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      January 7, 2009  RSS feed

      Freehold Boro wins Kuhnert title - Watch HD Video
      Gerbehy leads Colonials by Manasquan
      In case his team needed a reminder, head coach Ben DiBiase had the program biography of the late Jack Kuhnert taped to his player's individual lockers prior to tip-off of the Dec. 30 Kuhnert Holiday Basketball Tournament final against Manasquan. On the bottom, he wrote, "Know what you're playing for. More...
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      JEFF GRANIT staff Anthony Russo places a circuit board into the robot he built during a two-day program that was sponsored by the Marlboro Recreation Department over the winter break. Children created jungle robots that were able to walk hand over hand along a string. More...

      Law would give victims of stalker options
      Bill needs one more vote in state Assembly before Gov. can sign legislation
      BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer

      With a unanimous vote the state Senate passed a bill that would make it easier for police to assist the victim of a stalker. The action came during the Senate's final voting session of 2008 on Dec. 15. "I am pleased to join with my colleague, Sen. More...


      Klauber elected mayor
      Holland, Roth sworn in to begin 3-year terms
      BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer

      The members of the Manalapan Township Committee have elected Committeeman Richard Klauber to serve as mayor for 2009. Klauber, a Democrat who is beginning his third year of service on Manalapan's governing body, was elected mayor for the first time when the committee held its annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 4 in the municipal building. More...


      A soldier's home he can call his own
      Volunteers build apartment for Lt. Brian Brennan
      BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

      Looking in from the street, one would never be able to tell that a 1,000-squarefoot addition has been constructed onto the Howell home where U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Brennan resides. But more than just a solid structure complete with a kitchenette, bathroom, bedroom, laundry center and living room, the addition is where the heart of Brennan's foundation lies. More...


      Council satisfied builder handled residents' issues

      MARLBORO — Members of the Township Council thanked representatives of the K. Hovnanian corporation for addressing a list of residents' concerns in regard to a development known as Saratoga Estates/Triangle Valley on Pleasant Valley Road. More...


      High Tech High School named one of the best
      BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer

      MIDDLETOWN — High Technology High School Principal Daniel Simon does not have a ready answer to the question of how the school went from ranking seventh among the best high schools in the nation to the fourth-place slot. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Deep Cut Orchid Society slates events
      Deep Cut Orchid Society's monthly meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Jewish Reform Temple, Hance Road, Tinton Falls. The public is invited to attend at no charge. Refreshments will be served. In addition, the society will host its 12th annual show and exhibit Feb. 5-8 at Dearborn Farms, Route 35, Holmdel. More...
      • Registration open for school's Casino Night
      • Datebook
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       Letters
      • Proposed solution will lead to problems
      Iread with great interest and dismay a letter to the editor published in the Dec. 17, 2008, News Transcript written by Ray Kalainikas and concerning the home mortgage crisis ("A Workable Solution to the Current Foreclosure Crisis"). More...
      • Resident clarifies request to tape meetings
      • Using property taxes to fund school systems is all wrong
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       Editorials
      • article has image This can't be happening
      It was so easy for me, two or three years ago, to poke fun at senior citizens and all of the demands they make. Cheaper movie tickets, property taxes frozen in place forever, lower-price early-bird dinners — all of the things that everyone should be able to enjoy in life. More...
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image Discovering family history, one creased letter at a time
      It seems like when the kids move out, they're never really gone because they leave so much junk behind. But at our house, it isn't the kids who are responsible for all the accumulated archeological detritus. My wife and I save things as well. Boxes and boxes of photographs. Birthday cards. Important papers. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Lisa Ann Paul
      Lisa Ann Paul, 52, of Toms River, died Dec. 12, 2008, at Community Medical Center, Toms River. She was born in Newark and resided in Freehold most of her life before moving to Toms River. Prior to her retirement she was a title researcher in the Freehold area. More...
      • Theodore Bloom
      • Peter L. Burzi
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       Sports
      • article has image Freehold Boro wins Kuhnert title
      Gerbehy leads Colonials by Manasquan
      In case his team needed a reminder, head coach Ben DiBiase had the program biography of the late Jack Kuhnert taped to his player's individual lockers prior to tip-off of the Dec. 30 Kuhnert Holiday Basketball Tournament final against Manasquan. On the bottom, he wrote, "Know what you're playing for. More...
      • Sports Shorts
      • Behind Mayrose, Boro regains title
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