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  • Libraries are helpful resource during an economic crisis

    Guest Column • Norma E. Blake During the past year, more than 100,000 New Jersey residents lost their jobs, adding their names to a list that was already well over 200,000. Many families in our state are facing economic challenges, some for the first time. Businesses, both large and small, are closing their doors as…

  • Ronald K. Turcotte Sr.

    Mr. Turcotte, 76, of Howell, died March 12, 2009. He was born in Ontario, Canada, and worked as a horse driver, trainer and owner for most of his life. Mr. Turcotte served on the board of directors for the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Lise Turcotte;…

  • Girlfriends: the anchors that keep single women grounded

    Girl Talk • CLARE MARIE CELANO Divorce changes you. It’s been almost 10 years for me, and my life now bears little resemblance to my life before my marriage ended. Running into a close friend I hadn’t seen in a long while allowed me to remember this. The truth is, when two people split up,…

  • Frances Cook Van Derveer

    Mrs. Van Derveer, 100, of Applewood Estates, Freehold Township, died March 12, 2009. Born in Farmingdale, she had lived in Freehold since 1930. Mrs. Van Derveer was an elementary school teacher for many years in Asbury Park, Freehold Township and Howell. As a volunteer, she knitted over 1,000 baby hats for newborns at CentraState Medical…

  • Two board members should be replaced

    The upcoming elections for four Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education members allow the public to send the current board a message about (Superintendent of Schools) Mr. (James) Wasser and his recent attempt to anoint himself as a doctor without the benefit of going through the hard work of completing the requisite coursework…

  • The maddening, glorious times of our children’s lives

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH My friend’s child has just turned a year old. As the birthday girl licked the frosting off a flower cookie that didn’t look so much like a flower, my friend observed that she didn’t know where the last year had gone and then wondered, “Will the time always…

  • Murray Feldstein

    Mr. Feldstein, 96, a resident of Manalapan for 20 years, died March 15, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and an owner/operator of supermarkets for more than 40 years, retiring 30 years ago. Mr. Feldstein was a member of the JWV of Manalapan…

  • Resident is still looking for answers from sewerage authority officials

    Iwrote a letter to the editor in March 2008 about the Western Monmouth Utilities Authority’s rates. I saw that Raymond Kostanty of Manalapan addressed that same issue in a recent letter. Here is what I said a year ago: “How does one start a letter that affects thousands of homeowners? I am referring to the…

  • Writer says Loeb is well-suited to serve on FRHSD board

    President Dwight Eisenhower said, “The qualities of a great man are vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation, and profundity of character.” This quote best depicts Gordon Loeb, who was recently appointed to fill the Marlboro seat on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education. I have had the pleasure of knowing…