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Freehold school board adopts 2012-13 budget
FREEHOLD — The Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a $20.9 million budget for the 2012-13 school year . According to BusinessAdministrator Patrick DeGeorge, the budget includes an increase in state aid from $8.7 million in 2011-12 to $9.2 million in 2012-13. The budget will not eliminate any programs, cause no…
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Anne Benjamin Gomolka
Mrs. Gomolka, 82, of the Morgan section of Sayreville, died April 2, 2012, at Care One of Holmdel. Mrs. Gomolka was a communicant of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, South Amboy, where she was a member of the Rosary Society. She was predeceased by her husband, Albert J. Gomolka. Surviving are her children and their…
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Student’s essay earns honor
A Marlboro High School student won a top spot in a high school essay contest conducted by the Bill of Rights Institute. The contest asked students, “How does the Constitution establish and maintain a culture of liberty?” Representing the Northeast Region, George Xie, a sophomore at Marlboro High School, earned third place and $250 in…
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Joan Mary Crosson
Mrs. Crosson, 77, of Marlboro, died April 7, 2012, at Seabrook Village Renaissance Gardens, Tinton Falls. Prior to retiring, she was employed as a credit manager in West Windsor. Mrs. Crosson was predeceased by her husband, George, in 2003. Surviving are four brothers, Donald Graham of Manalapan, Richard Graham of Fairview, Timothy Graham of Fords…
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Anna Nevelinski O’Shea
Mrs. O’Shea, 82, of Ocala, Fla., formerly of Freehold, died March 18, 2012, in Gainesville, Fla. She was predeceased by her husbands, Anton Nevelinski, in 1971, and Robert J. O’Shea, in 2004. Surviving are two daughters, Nancy A. Ward and her husband, Ed, of Ocala, and Toni Lyon Nevelinsk of Jacksonville, Fla.; a sister, Bertha…
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Michael J. Sayko
Mr. Sayko, 49, of Howell, died April 3, 2012, at home, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a 1985 graduate of St. Andrew’s College, Laurinburg, N.C. Mr. Sayko was the owner of Triad Research, Howell. Prior to that, he worked for Computer Sciences Corp., Eatontown. Surviving are his wife of 23 years, Marcia…
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Soaring
A bald eagle’s eyesight is amazing. It can see both forward and to the side at the same time. This makes it very hard to sneak up on them. It’s why fish never do it, but studies have shown they would love to try. IMAGE BY BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com
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Rosary M. Smurro
Mrs. Smurro, 69, of Manalapan, died March 31, 2012, at home. She was a communicant of St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Manalapan and a former communicant and member of the Rosary Altar Society of St. Edmund’s Catholic Church in Brooklyn, N.Y. Surviving are her husband, Joseph; two sons and daughters-in-law, Michael and Lisa of…
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Patricia A. Ekdahl
Mrs. Ekdahl, 77, of Freehold Township, died April 6, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Surviving are her husband, John E. Ekdahl; two sons, Jay Ekdahl and his wife, Cathy Rediker, and Thomas Ekdahl; a daughter, Patty Leopold, and her husband, Jules; two brothers, George Dewey Murphy and Robert Murphy; a sister, Elizabeth Henderson;…
