Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • George A. Mango

    Mr. Mango, 87, of Palm Harbor, Fla., died Oct. 9, 2012. He was born and raised in Plainfield and settled in Freehold Township with his family in 1966 after being transferred by his employer, Bell Laboratories, where he worked as a draftsman. In 1986, he retired and relocated to Florida. Mr. Mango was a U.S.…

  • Judith A. Kleissler

    Mrs. Kleissler, 69, of Morganville, died Oct. 18, 2012 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was a graduate of Rutgers University. Surviving are her husband of 43 years, George Kleissler; a brother, Vincent Golden; three brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Paul and Judy Kleissler, Martin and Carol Taglienti, and Philip and Ruth Keilen; and several other…

  • Barbara DeSpirito

    Mrs. DeSpirito, 74, of Freehold Township, formerly of Sayreville, died Oct. 21, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was a parishioner of St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Freehold Township. Surviving are her husband, Nicholas “Nick” DeSpirito; a daughter, Deborah Alvarado and her husband, Michael, of Freehold Township; two sons, Philip DeSpirito and his…

  • Hefty FRHSD salary increases show a lack of concern

    I want to thank Dave Sherman for his letter to the editor in the Oct. 10 News Transcript regarding the outrageous salary increases granted administrators pursuant to Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson’s “restructuring.” I wish those of us who work in private industry could simply change titles and grant ourselves…

  • Paul W. McAninch

    Mr. McAninch, 87, of Freehold Township, formerly of Brookville, Pa., died Oct. 23, 2012, at Montgomery Care Center, Freehold Township. Prior to retiring, he was employed as a supervisor the Brockway Glass Company, Freehold Township, for over 40 years. He was a charter member and former chief of the East Freehold Fire Company. Surviving are…

  • Surviving the five-day Sandy ‘hurrication’

    DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS LIZZ DINNIGAN Like everyone else along New Jersey’s coastline, my family and I were anxious about Sandy’s approach this past Monday. We live in a historic waterfront town, and our brightly colored colonial, built in 1852, sits just 300 feet from Raritan Bay. This house has withstood numerous storms since the Civil War…

  • Charles W. “Malko” Malekovich Sr.

    Mr. Malekovich, 92, of Freehold, died Oct. 4, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Prior to retiring, Mr. Malekovich was employed as an electrician for the Monmouth County Park System. Before that, he owned and operated his own electricians company in Freehold.…

  • Pushed over the edge, by a string

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Roll your eyes if you must, but my beloved spouse and I are one of those couples who rarely argue. Although we’ve been together for many years, we’ve never thrown a punch, a skillet, or called each other a dirty so-and-so. Quite frankly, I must give the credit to…

  • Shirley T. Komisarczyk

    Mrs. Komisarczyk, nee Swinscoe, 81, of Marlboro, formerly of Colonia, Old Bridge and Englishtown, died Oct. 13, 2012 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education, cum laude, from Fordham University and a Master of Arts degree in elementary supervision and administration, summa cum laude, from Seton Hall…