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  • Eve. J. Mancuso

    Mrs. Mancuso (nee Reshetnik), 57, of Marlboro, formerly of Staten Island, N.Y., died Sept. 21, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She graduated magna cum laude with a degree in business from Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. Surviving are her husband, John; three children, Eve, John and Victoria; her mother, Lucy; a brother, Brian; and…

  • Allice “Lolly” Dunn

    Mrs. Dunn, 55, of Manalapan, died Sept. 7, 2013. Born in Tappahannock, Va., she lived in Aberdeen before moving to Manalapan in 1994. She was a substitute teacher for Monmouth County and Middlesex County school systems. Mrs. Dunn was predeceased by her parents, Pauline and John Howard; and a sister, Rita. Surviving are her husband,…

  • U.S. Senate election set for Oct. 16

    New Jersey voters will head to the polls Oct. 16 for an election that is unusual in that it is being held on a Wednesday in October. The special election is for the remainder of a U.S. Senate term that will end on Jan. 3, 2015. The ballot features Republican Steve Lonegan, the former mayor…

  • Leonard V. Don Diego Jr., Ph.D.

    Mr. Don Diego, 68, of Manalapan, formerly of Brooklyn, N.Y., died Sept. 17, 2013, at home. He taught at Xaverian High School, Brooklyn, and then at Brick High School, Brick Township, and Kean University, Union. He was predeceased by a brother, Edmund. Surviving are his wife of 30 years, Patricia; and two children, Leonard Don…

  • Stand on legalization of marijuana off-base

    I have just finished reading Raymond Kostanty’s Oct. 2 letter to the editor criticizing state Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini for her opposition to the legalization of marijuana. My first reaction after finishing his letter was that it was “tongue in cheek” since his first remark was that Assemblywoman Angelini was not upholding her oath of…

  • IN THE NEWS

    School rankings. Who doesn’t love them? Me Mark Rosman This week I came across an interesting opinion piece written by Larry Feinsod, the executive director of the New Jersey School Boards Association. His column touched on a topic that comes up on a somewhat regular basis at schools and in the communities that are served…

  • GUEST COLUMN

    Your town, your newspaper, your life JIM ZACHARY A s newspaper executives struggle over whether the news should be digital first, tablet first, SMS first or print first, readers know exactly what they want their local newspaper to be — community first. Reading a newspaper is not like reading a novel, a magazine, a history…

  • Addition to school will allow for high school curriculum

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — The Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Monmouth County will eventually offer high school classes. At its Sept. 10 meeting, the Marlboro Zoning Board of Adjustment granted the operators of the Jewish private school variances to expand the nonconforming use and for the building size to exceed what…

  • GUEST COLUMN

    Get outdoors – there’s an app for that! MICHELE S. BYERS A ny time is a good time to explore New Jersey’s great outdoors … and fall is especially glorious. If you want to find out where to hike, bike, paddle, fish, bird-watch, hunt or visit historic sites, check your phone! More than 60 percent…