Category: News Transcript Opinion
-

Red State/Blue State
Great thoughts from celebs on political endorsements 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. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: The Red States are abuzz…
-

Todd Edward Schanck
Mr. Schanck, 41, of Freehold, died Dec. 4, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in Long Branch and was a 1984 graduate of Middletown High School South. Mr. Schanck was the owner of Extreme Lawn and Landscape, Freehold, for 25 years. He was a member of West Monmouth Baptist Church, Freehold…
-

Coda
‘Tis the stressful season for us ‘guerrilla shoppers’ GREG BEAN There was a time not long ago when my wife said one of the most surprising things she’s said in over 25 years of marriage. We’d taken a Sunday drive down to Cape May, and while I was content to just drive around, gawking at…
-

Rose Bencivenga
Mrs. Bencivenga, 98, of Freehold Township, died Dec. 5, 2007, at home. Born in Cisiano, Italy, she came to the United States when she was 16 years old and settled in Brooklyn, N.Y., where she lived before moving to Freehold Township 20 years ago. Mrs. Bencivenga was a seamstress with the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’…
-

Teens take substance abuse message to school classes
BY ELANA ARON Correspondent COURTESY OF THE FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP SCHOOL DISTRICT Peer leaders at the Barkalow Middle School, Freehold Township, and a similar group at the township’s Eisenhower Middle School, work with their fellow pupils and help them to make smart decisions about avoiding substance abuse. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – At the Barkalow and Eisenhower middle…
-

Lawrence J. Cartolano
Mr. Cartolano, 44, of Manalapan, died Dec. 5, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Staten Island, N.Y., he had lived there before moving to Manalapan in 1978. Mr. Cartolano was an engineer at CB Richard Ellis McGraw-Hill Construction, Hightstown, for the past four years. He previously worked as a service technician for…
-

H.S. supports military personnel
MARLBORO – In a continuing effort to remember American troops overseas, Marlboro High School staff members kicked off this year’s Adopt-a-Platoon soldier support effort by collecting and sending more than 250 pounds of care package items to soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Following the example of their teachers, seniors at the high school are currently…
-

Henry E. Dyke Jr.
Mr. Dyke, 88, of Manasquan, died Dec. 6, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in Chattanooga, Tenn., and had lived in Selma, Ala., Westchester, N.Y., Freehold and Henderson, N.C., before moving to Manasquan last week. Mr. Dyke was a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Atlanta, and had…
-

Possible change in school times to be considered
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A change in school times could be back on the table in the Freehold Township K-8 School District. Earlier this year district administrators considered making changes in the start and end times for the district’s schools for the 2007-08 school year. Parents reacted angrily to the proposed…
