Month: August 2003

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries HELEN BOLDIZAR, 88, of East Brunswick died Aug. 6 at home. Her husband, Joseph Boldizar, died in 1986. Surviving are a son, Joseph Boldizar of East Brunswick; two sisters, Margaret Suto and Mary Derczo, both of Carteret; and a granddaughter. A Mass was offered at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Old Bridge. Interment was…

  • Clubs aim to meet needs of their communities

    By linda denicolaStaff Writer By linda denicola Staff Writer Ann Quinn, president, and Anne Redlus, third vice president of the N.J. State Federation of Women’s Clubs, show off Ripley, one of the puppies that the Federation supports as part of a statewide project to help the Canine Companions for Independence organization. According to a capsule…

  • Woman’s Club members driving force behind Douglass College

    State Federation stepped in to bring Mabel Smith Douglass By linda denicolaStaff Writer By linda denicola Staff Writer Mabel Smith Douglass, 1877-1933 Mabel Smith Douglass (1877-1933) was president of the Woman’s Club in Jersey City when she began lobbying and raising funds to establish a women’s college. So it is not surprising that, as the…

  • State Federation of Women’s Clubs: 14,000 members strong

    President Ann Quinn aims to find niche for volunteers, new and old By linda denicolaStaff Writer By linda denicola Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Morganville resident Ann Quinn, current president of the N.J. State Federation of Women’s Clubs, is committed to the club’s ideals of literacy and education. Community improvement through volunteer service is not just…

  • Unity Day parade gets set to roll in Lakewood

    Unity Day parade gets set to roll in Lakewood LAKEWOOD — The third annual Unity Day Parade will make its way through Lakewood on Sunday. According to information provided by Mirta Marsala, president of Crystal ROF (Responsibility and Obligation Founda-tion), which organized the parade, the purpose of the event is to bring the many communities…

  • Freeholders honor retired dept. director

    Freeholders honor retired dept. director JACKSON — E. Larry St. Laurent re­members his very first case as a young service officer with Veterans of Foreign War Post 4703 in Jackson. The images of the man who lived in a small shed-like structure with three young children stayed with him for a very long time. To…

  • Board member resigns, rips panel upon exiting

    By kathy barattaStaff Writer Board member resigns, rips panel upon exiting By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — Citing mounting business commitments, Michael Howell resigned from the Planning Board last wee. In March, Howell resigned as vice chairman of the board, citing the same reasons. Howell, who was appointed to the board in January 2002,…

  • Jackson MOMS club busy collecting school supplies

    Correspondent By adam riback Jackson MOMS club busy collecting school supplies JACKSON — As summer comes to a close, the boxes in front of Farley’s Ice Cream, Bennetts Mills Plaza, Jackson Fitness Center, Jackson Plaza, and the Jackson library just keep getting heavier. What’s in them? School supplies that are being collected by the MOMS…

  • Challenge by employees costs one media specialist her job

    FRHSD board reversescourse and reinstates11-month positions By dave benjaminStaff Writer Challenge by employees costs one media specialist her job FRHSD board reverses course and reinstates 11-month positions By dave benjamin Staff Writer Under a threat of legal action, the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has restored six media center specialists to their…