Category: Independent Opinion
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Hazlet school budget up 1%
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer HAZLET — Township School SuperintendentWilliamO. George III presented the district’s proposed budget for the 2010-11 school year at the Board of Education meeting March 22. District officials were informed last week that state aid would be cut by $2,328,360, or 17.3 percent of last year’s aid level, for 2010-11. The…
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John A. Gargiulo
Mr. Gargiulo, 70, of Parlin and formerly of Matawan, died March 14, 2010, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. For 30 years, he was a packaging mechanic with Bristol- Myers Squibb, North Brunswick, retiring in 2000. Mr. Gargiulo was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church,…
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Raymond P. Jakub
Mr. Jakub, 64, a resident of Middletown since 1977, died Feb. 22, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He worked at Eastern Airlines in Iselin for 17 years, then as a chemical operator for Merck Pharmaceutical Co., Rahway, for 16 years, retiring in 2005. Mr. Jakub was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the…
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Joseph J. Serrani
Mr. Serrani, 49, of Hazlet, died unexpectedly on March 5, 2010, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was a custodian at Hazlet Middle School. He was predeceased by his father, Philip A. Serrani, in 2002. Mr. Serrani is survived by his mother, Mafalda (Malfi) D’Auria Serrani, and many aunts, uncles, cousins and special friends. A…
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Daniel Richard Cresci
Mr. Cresci, 28, of Middletown, died March 1, 2010. He was an attorney at law and proprietor of Palsgraf 1 of Eatontown, along with many other ambitions. Mr. Cresci was predeceased by his grandfather, Victor S. Cresci, Oct. 14, 2009. Surviving are his parents, Victor G. and Jo Ann Krushevsky Cresci; his brothers and sister,…
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Kerin Joseph Colgan
Mr. Colgan, 96, of Holmdel, died March 21, 2010, at Bayshore Health Care, Holmdel. He had resided in Matawan for 40 years before moving to Holmdel. Mr. Colgan was a postal worker at the U.S. Postal Service Distribution Center, Jersey City. He is survived by a sister, Loretta Colgan; four nephews, and a niece. The…
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William R. Nicolay
Mr. Nicolay, 82, of Hazlet, died March 3, 2010, with his family at his side. He was a retired pipe fitter for Dupont Industries in Linden. Mr. Nicolay was a communicant of St. Benedict Catholic Church, Holmdel. He was predeceased by his wife of 62 years, Grace M. Flood Nicolay, on Feb. 26, 2010. Surviving…
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Family grateful for support during their loss
Recently, I lost my 28-yearold brother, Daniel, to a senseless act of violence. The outpouring of support from friends, family, co-workers and others has been nothing short of remarkable. All the flowers, gifts and hugs have gone a long way toward easing the pain that I share with my family. What helped bring us solace…
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