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  • Local store supports Woman’s Club teddy bear project

    Making teddy bears at the Build- A-Bear Workshop has become a tradition of the Freehold Township Woman’s Club in recent years, and we look for places to give them to children who need something to cuddle. This year we donated some of the bears to the pediatric department of Beth Israel Hospital in Newark and…

  • Parker M. Bohan Sr.

    a lifelong resident of Freehold Township Parker M. Bohan Sr. Mr. Bohn of Freehold Townshiip died July 13, 2008. He was born in Yonkers, NY and was a lifelong resident of Freehold Township. Bohn was a Dock Builder Engineer for Local 825, Newark retiring in 1983. Prior to that he worked for A & M…

  • Harold D. Roma

    Mr. Roma, 91, of Ocean, died July 1, 2008, at King Manor Care Center, Neptune. He was a pharmaceutical salesman at Upjohn for 22 years, retiring in 1970. He was predeceased by three granddaughters, Gina Gonzalez, Nicole Gonzalez and Caroline Dubois. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Lucille Hoaglin Roma; three daughters,…

  • In this discussion, hipness is in eyes of the beholder

    Red State/Blue State DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. Dear Greg: There’s a new book out that you really need to read, Old Pal. It’s called…

  • Frances E. Malone

    Frances Malone, 79, of Columbus, N.C., died July 9, 2008, at the Brian Center in Brevard, N.C. She was employed by Manalapan Township for 13 years and the New Jersey Turnpike before retiring in 1990 and moving to North Carolina. Surviving are two sons, Thomas Vitomski, Columbus, N.C., and Michael Vitomski, Freehold; a daughter, Barbara…

  • Alice A. Lamont

    Mrs. Lamont, 84, of Freehold, died July 11, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold. Born and raised in Freehold, she spent most of her life in Manalapan before returning in 2004. Mrs. Lamont was predeceased by her husband, Philip, in 2003; two brothers, Stanley and Donald; and a sister, Sophie, in 2007. Surviving are a…

  • Rita S. Desmond

    Mrs. Desmond, 94, a resident of Freehold since 1977, died July 13, 2008, at Bartley Healthcare Center, Jackson. Her husband, Frank E. Desmond, died in 1968. She was also predeceased by two brothers, James and William Snell; two sisters, Mary Smith and Ruth Mulligan; and a grandson, Daniel Fitzsimmons. Surviving are a son and daughter…

  • They’ve got a ‘hotline,’ but nobody ever answers

    Coda GREG BEAN Hold on while I dust off this trophy I’ve got sitting on my desk. OK, here we go, and if we could have a drum roll, please. The Greg Bean Corporate Jackass of the Month Award goes to (pregnant pause) CONRAIL!   I know I’ve been pretty hard on a few companies…

  • Nothing as scary as a middle-of-the-night call

    Are We There Yet? LORI CLINCH In another week or so, I’ll be 44 years old. That age might bother the youthful. Yet, I like this time in my life. You see, my knees may not bend as smoothly as they used to, and my face is filling with wrinkles, but for the first time…