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Riders swing past a glowing sunset at the Italian Festival of Ocean Township, held at Joe Palaia Park, Oakhurst.
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Action needed now to restore democracy
I magine that the United States is still a democracy, that the big money in politics from corporations and the wealthy had not given these special interests control of our government and drowned out the voices of most Americans. If democracy still reigned, would our “representatives” be debating such issues as the relative rights of…
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Marlboro residents should protest new law
A merica has a strong history of civil disobedience. From Patrick Henry and our founders defying the monarchy of England, Frederick Douglass and the fight against slavery, the brave women of the suffrage movement, the civil rights movement, and hundreds of other battles, Americans have fought to assert the freedoms promised in the Bill of…
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News of immigrant youths leads to questions in town
RON GRIFFITHS he headline “Immigrant Children Arriving” hit the front page of the News Transcript recently and the discussion began. The accounts of these arrivals seem as clear as the proverbial Mississippi mud. At the Aug. 4 Borough Council meeting in Freehold Borough, residents provided three accounts of these children. The ages of the children…
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ARE WE THERE YET
Growing boys sure know how to eat Lori Clinch Growing boys. There’s just nothing like them. Having raised four of them, I speak from the voice of experience. I happen to know, firsthand, that they like to wrestle and brawl. They will spar over the last glass of juice, and they love to throw down…
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How to help children make new friends
Children who spend time with youngsters who share similar interests may be more likely to develop lasting friendships. Students learn lessons each day. While many of these lessons pertain to their coursework, kids pick up much more than book smarts from school, where kids first learn to cultivate friendships and build lasting relationships. In addition…
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ARE WE THERE YET
A chance for an epic pick slips away Lori Clinch I t’s no big secret that my beloved spouse, Pat, and I love antiques. We love to dig for them, shop for them and incorporate them into every aspect of our lives. We fix them, refinish them and, at the end of a long day,…
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Henry “Chief” Hetman
Mr. Hetman, 88, of South River, died July 31, 2014, at home. Born in South River, he remained a lifelong resident. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Hetman worked for the Ford Motor Co., Edison, for 30 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was predeceased by his wife, Dorothy, in…
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Patricia Ruth Risburg Potts
Mrs. Potts, 86, of East Brunswick, died July 31, 2014, in Lourdes Medical Center, Willingboro. Born in Galesburg, Ill., she lived in Highland Park before moving to East Brunswick in 1955. She was a member of the East Brunswick Women’s Club and the Coterie Club. In her younger days, she bowled in several leagues and…
