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  • Bernice Duskin

    Mrs. Duskin, 80, of Howell, died June 9, 2012, atApplewood Estates, Freehold Township, following a battle with cancer. A native of Montreal, Canada, Mrs. Duskin was employed for 25 years as a bookkeeper and office manager in Montreal, NewYork City and New Jersey. Along with her husband, she was a volunteer and supporter of Big…

  • Regina O’Neal

    Mrs. O’Neal, 67, of the Fords section of Woodbridge, died June 6, 2012. Born in Camden on Jan. 11, 1945, she had lived in Fords for the past 21 years and had previously resided in East Orange. Mrs. O’Neal worked for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs. She is survived by a…

  • Nicholas G. Albanese

    Mr. Albanese, 82, of Freehold, formerly of Brooklyn, N.Y., died June 6, 2012, at home. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and the recipient of two bronze service stars. Mr. Albanese was one of the founding fathers of the Children’s Ragamuffin Parade in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and was a member of…

  • Patricia Vallone

    Mrs. Vallone, 75, of Jackson, died June 6, 2012, at her home. She and her husband were proprietors of Vallone’s Cannolis, Carteret. Mrs. Vallone was predeceased by her husband, James Vallone. Surviving are her children, James Vallone Jr. and his wife, Geobanna, of Englishtown, and Donna Haberman and her husband, James, of Middletown; three grandchildren;…

  • Beryl A. Tamlyn

    Mrs. Tamlyn, 88, of Manalapan, died June 9, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, after a five-year battle with cancer. Born in Manchester, England, she lived in Syosset, N.Y., before moving to Manalapan 20 years ago. Prior to retiring, Mrs. Tamlyn was employed as a payroll supervisor with the Singer Co. in Syosset. She…

  • FHS computer team excels

    Freehold High School students Tad Cordle, David Goldman, Kevin Jin and Thomas Mezaros were among a team of students who won a recent American Computer Science League (ACSL) allstar competition held at West Chester East High School in Pennsylvania. The FHS team placed first in the Senior 5 Division, the largest and most prominent in…

  • Students want to see return of full-time media specialist

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer group of Colts Neck High School students and alumni are pressing Freehold Regional High School District administrators to once again provide funding for a full-time media specialist to manage the school’s library and media center. The young men and women, most of whom were library volunteers at one point, made…

  • Community college needs a fresh start

    A s a longtime Monmouth County resident, I have been following the news about Brookdale Community College since last spring. I am deeply disturbed by the questionable actions of the Board of Trustees for approving a lavish contract for the former president, while allowing him to misuse taxpayer and tuition dollars. In light of this…