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  • Obituaries

    Natalie Zuk Mrs. Zuk, 80, of Freehold died Nov. 6, 2006, at home. Born in Plains, Pa., she resided in Freehold for the past 48 years. She worked as a seamstress for Sport Coat Factory and was also employed by Lazer Save, Freehold. She was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Church, Freehold. Mrs.…

  • In the News

    Plan leaves wiggle room for Route 33 development Mark Rosman Is a municipality’s master plan merely a suggestion for the way that development should occur or is it a document, a vision, that should be adhered to? This question has crossed my mind in recent weeks as I have read and edited several stories coming…

  • A season to remember

    Colts Neck High School cross country athletes brought their school and the Freehold Regional High School District nationwide recognition during the fall by taking their performances and their sport to a new level. Craig Forys joined the ranks of the greatest high school cross country runners New Jersey has ever produced with an unmatched record…

  • Freehold Township’s generosity helps those who are less fortunate

    Every year as the holiday season approaches and the need for those less fortunate becomes more evident than other times throughout the year, I panic that my office will be unable to meet the needs of the community. Then a miracle happens, and the Freehold Township community and its employees rise to the occasion and…

  • Are We There Yet?

    It Lori Clinch Decorating for Christmas is a little different at the Clinch household than most others. Where some have efficient systems and well-organized procedures to retrieve decorations from the attic, we have a fine group of elves to do our bidding. Every year the younger elves wear their felt elf caps, complete with ears…

  • Howell alliance supports creation of schools’ Project Use course

    The Howell community alliance recently donated over $100,000 in fund-raised money for the construction of the Project Use Chal-lenge Course at all three of Howell’s middle schools. Physical education teachers received 18 hours of training for certification and the program is now operational. Project Use reinforces leadership, cooperation, teamwork and resiliency skills. The alliance wishes…

  • Indictments reveal depth of corruption

    And the indictments just keep on coming. At least that’s the feeling one gets every week as the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Newark continues to ring up indictments of people associated with development in this little corner of the world. Two weeks ago Frank G. Abate, of Marlboro, the former executive director of the Western…

  • Farmland preservation protects more than land

    New Jersey recently celebrated a farmland preservation milestone with the announcement that 150,000 acres of farmland have been preserved statewide. This is an accomplishment made possible by a number of partners: voters who approved a stable source of preservation funding, legislators who created the Garden State Preservation Trust as the financing vehicle and appropriated needed…

  • Obituaries

    Patrick Joseph Shaffery Mr. Shaffery, 73, of Oceanport, died Nov. 24, 2006, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Newark, he resided in Oceanport for 43 years. He was a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, Little Silver, where he was employed 35 years. He served with the U.S. Navy during the…