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  • Organic pizza? Picky, picky, picky

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH One would think that a mother of four young men would celebrate as each one flies out of the nest. There certainly are a few reasons for a mom to do a happy dance. For instance, there is the prospect of keeping bread around for longer than 24 hours,…

  • George Cyril Gmitter

    Mr. Gmitter, 84, of Manalapan, died April 27, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a founding member of St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Church, Manalapan. Mr. Gmitter served as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was also a Merchant Marine for many years. He was predeceased by…

  • Student finds his voice with help of family, school, iPad

    Father: ‘Life-changing’ is easy to say; living it is unbelievable BYADAM JOSEPH DRICI Staff Writer Enrique Mendez, with his father, John, is recognized by the Old Bridge Board of Education. I t took nine years, but when it finally happened, it was more than worth the wait. Enrique Mendez, a second-grader at the Voorhees Elementary…

  • Ann Clayton McCarty

    Mrs. McCarty, 74, of Howell, died April 26, 2012. She was an elementary-school teacher for the Howell Board of Education for over 34 years, retiring from the Taunton School in 1996. In 1974 she was nominated for the National Outstanding Teacher of the Year award. She was predeceased by a brother, C. Ensley Clayton. Surviving…

  • Special education dept. goal: Help every student succeed

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Without fear or hesitation, Sarah Kim stood in front of a room full of people to deliver a speech that some people mistakenly thought she would never be able to write. Sarah, a Freehold Township High School junior, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a result of complications at birth.…

  • Anthony J. Bonomo

    Mr. Bonomo, 89, of Freehold, formerly of Brooklyn, N.Y., died April 30, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and served in the Pacific theater. He was 1949 graduate of the City College of New York and was a certified public accountant. Prior to retiring…

  • Projects earn students trip to state competition

    MARLBORO — At the New Jersey History Day regional competition held on March 24 at Rider University, Lawrenceville, 16 projects created by students in the Marlboro Middle School National History Day Club, advised by social studies seminar teacher Barbara Gallo, qualified to move on to the state competition to be held at William Paterson University,…

  • Dianne Riccobene

    Mrs. Riccobene, 56, of Freehold Township, diedMay 1, 2012, at home. She was born in Elizabeth, was raised in Kenilworth and had lived in Cranford, Old Bridge and Manalapan before moving to Freehold Township in 2004. Mrs. Riccobene was employed as a materials manager for Metropolitan Surgical Center, South Amboy, and Physicians Surgical Center, Toms…