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  • State should act soon on sex offender zones

    The Monmouth County township of Holmdel became the latest municipality to create what have been dubbed “pedophile-free zones” two weeks ago. The measure bars certain convicted sex offenders from living near areas that children regularly use. Officials in Manalapan may be introducing a similar ordinance tonight, and officials in Howell have indicated that they will…

  • Next time your basement floods, who you gonna call?

    Coda Greg Bean I live in that part of East Brunswick that sometimes feels a bit like a neglected orphan. It’s a pleasant part of the community over by Farrington Lake and Bicenten-nial Park, but we don’t always feel like the town pays much attention to us. The Milltown Post Office delivers our mail, for…

  • Obituaries

    Esperanza Karyczak Mrs. Karyczak, 64, of Marlboro, died July 26 at her home. Born in Peru, she had lived in Rutherford before moving to Marlboro 14 years ago. Mrs. Karyczak was a member of the cafeteria staff for the Freehold Township School District until her retirement in 1998. She was a communicant of St. Gabriel’s…

  • Triathlons aren’t her cup of sweat

    Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch I like to exercise as much as the next gal. In fact, I’d put sit-ups right up there with a hangnail extraction, a complicated root canal and the final stages of labor. In hopes of getting my weight down, I have been known to walk a block or two.…

  • New Kiwanis Club seeks ways to help Marlboro

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Rosemarie Gibardi is installed as president of the Kiwanis Club of Marlboro by New Jersey Kiwanis Gov. Ted Hordichuk at the the club’s charter night on July 20. MARLBORO — A club that raises money in order to help children’s organizations has found its way to…

  • Letters

    Construction vehicles are overloading Manalapan roads and making conditions unsafe for residents Manalapan residents are fully aware that our small farm roads cannot support the “under construction, you-can’t-get-there-from-here” traffic. Today, large multi-ton (noisy) dump trucks, 18-wheelers, construction vehicles of all sizes and other mega-trucks speed over Manalapan’s farm roads. Those multi-ton vehicles compete for space…

  • Local author turns the Paige on new mystery

    Book signing scheduled in Holmdel Aug. 11 BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Paige Turner is a young woman who always seems to find trouble. She’s young, beautiful and smart. She’s brave and sassy. She can overcome any dangerous situation. She’s also fictional. Turner is the heroine in a series…

  • H.S. board will review attendance boundaries

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Any changes that the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education may have to make in high school attendance boundaries would take effect in September 2006 and not this coming school year. Superintendent of Schools James Wasser said a meeting will be held to review…

  • Obituaries

    Freda F. Corrigan Mrs. Corrigan, 72, of Jackson, died July 11 after a year-long battle with cancer. She was born in Abbots Ann, Andover, England, and grew up in Gibraltar. At the onset of World War II, the family relocated to Casablanca, French Morocco, then back again to Gibraltar when France capitulated to Germany. The…