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  • Lawrence J. Pullen

    Mr. Pullen, 84, of Toms River, formerly of Freehold and Lakewood, died March 21, 2013, at Manchester Manor, Manchester Township. He served in the U.S. Army from 1946-47. Prior to retiring in 1991, Mr. Pullen was employed as a mechanic for Nestle Company, Freehold, for 39 years. He was predeceased by a son. Surviving are…

  • Arthur L. Fuscaldo

    Mr. Fuscaldo, 82, of Marlboro, formerly of Brooklyn, N.Y., died March 22, 2013, at The Manor, Freehold Township. Prior to retiring in 1982, he was employed by the New York Police Department for 28 years, where he first worked as a beat officer, then as a sergeant and finally as an investigator in Internal Affairs.…

  • Thomas Joseph Mazza

    Mr. Mazza, 66, of Colts Neck, died April 1, 2013, at home. He was born in Woodhaven, N.Y., and was raised in Oradell. He resided in Colts Neck for the last 34 years. He was predeceased by a daughter, Jessica Lynn Mazza. Mr. Mazza is survived by his wife of 43 years, Kathy Mazza; two…

  • Antoinette Competello

    Mrs. Competello, 87, of Manalapan, died April 4, 2013, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She worked for General Foods, Hoboken, for 35 years, and then in the food service department of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District. Mrs. Competello was predeceased by her husband, Michael, in 1996. Surviving are her children Dominick Competello of…

  • All cleaned up, and no fun at all

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Although some may argue the truth in it, I have been known to make great sacrifices for the sake of my children. I’ve offered my boys the best piece of chicken, the softest blanket on movie night and have even let them have the front seat even though I…

  • Mattos appointed to school board

    MARLBORO — The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has tapped resident Debbie Mattos to fill a vacant seat on the board. The board made the decision at its March 18 meeting after interviewing candidates the prior week. In addition to Mattos, the residents who sought the position were Michael Nemeroff, Fred Eckhaus, Catherine…

  • Geraldine Salcines

    Mrs. Salcines, 73, of Old Bridge, died March 10, 2013, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Perojo Salcines; her twin sister, Shelby Robertson; and her stepmother, Frances Arnold. Surviving are three children, Thomas Philip Salcines and his wife, Laura, of Englishtown, Joseph Stephen Salcines of Sayreville, and Amelia Dlug and her husband,…

  • Howell students earn music honors

    Members of the Howell High School chorus were among 780 of the most musically talented high school students in the country to perform in the 2013 National Association for Music Education (NAME) All-Eastern Honors Ensembles on April 4-7 in Hartford, Conn. The chorus broke a 45-year-old Howell record by receiving eight nominations and four acceptances…

  • Walter T. Decker Jr.

    Mr. Decker, 84, of East Brunswick, died March 22, 2013, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by his wife, Ann Wisse Decker, and by a son, William Decker. Surviving are two sons, Walter T. Decker III and his wife, Kathy, of Freehold, and Stephen J. Decker and his wife, Wendy, of…