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FDA’s approval of cancer drug is a step forward
I was excited to learn that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the chemotherapy drug Abraxane to treat metastatic pancreatic cancer in combination with gemcitabine, another chemotherapy drug. This is the first new treatment to be approved for pancreatic adenocarcinoma, the most common type of pancreatic cancer, in nearly eight years. With a five-year…
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CODA
Spicuzzo and cronies got a slap on the wrist for crimes Greg Bean Longtime Middlesex County Sheriff and former chairman of the county’s Democratic Party Joe Spicuzzo was sentenced to nine years in prison Sept. 20 for running a jobs-for-cash scheme out of his office. He’d faced a number of charges on what authorities called…
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Memorial golf outing benefits local first aid squad
The family of Anthony Lombardi would like to thank all those who participated in our fifth annual Anthony Lombardi Memorial Golf Outing that was held on Sept. 9 at Knob Hill, Manalapan. Our thanks go to all of the golfers, luncheon guests, sponsors and volunteers who made our event a great success. We raised about…
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Q&A
Old for young? with Sharon Peters Q: My 17-year old daughter is obsessed with vintage (late 1960s, early ’70s) VW Westfalia vans and wants to purchase one with money she has been saving since she was 13. Of course, we are concerned with her safety, being a new and inexperienced driver, and want to make…
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Katsuko N. Duston
Mrs. Duston, 87, of Manalapan, formerly of Long Branch, died Sept. 2, 2013. Born in Japan, she moved to America in 1955 and had resided in Manalapan for the past eight years. She was employed as a seamstress for Waldman’s Manufacturers and then Avalon Dress Manufacturing, both in Long Branch. She was predeceased by her…
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The Rev. Al McNally
Reverend McNally, 83, of Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Freehold, died Sept. 12, 2013. He served in the Monmouth Chinese Christian Church, Middletown, in different capacities since 1999, and at churches in Toronto, Canada; Peterborough, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; Ottawa, Ontario; Fort Wayne, Ind.; and the Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. Surviving are his wife, Ruth Wild…
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Gilbert (Gil) Hickman
Mr. Hickman, 85, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, died Sept. 5, 2013, at Care One Holmdel. He was a member of the Teamsters Union for 30 years. Upon retiring from driving, he worked as a court officer for the Monmouth County Court System. Surviving are his wife of 35 years, Barbara Hickman; a daughter…
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Evelyn Cavasin
Mrs. Cavasin, 82, of Manchester, formerly of Old Bridge, died Sept. 9, 2013, in Community Medical Center, Toms River. Surviving are her husband, Joseph Cavasin; three sons, Brian and his wife, Barbara, of Howell, Glen and his wife, Margaret, of Marlboro, and Patrick of Monroe; two daughters, Judith Duval and her husband, Brian, of Manchester,…
