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    Michelle Tanen, daughter of Lisa and Marvin Tanen of Marlboro, has been named to the dean’s list for the winter quarter at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., where she is majoring in history. Michelle is a 2008 graduate of Colts Neck High School. Robert Smookler, son of Hildy…

  • Cooking lessons a great bonding experience

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN Okay, so I can’t cook. Or to be more accurate, I have no desire to cook. But don’t hold it against me. It’s just that I’d rather focus my time as a mom on having extraordinary adventures with my kids rather than deciding whether to use the high or low setting…

  • Voters should know who is paying for election ads

    We need to support S. 2219, the Disclose Act of 2012, which would restore transparency to U.S. elections by requiring complete disclosure of spending on big-money advertising in candidate elections. It’s just wrong. Secret campaign cash should have no place in our American democracy. But now we are seeing huge sums of money from secret…

  • They’ve drawn one more ridiculous line in the sand

    CODA GREG BEAN Here’s today’s theoretical question: What’s lower than whale manure? Answer: The national approval rating for Congress if they don’t get this student loan nightmare sorted out by the July 1 deadline, and the interest rate on 7.4 million student loans doubles from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. According to the folks who…

  • The final act of the driver’s ed drama

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I’m a back-seat driver. From my passenger seat I tend to panic as stoplights approach, cringe as passing cars draw near, and have been known to douse myself with holy water to ward off would-be collisions. Therefore, I am the…

  • Stephen Barry Daniels

    Mr. Daniels, 59, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, died April 16, 2012, at home. He was raised in Orange County, Calif., and spent the past 22 years in New Jersey. He was employed at Van Wickle Auto in Spring Lake. Mr. Daniels was predeceased by his father, Arlen Daniels; and a brother, Clyde. Surviving…

  • Dennis C. Moyer

    Mr. Moyer, 63, of Brick, formerly of Howell, died April 21, 2012, at Ocean Medical Center, Brick. Prior to retiring, he was the co-owner of D&D Drywall. Mr. Moyer was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and served during the Vietnam War. He was predeceased by a brother, Dennis. Surviving are two daughters, Tuesday…

  • Mary “Dolly” Razzano Karpeles

    Mrs. Karpeles, 77, of Manalapan, died April 17, 2012, at home. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., she lived there until moving to Manalapan 19 years ago. Prior to retiring, she was a clerk in the pension department of the International Longshoremen’s Association in Manhattan for many years. She was predeceased by a son, Steven; a…