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Resident shocked by attack on pet at Marlboro dog park
Is the Marlboro dog run a wonderful addition to our community or an accident waiting to happen? The view of frolicking dogs along with happy owners and laughing children seems worthy of a postcard. Unfortunately, hidden in this picture are serious dangers that need to be addressed. This past week, we entered the dog run…
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Thelma E. Matthews
71, of Freehold Mrs. Matthews was born in Madison Twp., NJ, and had lived in Englishtown, NJ, before moving to Freehold in 1956. Mrs. Matthews was a life-member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Adelphia Fire Company, Adelphia, NJ. She was also a former member of the First Presbyterian Church of Englishtown, NJ. She was…
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Official says he was trying to act on behalf of taxpayers
There are times when you must step up to the plate and speak out, whether you are supported or not. In the case of Manalapan v. Moskovitz, this was one more instance when I did just that. One of my primary responsibilities and concerns is how taxpayer dollars are spent. As part of our oath…
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Olga Nicastro
Mrs. Nicastro, 91, of Manalapan, died Oct. 15, 2008, in CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born to Eugene and Eugenia Zyrski on Oct. 23, 1916, in New York City, she lived there and in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Manalapan in 1997. Prior to her retirement in 1989, Mrs. Nicastro was employed as the executive…
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More steps are needed to curb students’ binge drinking
Some college traditions are ageless, like eating pizza at midnight and pulling allnighters before a big test. But recent national reports about other “traditions” — guzzling cold beer with friends or getting so drunk you can barely find your dorm room — are being seriously examined for the longterm damage they cause to drinkers and…
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Anna Marie Smith
Mrs. Smith, 63, of Old Bridge, died Oct. 16, 2008, at home. She had lived in Old Bridge for 35 years and was a payroll clerk for the township for 15 years, retiring in 1993. She is survived by her husband of 35 years, Bryon Smith; three sons, Lee Smith and his wife, Annmarie, New…
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Thanks for the $65 check; your diploma is in the mail
Coda • GREG BEAN You know, one of the great disappointments of my life was that I never receivedmy Doctor of Divinity degree. There was that whole problem with bouncing from one church to another like a crazed pinball, and then of course there was all that studying you had to do, and in some…
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Priscilla Florence “Pat” Emmons Buckalew
Mrs. Buckalew, 81, of Manalapan, died Oct. 15, 2008, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. She was born in Jamesburg and had resided in Millstone before moving to Manalapan. Mrs. Buckalew was a 41-year member of the Millstone Township Fire Company Auxiliary. Her husband of 63 years, Joseph “Uncle Buck” Buckalew, died in 2007. Surviving are…
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Joe the plumber
Red State/ Blue State • DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Dear Greg: It’s hard to believe, old pal, but after a campaign that’s been going on for two years now, it finally took a plumber from Toledo to define the issues. After all the fundraising, and the speeches, and the flying around in planes with…
