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Ronald DeStephano
Mr. DeStephano, 67, of Freehold Township, died April 18, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a self-employed mechanic and the owner of Scrubber Repair Technology, Rahway. Surviving are his wife, Josephine DeStephano of Freehold Township; a son, Ronald A. DeStephano of Freehold Township; two daughters, Antoinette Kontos of Holtsville, N.Y., and Christine…
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Betty Ann O’Brien
Mrs. O’Brien, 77, of Freehold, formerly of Jackson, died April 18, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She worked for Harry M. Stevens at Freehold Raceway, Freehold, before moving on to the race office as a race office clerk for 30 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph O’Brien. Surviving are three sons…
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Woman seeks assistance with downed trees
Marlboro residents were asked by the Shade Tree Commission to plant trees to replace the ones destroyed by superstorm Sandy and other nor’easters. A local nursery is helping out by offering a discount on trees. I live in Manalapan. I have a lot of trees in my yard. Every single one of them was affected…
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Feral cats would benefit from TNR policy
I would like to thank Dawn Zelinski for her letter to the editor that was published on April 3 (“Time for People To Be Tolerant of Wild Animals”). I feel the same in that humans need to be more tolerant of our fellow beings, because we all share this planet, and it is humans who…
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Dann L. DeLorenzo
Mr. DeLorenzo, 62, of Jackson, formerly of Manalapan, died April 23, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was the owner and operator of Ameri-Tel, Manalapan, for many years. Surviving are his wife of 29 years, Catherine; two sons, Dann and Kevin; a daughter, Tara; a brother and sister-in-law, Dennis and Mary Lou DeLorenzo…
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The most important lesson to take from superstorm Sandy
While emergency preparation lists like the one found in this newspaper (“Superstorm Sandy Highlights Importance of Storm Preparedness” are must-reads for all consumers, it left out one very important thing: the need for flood insurance. Superstorm Sandy was the third-most destructive storm in American history, and of the estimated 1.5 million insurance claims filed in…
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Legislation would permit restricted driver’s license
The proposed New Jersey Senate Bill S-2427 would permit a restricted driver’s license for persons suspended for driving while intoxicated so they would to be able to drive to work. The license would be used exclusively for traveling to and from the licensee’s place of employment or education when other transportation is not available, and…
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FRHSD superintendent reviews district’s performance report
BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District’s six schools collectively earned 20 marks of “high performing” or better, and 16 marks of “average” or worse in various aspects of the state Department of Education’s performance reports for the 2011-12 school year. Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson took issue with the state’s…
