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  • Obituaries

    William Goldfine Mr. Goldfine, formerly of Freehold, died April 9 at the University of California at San Francisco Medical Center, Moffitt/Long Hospital. The youngest of 13 children, he was born in Old Bridge and was a longtime resident of Freehold before moving to California in 2003. A 1950 graduate of the Illinois College of Optometry,…

  • Monmouth Junction train line makes the most sense

    Your Turn Ted Narozanick Guest Column Monmouth County officials have recently received a preliminary briefing from NJ Transit regarding ridership projections for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Monmouth-Ocean Middlesex (MOM) commuter rail line. The DEIS looks at three passenger rail options beginning in Lakehurst. Two options would connect to the North…

  • Safety patrol leader honored

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Ross Ottman, a fifth-grade student at the Joseph J. Catena School, received an Outstanding School Safety Patroller of the Year Award at an awards luncheon held on April 19 and sponsored by the AAA Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and Education. According to Kenneth A. Chrusz, manager of safety services at AAA Mid-Atlantic,…

  • It’s a burning question: Where does the time go?

    Coda Greg Bean When kids are little, they figure their parents know everything. Most parents say that stage usually lasts until a couple of years before puberty, when kids decide their parents know absolutely nothing. I think it lasts until the kids ask the one question for which almost no parent has a decent answer,…

  • On Campus

    Alicia Regina, daughter of Victoria and Fred Regina of Manalapan, received the dean’s award for academic excellence for the fall semester at Colgate Univer-sity, Hamilton, N.Y. She is a 2003 graduate of Howell High School. Joel Ferdinand, son of Patty and Jeff Ferdinand of Manalapan, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester…

  • Life skills instruction starts early for pupils

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — More than 200 second-graders at the Milford Brook School are learning about good living skills through a program called BABES — Beginning Alcohol and Basic Education Studies. “The program is a seven-week session where we teach kids about good living skills, good touch and…

  • Board of Education candidates

    Dr. William Boyan* Age: 49 Has lived in Brick for: 18 years Experience: Member of the Board of Education for six years Profession: Practices internal medicine Family: Married to Christine; children — Lauren, a student at Drexel University; and William and Michael, both at Brick Memorial High School Virginia Reinhold Age: 53 Has lived in…

  • Members of teachers union are making concessions on contract

    While I am encouraged by Herbert Resnick’s interest in Marlboro’s new contract (“Business Graduates Should Negotiate Teacher Contracts,” April 5), I am disheartened by his ignorance of certain facts and his apparent lack of understanding of the negotiations process itself. Collective bargaining is an arduous and complex task, governed by its own constraints and requiring…

  • Photo

    CHRIS KELLY staff Joe Pankewics, 17, (far right), listens with fellow students from Brick Township High School during a Candidates Night April 4.