• Event will celebrate life of young mother

    Tara Hansen is survived by husband and newborn son BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Tara Deaver Hansen Brandon Ryan Hansen will soon be 5 months old, and he is an “amazing, happy, contented baby,” according to his aunt, Jamie Cone. Brandon’s mother, Tara Deaver Hansen, 29, of Ocean Township, who taught fourthgrade special education…

  • I’m still country, but country just isn’t cool

    CODA GREG BEAN It’s good to be back after a week off for my youngest son’s wedding in upstate New York. If you’re interested, it was a rousing success, and as my best friend from young adulthood noted on several occasions, a LARGE time was had by all. Seems I’ve gotten an almost perfect daughter-inlaw,…

  • Quick action is needed to combat obesity in America’s children

    We have waited long enough for the food industry to voluntarily develop standards to reduce the marketing of unhealthy foods to children. While the proposed uniform standards recently announced by several food companies are a step in the right direction, they do not go far enough to have a significant impact on limiting the types…

  • Resident has questions about apartments

    I attended the Marlboro Township Council meeting on Aug. 11 where the Republican candidate for mayor, Craig Marshall, addressed the council and the mayor about his concerns over the 250 rental units that will be built at Route 79 and Beacon Hill Road by Kaplan builders. Mr. Marshall spoke of environmental factors of building on…

  • Event highlights Monroe men’s unique Holocaust experiences

    A ttendees of a special memorial event will hear the firsthand accounts of three Monroe Township, Middlesex County, residents who witnessed the Holocaust from three unique perspectives. “The Holocaust as Seen Through the Eyes of a Survivor, Prisoner of War, and Liberator” is the subject of this year’s Henry Ricklis Memorial Committee and Monroe Township…

  • Town appeals issuance of water diversion permit to golf course

    BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer COLTS NECK — An appeal has been lodged by the Colts Neck Township Committee in regard to a water diversion permit that was recently granted to the operator of the Trump National Golf Club off Route 34 in the township. Township Administrator Robert Bowden said that on Aug. 10, the governing…

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     Rabbi Michelle Pearlman of the Monmouth Reform Temple, Tinton Falls, will lead a group of adults on the Monmouth Israel Encounter from Dec. 26 to Jan. 8, with an optional extension to Eilat and Petra from Jan. 5-9. The trip will tour Israel’s major spots and include specially arranged visits and activities. Space is…

  • Trailer removed; customers seek postal services at other locations

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — A trailer that sat on Lafayette Street behind the Monmouth County Hall of Records and served as Freehold Borough’s de facto post office for years has been removed. The trailer was carted away from a parking lot that is owned by Monmouth County after the United States…

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