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Kathleen “Kitty” Goff Markovich
Mrs. Markovich, 85, of South Amboy, formerly of Parlin, died March 22, 2012. She was born in Dun Laoghaire (County Dublin), Ireland. Prior to retiring, she was employed in the billing department for 20 years at Raritan Bay Medical Center, PerthAmboy. She was predeceased by her husband, Andrew F. Markovich, in 1994; and a brother,…
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Staci Michelle Bennett
Mrs. Bennett, 42, of Waretown, died March 26, 2012, at Southern Ocean Medical Center, Manahawkin. She graduated from Marlboro High School, class of 1987, and attended the University of Maryland, College Park, Md. Surviving are her parents, Charles, and Sheila Gelfond; two sons, Josh and Justin; two sisters, Lori Hornacek and Randi Hinkes; and a…
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Equal treatment is guaranteed in this nation
I n this country we have grown up with the idea that the majority rules. I believe, for the most part, it should. We vote for our public officials, we vote on bond proposals, we vote for school board budgets and much more — an example of majority rules. But what we should never take…
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Laura Spinello
Mrs. Spinello, 73, of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, died March 26, 2012, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was born in Jersey City and had resided in Colonia her entire life. Prior to retiring in 2007, Mrs. Spinello worked in the human resources department atWakefern Food Corp., Edison, for 18 years. She…
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With enrollment down, why is budget up?
It appears the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education has little concern for the taxpayers of the township. Marlboro schools have lost more than 600 students in the past six years. That is equivalent to a full-size school of about 25 classes, yet board spending has never gone down, even with a loss of…
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Ronald J. Karpin
Mr. Karpin, 69, of Freehold Township, died March 20, 2012, at Geraldine Thompson Care Center, Wall Township. He was a graduate of Bryant University, Smithfield, R.I., and the University of Rhode Island, where he earned a Master of Science degree. He was employed as a consultant for the National Coalition Against Gambling and served in…
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Editorial cartoon’s comparison with Jimmy Carter was off-base
I was wondering what exactly Greater Media Newspapers’ editorial cartoonist John Carey had in mind when he asserted that President Barack Obama was “starting to look like Jimmy Carter” in his recent political cartoon (March 21). • President Obama secured the demise of Osama bin Laden and a score of other high level al-Qaeda terrorists…
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John T. “Jack” Gamache
Mr. Gamache, 76, a resident of Middletown for 52 years, died March 25, 2012, in Long Branch. He worked as a lineman for JCP&L for more than 40 years before retiring in 1995. He was communicant of St Catherine’s Church, Middletown, where he was a Eucharistic minister. Mr. Gamache served in the National Guard. He…
