• Daniel F. Trojan

    Mr. Trojan, 103, of Freehold, died May 2, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a weaver at the former A&M Karagheusian Inc. rug mill, Freehold, where he was employed for 40 years. Mr. Trojan was predeceased by his wife, Winifred Hope Trojan, in 1997. Surviving are his children, John W. Trojan and…

  • Adolph Sihler

    Mr. Sihler, 89, of Freehold, died May 12, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He fought for his country in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a member of the Marine Raiders, an elite World War II unit, for which he was awarded the Purple Heart for his courage during the Battle of Okinawa.…

  • Ralph Rice

    Mr. Rice, 77, of Manalapan, died May 11, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he had resided in Manalapan for the past 33 years. Mr. Rice fought in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Prior to his retirement, he worked for the New York Telephone Co. in Brooklyn.…

  • Arthur C. Peterson

    Mr. Peterson, 82, of Manalapan, died May 10, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He fought for his country during World War II and the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Navy from 1945 to 1947 and the U.S. Army from 1947 to 1952. Mr. Peterson was an avid outdoorsman, farmer and retired member…

  • Senior Property Tax Freeze program must be ‘unfrozen’

    New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the nation. Combine these steep property tax rates with a faltering economy and skyrocketing home energy costs, and you’ll discover a real hardship for many older New Jersey residents living on fixed incomes. The Senior Property Tax Freeze is now being, well, frozen, which will affect many…

  • Make peace with Canada geese

    What if the Canada goose were our unofficial state bird? I can picture the angry mob forming at the mere suggestion. But with widespread humane goose control methods, we could have peace in our time with these beautiful animals. Anyone who has stared through their windshield at a Canada goose standing defiantly mid-lane as traffic…

  • N.J. schools’ administrative expenses are grossly high

    Regarding a community member’s concern that having three vice principals is wasteful, Mr. Stampe’s retort was, “To suggest that having three vice principals for 2,350 students is “bloated” or “wasteful” demonstrates an ignorance of what these individuals do each and every day.” Mr. Stampe, please enlighten the ignorant public as to what vice principals do…

  • Who is minding the Upper Freehold store?

    Several weeks ago we learned that unbeknownst to the Township Committee (until after it was done and too late to change) that the Upper Freehold tax assessor had arbitrarily given significant (sometimes more than $100,000) reductions in property tax assessments and major tax reductions to half of the homes in the township, and only higher…

  • All the players should have a great experience

    I am writing this letter in order to clarify some points published in a recent article regarding Millstone Roosevelt Softball Little League. First, I want to congratulate Heather Devine, the young lady who won the competition — she deserved it. While I agree with the statement that the girls are very talented and that David…

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