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  • Naming of building is quite appropriate

    I was most happy to hear about the approval of the apartment building in Freehold Township for those afflicted with multiple sclerosis and so aptly named Kershaw Commons. It is a fitting honor to an outstanding advocate for MS, former Freehold Township Mayor Ray Kershaw. For over 10 years, we served together on the Township…

  • High school musicals warm up the winter

    Around Town • AMY ROSEN This past Saturday I was taken on an entertaining trip down a yellow brick road — with attitude, without leaving the comfort of my seat in the Freehold Township High School (FTHS) auditorium. I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed the Patriot Players’ production of “The Wiz,” a show I…

  • Managing editor’s column is going after the wrong individuals

    This letter is in response to the column “School Districts Face A Moment of Truth” by Greater Media Newspapers Managing Editor Mark Rosman. I am a relatively new teacher. I changed careers in my late 40s. Prior to teaching, I worked at a large telecommunications company for many years, earning a very good salary. Now…

  • Manalapan resident compliments road department employees

    I would like to give a special thanks to the Manalapan Township Road Department for the fantastic job they did removing the many broken tree branches I had due to a recent snowstorms. I made a phone call on a Tuesday, put the branches out at the curb and on Wednesday morning a full crew…

  • Marlboro Board of Education failed township residents

    If Marlboro’s teachers are happily stepping along Marlboro’s byways, it is no wonder. They have pulled off the most aggressive “caper” since the “hostile takeover” of the Marlboro Township Municipal Utilities Authority. The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education folded in defeat like a cheap old camera during their disgraceful contract negotiations with their…

  • Poison Information & Education System needs protection

    Never look a gift horse in the mouth, but that is exactly what the state of New Jersey has recently done by cutting funds to the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System (NJPIES), and potentially forgoing federal funds of over $150,000. The federal funds come with strings attached and cannot be accessed without the…

  • Charles Kole

    Mr. Kole, 76, of Manalapan, died Feb. 13, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during the Korean War. Mr. Kole was a self-employed accountant. Surviving are his wife, Rita; a son and daughter-in-law, Edward and Rachel; and three grandchildren. A funeral service was held…

  • Milton R. Gross, Ph.D.

    Dr. Gross, 74, of Monroe, formerly of Freehold, died Feb.15, 2010, in Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston. He held a doctoral degree in pharmaceutical chemistry. Prior to his retirement, Dr. Gross worked for 30 years in productdevelopment management with Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by a sister, Rozzie Schulweis. Surviving are his wife,…

  • James F. Gibbons Jr.

    Mr. Gibbons, 80, of Manalapan, died Feb. 13, 2010, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a member of American Legion Post No. 54, Freehold. Surviving are his wife, Catherine Gibbons; five sons, James Gibbons, Michael Gibbons and wife Ruth, Kevin Gibbons and wife Tra, Thomas Gibbons,…