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  • It’s about time to get into panic mode

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH My beloved mother spent much of this past spring busily making preparations for her favorite day of the year — her birthday. She called me six months before the big day with a general reminder, phoned in a week ahead of the auspicious occasion just to secure our plans…

  • on campus 

    Amanda Muhaw of Howell earned a Juris Doctor degree from Widener Law, Harrisburg, Pa. Patrick Cardone of Freehold was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Mass. Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, Pa., has awarded degrees to Meghan Ann Donovan of Freehold and Taylor Robinson of Colts Neck. Delaware…

  • My so-called virtual life

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN Sometimes I wonder if my 8-year-old, Jack, would rather live in the virtual world than in the real world. Our PlayStation 3 (PS3) controller acts as an umbilical cord — plugging him into a machine that sustains and engrosses him so completely, he doesn’t respond to his name, forgets to eat,…

  • By losing all of his races, he became a world role model

    CODA GREG BEAN My youngest son was a good little wrestler, but there came a time when his coach asked him to wrestle up a couple of weight classes in a bout with another school because the team had two wrestlers in my son’s class, and none in the heavier class. That meant that my…

  • Howell resident shocked by size of latest tax increase

    I am a resident of Howell and I am writing about our new tax bill. As Howell residents know, the town under the law had to reassess the properties, which resulted in my property being assessed $20,000 lower. What a feeling it was to think that finally some tax relief was going to happen. Instead,…

  • on campus 

    Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn., has named the following local residents to the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester: From Manalapan, Marissa Gottlieb, Camille Cava, Tara Miller, Nicole Cornetto, Nicolette Fanelli, Andrea Minken, Daniel Fasano, Ryan O’Grady, Christen Nelson, Kristen Pavlik, Kathryn Wilk, Erica Ferrari and Nichole Fratangelo. From Freehold, Christopher Gesso, Elise Maguire, Connor…

  • on campus 

    Jared Hirsch of Freehold earned a Juris Doctor degree from Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Del. Nicholas A. Micciulle, son of Toni and Edward Micciulle of Howell, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester at Rider University, Lawrenceville, where he is majoring in journalism/business administration. He is a 2011…

  • Greg Bean has facts and logic wrong

    Greg Bean reports as fact in his column that Gov. Chris Christie is on the wrong side of the marijuana legalization and same-sex marriage issue (“Christie Will Save New Jersey From Turning Into Colorado,”) because it thwarts the will of the people. Well, let me focus only on same-sex marriage for the moment while I…