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  • Fight continues against pancreatic cancer

    Progress is desperately needed in the fight against pancreatic cancer. According to a recent report, pancreatic cancer is expected to move from the fourth to the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States by 2020. There are no early diagnostic tools, few effective treatments and no cure for this insidious disease. It…

  • Republicans working to cultivate candidates

    You may have noticed in driving around Freehold Borough that there were no campaign signs for Republican candidates for the Borough Council. We on the Freehold Borough Republican Committee have been concerned about the economic situation in our town: businesses leaving our community, the changing demographics, unaddressed needs and the plight of many of its…

  • BPU president needs to address two issues

    A ARP welcomes new Board of Public Utilities (BPU) President Richard Mroz and looks forward to working with him on key utility and telecommunications issues that affect all New Jerseyans, including our 50-plus residents. We call on President Mroz to quickly address two critically important issues, the resolutions for each are long overdue. It has…

  • Family thanks supporters of golf outing

    We, the family of Anthony and Harriet Lombardi, would like to thank all those who participated in our sixth annual Anthony and Harriet Lombardi Memorial Golf Outing on Sept. 8 at the Knob Hill Golf Club, Manalapan. This includes all the golfers, luncheon guests, sponsors and volunteers who made our event a great success. We…

  • Teresa Murray

    Teresa Murray, 88, of Matawan, passed away suddenly on Oct. 29, 2014, at her home, Victoria House Assisted Living Facility. Terry was born in Long Branch and lived most of her life in Fairview and North Bergen before moving to Matawan three years ago. Terry worked throughout her life at a variety of jobs. She…

  • Dorothy Cusson

    Dorothy Cusson, 85, of Woodlake Village, Murrells Inlet, S.C., passed away Oct. 26, 2014, at National HealthCare, Garden City, S.C. Born in Hoboken on Sept. 4, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Marie and Benedict Noorderwerf. At a young age, Dorothy and her family moved to Queens, N.Y., where she received her education.…

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    View from the bridge at Oakford Lake, downtown New Egypt. MARK ROSMAN/STAFF

  • YOUR TURN

    Far from being spooky, bats are beneficial MICHELE S. BYERS Bats have a reputation for being “spooky,” which is why they are seen so often in Halloween costumes and decorations. But these flying mammals, creatures of the night, are more misunderstood than mysterious. Other than vampire bats that lap up the blood of monkeys and…

  • Residents should vote ‘no’ on public questions

    A society that holds to the notion that you are innocent until proven guilty cannot accept pretrial detention. The political leaders of our society at the highest level have already engaged in torture, secret and unlimited detention, and the suspension of a person’s legal rights. By deception, our state political leaders want to take away…