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  • Mary (DeFuria) Horst

    Mrs. Horst, 77, of Manalapan, died Dec. 5, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Newark, she lived in Kearny before moving to Manalapan. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert; and siblings Joseph and Nicholas DeFuria and Anna Angelo. She is survived by four sons, Robert of Frankford, Roy of Forked River,…

  • Champs for all time

    Freehold High School in Freehold Borough has a long, proud tradition of athletic achievement, but until Dec. 6 the Colonials had never won a state football championship on the field of play. Before the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association instituted high school football playoffs in the 1970s, several Freehold High School football teams of…

  • Leonard Krin

    Mr. Krin, 79, of Manalapan, died Dec. 11, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. A U.S. Air Force veteran of the KoreanWar, he was the owner of Progressive Business Forms, Woodbridge, retiring in 1998. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; two sons and their wives, Brian and Shelley of Manalapan, Jeffery and Donna…

  • Homelessness catches attention of Congress

    Guest Column • Richard W. Brown People who have lost their home in the current mortgage foreclosure crisis have become new faces among the homeless in New Jersey. With the national economy in a downward spiral and unemployment rates rising, the ranks of homeless people are likely to increase, perhaps dramatically. For many years now…

  • Book gives insight to tribal traditions

    Title: “The Choctaw” Author: Rachel A. Koestler-Grack Publisher: Blue Earth Books This book is about the native tribe of Choctaws. It describes the life of the Choctaw people and what they did throughout the day. The book describes how they created the game stickball and how they played it. Women were important in the tribe…

  • For the Record

    In a letter brief with attachments that he filed with the state Superior Court on Oct. 24, attorney Stuart Moskovitz attached a copy of certifications that had been prepared by Manalapan Township Committeewoman Susan Cohen and her husband, Eli Cohen, which he received from a Superior Court judge during an Oct. 10 hearing. In an…

  • Hiding in plain sight

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH Contrary to popular belief, I don’t like being center of attention. I like to duck into the back, blend with the crowd and mesh into the background. This is especially true when entering a church service once it has started. If it were up to me and me…

  • Residents can count on Freehold Twp. police

    On Oct. 25, I suffered a very serious injury, which required immediate medical attention. After my wife called 911, officers from the Freehold Township Police Department were on scene within one minute. These officers, Michael Simonetti, Joseph Winowski and Nicole Pellerito, assessed the situation and were able to immediately transport me to CentraState Medical Center.…

  • Decision is needed on what constitutes an adult in New Jersey

    This letter is in response to Michele Friedman’s letter to the editor (“Any Proposal to Lower the Legal Drinking Age Is Unwise, Irresponsible”) in the Nov. 25 issue of the News Transcript. While I applaud you, Michele, for being upfront and brave enough to render your opinion on the drinking age, and I have no…