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  • Bad timing for ‘good news’

    IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN They say timing is everything, so I hope you can forgive my lack of enthusiasm for an event that was held at Freehold Township High School on May 19. Officials gathered at the school that day to mark the 10th anniversary of the state’s Graduated Driver License (GDL) program. According…

  • CEO appreciates work provided by inmate labor program

    I n response to the May 11 article titled “Inmate Labor Helps Restore Oakley Farm in Freehold,” I would like to relate our experience with the Monmouth County Inmate Labor Program. First, I would like to thank Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden for being resourceful in instituting the inmate work program. Recently, we worked with…

  • Robert “Bob” Dobhan

    Mr. Dobhan, 67, of Manalapan, died on May 5, 2011, at his daughter’s home in Pensacola, Fla. He was employed in New York in the phone services industry, retiring after 44 years. Mr. Dobhan was predeceased by his wife of 40 years, Gloria Copacino Dobhan. Surviving are three children and their spouses, Richard and Kimberly…

  • Bold steps are needed to restore reputation of Brookdale Community College

    GUEST COLUMN ARTHUR Z. KAMIN It wasn’t hard to predict that the Brookdale Community College scandal could turn into a potential political hot potato. This is a scandal of major proportions that forced the school’s president to resign in disgrace amid allegations of improper spending habits and raised questions about whether the board of trustees…

  • Sheila Brown

    Mrs. Brown, 50, of Pennsauken, formerly of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, died May 18, 2001, at home. She was a supervisor at the Telephone Information Center, Southern Division of New Jersey Transit, Camden. She is survived by a son, Derrick Leroy Brown, of Pennsauken; her mother, Isabell Washington, of Freehold Township; a…

  • In New Jersey, police chiefs are well protected by law

    CODA GREG BEAN In my years as a New Jersey newspaperman, I’ve seen it time and again — local politicians decide to take their community’s police chief to task, discipline or even get rid of said top cop — and come up puny in their efforts. That’s because unlike civilian “police directors” or “public safety…

  • Nora Dorney

    Mrs. Dorney, 97, of Freehold Township, formerly of Manalapan, died May 18, 2011, at Geraldine L. Thompson Care Center, Allenwood. She was born in Corlough, County Cavan, Ireland, and came to the U.S. in 1929. Mrs. Dorney was predeceased by her husband, Michael, in 1983; a daughter, Monica; two brothers and three sisters. Surviving are…

  • The nest gets a little bit emptier

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Although it’s everything that you raise them to do, it’s tough to “graduate” a child. Especially after going through a senior year that is riddled with the last of everything. The last first day of school, the last football game, and as the graduate so blatantly pointed out —…

  • Tammi L. Casey Goselin

    Ms. Goselin, 47, of Freehold Township, died May 8, 2011, at home. She was born in Red Bank and was a graduate of Freehold High School. Ms. Goselin was a material manager for Central Jersey Surgery Center, Eatontown. Surviving are a daughter, Casey Goselin; her mother, Janice Broander Casey; her grandmother, Lillian Spafford; two sisters,…