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Grethe Devaux
Mrs. Devaux, 80, of Jackson, died April 17, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was predeceased by her husband, William J., in 1992. Mrs. Devaux is survived by her sons, William M. Devaux of Bangkok, and Steven J. Devaux and his wife, Carmen, of Farmingdale; and a grandson. A memorial visitation was held…
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Resident commends positive efforts of Freehold employees
Having been a Freehold Borough resident for over 10 years now, I have had the opportunity to rely on the police force for various requests. Thankfully most were of a non-emergency nature. Not only have the police responded quickly to my calls, but their professional behavior has always been exemplary. Nothing has fallen through the…
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Committee members made special event a success
Thank you for the opportunity to provide the newspaper with the names of the 2010 Garden State Concours committee members who were totally instrumental in the production of this event (a May 23 antique auto show held in Freehold Township to benefit the Ashley Lauren Foundation). The founding members are Stu Berg, Hugh Heller, Sonny…
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Resident will support Little in District 6 GOP primary
Iam so tired of watching what is going on in Washington, I find myself yelling at the TV. It is no longer a matter of political parties either. That is why I am doing something differently — I am voting in a primary. I am usually unaligned, independent of party, but not this year. After…
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Theater does a service showing sensory-friendly films
Sensory-friendly films is a monthly program run by AMC Theatres and the Autism Society of America. Each month a movie will be shown with the lights turned up and the sound turned down for families affected by autism. After returning from the Freehold AMC Metroplex’s first sensory friendly film with my 9-year-old autistic son, I…
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Supt. needs to bring changes to Howell
In the past eight years, the Howell K-8 School District budget, prepared and submitted by the superintendent, has been defeated six times. This year, with a record number of people voting on April 20, the budget was overwhelmingly defeated by a count of 5,024 to 3,249. This is a poor record, and it is a…
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Resident has question for committee members
Iam a long-term resident of Freehold Township and was most disappointed when the Township Committee made large cuts to both the Freehold Regional High School District and Freehold Township K-8 school budgets. My daughter graduated from both of these districts and received an excellent education that has enabled her to become a successful college professor.…
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This is a people problem, and not a dog problem
CODA GREG BEAN The City Council in Garfield has backed off its misguided attempt to impose punitive restrictions on anyone who owns a pit bull. But that does not solve the problems for this misunderstood, and sometimes feared, breed of dogs in our state. The controversy started earlier this spring, when the council introduced an…
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Highlands painter exhibits at SCAN
Paintings by artist Norma Wokas will be on display from June 1 through July 30 at the SCAN Adult Education Center in Eatontown. “Boat House” Wokas is a member of the Guild of Creative Art, the Art Alliance and the Art Society of Monmouth County and has studied art at the Guild of Creative Art…
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