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  • William James O’Brien

    Mr. O’Brien, 61, of Howell, died Jan. 25, 2013, at home. He was employed as a teacher for 40 years by the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education, currently as a seventh-grade social studies teacher at Howell Middle School North. He was currently serving as the Howell Township Education Association president, as an HTEA…

  • Ronald M. Leone

    Mr. Leone, 53, of Jackson, formerly of Waterbury, Conn., died Jan. 24, 2013, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. He was a self-employed auto broker. Mr. Leone was predeceased by his mother, Ann Leone. Surviving are his wife of 23 years, Petra A. Leone; four sons, Ronald M. Leone Jr. of Manchester, Randy M. Leone of…

  • on campus 

    Michael Blaskovich of Colts Neck was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Fla., where he is majoring in aerospace engineering. Allison Diamond, daughter of Harold F. Diamond of Manalapan, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa.,…

  • Arthur P. Jackson

    Mr. Jackson, 86, of Middletown, died Jan. 18, 2013, at home. He was born in Irvington. He is survived by his wife, Helen Jackson; four sons, Arthur Jackson III, Peter Jackson, James Jackson and Thomas Jackson; a daughter, Colleen Somers; 12 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the John F.…

  • School budget to be discussed

    MARLBORO – The Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has announced a series of public presentations and discussions at Board of Education meetings, as well as public presentations by Superintendent of Schools David Abbott where residents will have the opportunity to ask questions about the 2013-14 school year budget. The schedule is as follows:…

  • What will you be doing on Darwin’s special day?

    CODA GREG BEAN When I read the story in The New York Times last Saturday that U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (N.J.-12th District) had introduced a resolution designating Charles Darwin’s birthday — Feb. 12 — as Darwin Day, my first thought was: Uh-oh! You’re gonna get some grief for this! There he was in the photo…

  • Me? Forget a birthday? Impossible!

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH A lthough growing older doesn’t necessarily appeal to me, I like my birthday. I enjoy the days leading up to it, the winding down that follows, and if I can stretch celebrations out for a month, I’m all kinds of happy. I don’t just love my own birthday, I…

  • H.S. district walks line between security, educational purposes

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer I n the wake of the Dec. 14 shooting in which 26 people were killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., administrators in the Freehold Regional High School District are examining what can be done to improve security in the district’s six high schools. “It is a…

  • Keep sending those pictures

    IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN These days, Greater Media Newspapers and many other print, online and broadcast media outlets invite our readers, viewers and listeners to be more a part of our products than ever before. Specifically, several months ago Greater Media Newspapers launched an initiative that asked our readers to submit photos to us…