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  • Unused gift card money can stay in your pocket, for now

    CODA GREG BEAN Very few people know that after his career as a cartoon villain, Snidely Whiplash went to work in the New Jersey Division of Revenue, appointed by Gov. Chris Christie to grab piles of other people’s money to help fill in the state’s $33 billion deficit. And even though we probably couldn’t see…

  • Mildred Candia

    Mrs. Candia, 87, of Freehold, died June 22, 2012, at Wedgewood Gardens, Freehold Township. Prior to retiring, she was a technician for Bell Labs in Holmdel. Mrs. Candia was the youngest of seven children. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Candia, in 1999. Surviving are several nieces and nephews. A graveside service was held…

  • Competition needed in N.J. online wagering

    This is a copy of a letter that was sent to Gov. Chris Christie. I am writing about the sorry state of online horse race wagering in New Jersey. There are literally dozens of legal websites based in the United States — but not in New Jersey — where race fans from all over the…

  • Marlboro school board names administrators

    MARLBORO — The Marlboro K-8 SchoolDistrict Board of Education approved the hiring of the following administrators at its May 15 meeting: Nicholas Camera was named principal of the Frank Defino Central Elementary School, effective July 1. He will succeed Sandra Nelson Morris, who passed away earlier this year. Camera has served as the vice principal…

  • Joanna L. Jacovinich

    Mrs. Jacovinich (née Cariste), 73, of the Sewaren section of Woodbridge, died June 16, 2012, at home. She had lived in Sewaren for the past 48 years and had previously been a longtime resident of Perth Amboy. Mrs. Jacovinich was an owner-operator for more than 10 years along with her husband at the Treat Shoppe…

  • Group aims to raise awareness of dyslexia

    What do Albert Einstein, John F. Kennedy, Tim Tebow, Bill Gates, Thomas Edison, Whoopi Goldberg and possibly your child have in common? If your child struggles to read, he may have dyslexia just like those famous people do. Everyone thinks it is reading words backwards, but it isn’t. According to the National Institute of Health,…

  • Student’s knowledge of chemistry honored

    Manalapan High School student Kenneth Luo was honored recently by the Merck Institute for Science Education (MISE) and the New Jersey Science Teachers Association (NJSTA) for his performance in the 62nd annual Merck State Science Day competition. As a Merck Scholar, Kenneth received his award at a ceremony and luncheon held at Merck Research Laboratories…

  • Bruce J. Green

    Mr. Green, 65, of Ocean Township, formerly of Colts Neck, died June 23, 2012, at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston. He was the vice president of the family business, Apache Tomato Co., Colts Neck. Surviving are three daughters and a son-in-law, Leanne Green of Plainfield, Lori Green of North Plainfield, and Lisa and Thomas Strausbaugh…

  • Construction of school will be Scout’s legacy

    Joe Vitale, 15, will travel to Guatemala to work on a very special project BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — In the rural village of Laguna Seca, Guatemala, children walked along a dirt path, many without footwear, to the local school, which was held together by planks of wood, metal sheeting and blue tarps.…