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  • Schools place emphasis onworld language study

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Teacher Diana Suarez checks the work of pupils in a world language class at the Freehold Intermediate School, Freehold Borough. Pupils in kindergarten through eighth grade are now receiving instruction in Spanish. FREEHOLD – School district administrators are determined to keep Freehold Borough pupils…

  • Lydia Rossi Patti

    Mrs. Patti, 86, of Aberdeen, died Jan. 8, 2008, at her daughter’s home inAberdeen. Born in Newark, she resided in Freehold and Hazlet, prior to relocating to Aberdeen. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Patti in 1993. She is survived by two daughters and sons-inlaw, Lydia and James Lauro of Aberdeen, and Ann Marie…

  • Are We There Yet?

    January: The winter of her personal discontent LORI CLINCH Ihate January. Although we’re bound to see commercials with an adorable snow bunny that’s blushing at the prospect of the new fallen snow, I’m here to contend that January is not cute, not trendy and is the worst month of the year. First off, there’s the…

  • Anne R. Heron

    Mrs. Heron, 82, of The Villages, Howell, died Jan. 8, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was born in Scranton, Pa., and had lived in Clifton and Garfield before moving to The Villages 13 years ago.Mrs. Heron worked for Guardian Answering Service, Freehold. Prior to that, she was the director of communications at…

  • Coda

    Pundits suffer the Night of a Thousand Deaths GREG BEAN For a political junkie like myself, there was no better theater than watching the results of the New Hampshire primary election on CNN and the other networks Jan. 8. It’s always fun to watch people who have made such stupendous boobs of themselves attempt to…

  • Christopher “Chris” P. Stanley

    Mr. Stanley, 22, of Howell, died Jan. 7, 2008, at home. Born in Freehold Township, he was a lifelong resident of Howell. He was a 2004 graduate of Freehold Township High School and a graduate of Universal Technical Institute, Houston. Mr. Stanley worked in the parts department for DCH BMW of Freehold, Freehold Township. Prior…

  • Task force could study issue of recess in school

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Agroup of concerned parents recently met with state Assemblyman Joseph Malone (R-Ocean, Monmouth, Burlington, Mercer) in his office in Jackson to discuss the idea of making student recess mandatory in all New Jersey school districts. During the meeting Malone presented the parents with a proposed bill that would establish a…

  • In the News

    The name’s the same MARK ROSMAN Over the course of the 25 years that I have worked for Greater Media Newspapers, beginning with my assignment as the News Transcript’s Marlboro reporter in the summer of 1982, I have enjoyed the opportunities I have had to review our papers from days gone by. Mark Rosman is…

  • Make political parties responsible for campaign signs

    It is heartening to see that the Manalapan Township Committee is “retooling its ordinance regulating political sign … (to try to control) sight pollution.” A few days after this year’s elections I was driving in the township and passed a Manalapan Township labeled pickup truck and crew removing election signs from the area. Who is…