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  • Terence Aidan Haran

    Mr. Haran, 58, a resident of Manalapan for 31 years, died March 20, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township. An active member of the Boy Scouts of America, Mr. Haran was a radiologic technologist at Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., for 20 years and Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge for…

  • Holland America Club welcomes new members

    The purpose of our club, The Holland America Club, is to reach out to the many Dutch people who live in Central Jersey and recreate the famous Dutch coziness (gezelligheid) among ourselves with coffee and cookies and listen to our life’s stories. We celebrate specific Dutch festivals such as Queen Beatrix’s birthday on April 30…

  • Donald G. Venti

    Mr. Venti, 60, of Cape Canaveral, Fla., died March 20, 2009, at home. He had resided in Freehold for most of his life before moving to Florida. Mr. Venti was a 1970 graduate of Monmouth University and a former Freehold Township police officer. He was employed at the Monmouth County Probation Department before his retirement…

  • Sure could use a little bit of good news today

    Coda • GREG BEAN Every day, I wake up with a different song playing on an endless loop in my brain. Why my brain picks that day’s song has always been a mystery to me. On days when the song of the day is something by Ry Cooder or Bruce Springsteen, I walk with an…

  • Racetrack slots would provide needed revenue

    What are the issues that matter to New Jersey residents? Time and again, voters have supported open space initiatives on the ballot. In these difficult economic conditions, new revenue sources are desperately needed. Why then, is the current administration refusing to consider the installation of video lottery terminals (VLTs), or slots, at the state’s racetracks,…

  • William “Bill” D. Hammer Sr.

    Mr. Hammer, 49, of Farmingdale, died March 26, 2009, at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. He was a carpenter for more than 25 years, most recently with the Carpenters Union, Local 2250, Red Bank, and a volunteer for Cub Scout Pack 13. Mr. Hammer was predeceased by his parents, Leonard L. and Ida B. Hammer,…

  • Class of 1939 still showing Freehold pride

    Seventy years ago I had the privilege of being a member of the Freehold High School graduating class. What is left of the graduation committee is Franklin Ecks and Dorothy Hillpot. We tried to have a reunion this year, but circumstances took over. For the first time, the class of 1939 will not have a…

  • Lack of support from politicians is infuriating to citizens group

    A recipe for disaster is brewing at the 11,000-acre main side base of Naval Weapons Station Earle — which spans Colts Neck, Tinton Falls and Wall Township — and the indifference of U.S. senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, as well as Gov. Jon Corzine is inexcusable and irresponsible government. All New Jersey residents should…

  • Resident says Colts Neck K-8 is a broken school system

    One of the really nice things about the Internet is that it makes it very easy to do research. Anyone can go to the New Jersey Department of Education website and check out the comparative spending and academic performance measures for every school district in the state. This means underperforming, overspending districts have no place…