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  • Banks: There’s no such thing as a free lunch

    CODA GREG BEAN Here’s something that readers born after 1980 will find hard to believe: Before that, if you wanted access to your money, you basically had two choices. You could keep all your cash in a coffee can hidden behind the couch, or you could drive your covered wagon to the bank and write…

  • Michael S. Josem

    Mr. Josem, 68, of Freehold Township, died Oct. 8, 2011, at home. Prior to retiring, he was employed in the maintenance department for Freehold Township. Surviving are his wife, Gladys Josem; three daughters, Becky Hawkins of Herndon, Va., Tish Manzaplares of Port Ludlow, Wash., and Beth Velasco of Plant City, Fla.; a son, Scott Poris…

  • Manalapan graduates new CERT class

    MANALAPAN — In times of emergency, a crucial source of support in Manalapan is provided by the Manalapan Medical Reserve Corps-Community Emergency Response Team (MRC-CERT). The team added 31 of its volunteers to its CERT trained roster this spring. The CERT members are trained in disaster preparedness, fire safety, search and rescue, and first aid…

  • Michael Toros

    Mr. Toros, 58, of Howell, died Oct. 12, 2011, at home. He was born in Limburg, Belgium, and came to theU.S. in 1953, settling in Philadelphia. He also had lived in Georgia and Avon. Mr. Toros was a U.S. Army veteran. He was predeceased by his wife, Nadja Andreev; and a brother, Victor Toros. Surviving…

  • After-school group aims to kick bullying to curb

    BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer I n a perfect world no person would be mean to another individual. People would be considerate of each other’s feelings and no one would have anxiety from stressful situations generated by the rude behavior of others. In other words, in a perfect world there would be no bullies. Since 2007,…

  • Helen Margaret Neeff

    Ms. Neeff, 93, of Freehold, died Sept. 30, 2011, at The Manor, Freehold. She graduated from Jamesburg High School in 1936 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Trenton State Teachers College, now The College of New Jersey, Ewing. She taught health and physical education at Bergenfield High School, Fairlawn High School…

  • ClaireW. Ritterman

    Mrs. Ritterman, 89, of Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., formerly of Freehold, died Oct. 5, 2011, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, N.C. She was predeceased by her husband, Irving Ritterman. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Ellen D. and Jim Hackbarth; and a granddaughter. Funeral services were held at the Higgins Memorial Home, Freehold,…

  • Freehold Township students’ artwork honored

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Elementary and middle school winners of the Freehold Township Education Foundation Chalkboard art contest, (l-r) Molly McNamara, Aaliyah Rocourt and Ty Cascone, display their artwork at a recent meeting of the Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education. The winner in the high school age group was Karlie…