• Even Club Fed doesn’t have a golf course for inmates

    CODA GREG BEAN One thing is pretty sure: Where Peter F. Burnham, the disgraced ex-president of Brookdale College, is likely going, they won’t have a golf course. Burnham, who pleaded guilty July 24 to a number of the charges against him for siphoning money from the college into his own pockets, is scheduled for sentencing…

  • More research is needed in the battle against pancreatic cancer

    I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, who lost her 17- month battle with pancreatic cancer. She had an inspiring, accomplished career and is an icon in our nation’s history. Tragically, for those who have been touched by pancreatic cancer, 17 months is an…

  • Winners of primary grateful for support

    I t is with a great deal of appreciation and humility that we thank the voters of Freehold Borough. Our victory in the June 5 Democratic primary energizes us in our quest to serve the good people of our beloved Freehold and motivates us to work even harder in reaching our goal to represent the…

  • Greg Bean has facts and logic wrong

    Greg Bean reports as fact in his column that Gov. Chris Christie is on the wrong side of the marijuana legalization and same-sex marriage issue (“Christie Will Save New Jersey From Turning Into Colorado,”) because it thwarts the will of the people. Well, let me focus only on same-sex marriage for the moment while I…

  • Club has offered summer fun in Howell for decades

    Generations of families have enjoyed fun and camaraderie at club BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Jeff Wester, 13, soars off a diving board at the Candlewood Swim Club, Howell. The swim club has been a hub of summer fun since the 1960s. PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN For almost the entirety of the Candlewood Swim and…

  • Friends, neighbors celebrate Olde Freehold Day

    Colton Adams, 8, takes a swing at a car that was set up at Olde Freehold Day, held July 21 at Lake Topanemus, Freehold Township. Visitors were able to take out a little of their aggression by having a whack at the vehicle. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Participants of all ages compete in the…

  • on campus 

    Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn., has named the following local residents to the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester: From Manalapan, Marissa Gottlieb, Camille Cava, Tara Miller, Nicole Cornetto, Nicolette Fanelli, Andrea Minken, Daniel Fasano, Ryan O’Grady, Christen Nelson, Kristen Pavlik, Kathryn Wilk, Erica Ferrari and Nichole Fratangelo. From Freehold, Christopher Gesso, Elise Maguire, Connor…

  • Suspects sought in gas station robbery

    MANALAPAN — Police are searching for two men who robbed a gas station convenience store in the early morning hours of July 30. According to a press release issued by Manalapan police Capt. Michael Fountain, officers from the Manalapan Police Department, the Freehold Township Police Department and the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Department responded to the…

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