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  • Neil Stanley

    Mr. Stanley, 54, of Howell, formerly of Freehold, died June 23, 2012 at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York. He was a designer for Wholesale Kitchens, Perth Amboy, for 17 years. Prior to that, he owned and operated, Stanley Industries, a design, fabrication, and installation company of custom furniture and kitchens. Mr. Stanley was predeceased by…

  • on campus 

    Monmouth University, West Long Branch, has named the following local residents to the dean’s list for the spring 2012 semester: From Colts Neck: Gina Boscaino, Louis Crisitello, Jeffrey Greene, Kristen Kohm, Jake Magenheim, Kristen Marcantuono, Nicholas Marone, Christopher Monello, Jared Rosenblum, Ryan Seuffert, Stephanie Velardi, Tristan Villamagna, Kristina Yutko and Mark Yutko. From Englishtown: Jonathan…

  • Glenn G. Barney

    Mr. Barney, 55, of Red Bank, formerly of Glen Ridge, Roseland and Colts Neck, died June 23, 2012. He graduated from West Essex High School and attended Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, Pa., where he majored in animal husbandry. He was employed as an equine dentist in Colts Neck for over 20 years. Surviving are his…

  • RhondaWalters-Mahalick

    Mrs. Walters-Mahalick, 44, of the Morganville section ofMarlboro, died June 14, 2012, at home. She attended M.A.C. Makeup, New York City, and was a professional makeup artist. She also attended Stuart School of Business, Wall Township. She had been employed at Raceway Park, Englishtown, and other area businesses, among them Hall Construction, Wall, and Handex,…

  • Shouldn’t we be done fighting over birth control?

    Forty-seven years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that access to contraception is a basic right. How is it that all these years later, opponents of women’s health care are still trying to limit our access to birth control? Before the 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut decision, 32 women were dying for every 100,000 live births…

  • George Sarik

    Mr. Sarik, 87, of the Sewaren section of Woodbridge, died June 19, 2012, at the Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center, Edison. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Sarik was predeceased by a son, George M. Sarik. Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Helen (née Bobick) Sarik; two daughters…

  • The teacher was evil, but lessons had value

    GUEST COLUMN LEE RUBIN I learned a lot of valuable lessons from Jerry Sandusky. I used to be proud of that fact. Now, I don’t know what to do about it. As the starting free safety from 1991-93 and the defensive captain of the Penn State football team during my senior year, I interacted closely…

  • Regina E. Clayton

    Mrs. Clayton, 88, of Wall, died June 12, 2012, at the Geraldine L. Thompson Care Center, Wall. She was a lifelong resident of the Jersey Shore area and a former communicant of St. Catharine Catholic Church, Spring Lake. Mrs. Clayton was predeceased by her husband of 40 years, Raymond, in 1981; a brother, Vincent Miller;…