervisor for General Motors, Linden. He was predeceased by a daughter, Patty L. LaBarrie, in…

  • Whiners were an unbearable part of Hurricane Sandy aftermath

    I wish to fight back the tide of negative press featured in the editorial sections of newspapers and on local talk radio. My family and I have been residents in Freehold Township for about three years. In that time, Freehold Township has had weather incidents unlike any in the surrounding areas. We have been dealing…