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  • Dugan school staff members are honored

    MARLBORO — Frank J. Dugan Elementary School art teacher Victoria Andalucia and media specialist Susan Palmer recently received honorable mention recognition in the Gale and Library Media Connection 2011 TEAMS competition (Teachers and Media Specialists Influencing Student Achievement) for their submission “LearningAboutAfrica in a BigWay,” a comprehensive multi-cultural project for students in grades one through…

  • Help is available to victims of sexual abuse in Monmouth County

    The recent scandal unfolding at Penn State University serves as a stark reminder that sexual abusers can be anyone and anywhere. They can be someone we know and trust; in fact, more than 80 percent of sexual assaults are committed by people we know, acquaintances, dates, neighbors and family members. And victims of sexual assault…

  • Frank Carmine Romano

    Mr. Romano, 76, of Howell, died Nov. 27, 2011, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Prior to retiring in 1992, Mr. Romano was employed as a facilities manager for the Mobil Oil Corp., Pennington, for 31 years. Surviving are his wife of 47 years, Marilyn; a…

  • Cards for everyone, except Vera

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH The reason for the season. While I’m not one to ring my own bell, I must admit that I keep it in mind. I never write Merry X-mas (other than just now), make sure to display as many shepherds as Santas, and alternate religious hymns with my fa-la-la-las as…

  • Peter Charles Cutolo

    Mr. Cutolo, 90, of Freehold Township, died Dec. 2, 2011, at home. Prior to retiring, he was a general organizer for Local 144, a large union serving New York City hotel, hospital and nursing home employees. Mr. Cutolo was a veteran ofWorldWar II. He was predeceased by his wife of 53 years, Kathryn DiSabato Cutolo…

  • Woe at U.S. Postal Service is being felt in Milltown

    CODA GREG BEAN A s you’re listening to all the gloom and doom stories about what will happen next year when the U.S. Postal Service reduces its services even further to save money, here are two pre-cutback vignettes fromthe post office this holiday season, courtesy of the East Brunswick Post Office. SceneOne: There are about…

  • Joan Samanich

    Mrs. Samanich, 81, of Freehold and upstate New York, died Dec. 8, 2011, at the Madison Center, Old Bridge. Prior to retiring, she was employed for more than 25 years as a school bus driver for the Freehold Township Board of Education. She was predeceased by her husband, Emanuel, a sister Blanche Zelinsky, and a…

  • Christopher A. Ingstrup

    Mr. Ingstrup, 48, of Freehold Township, died Nov. 22, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a 1981 graduate of Freehold Township High School. Prior to retiring in 2000, he worked at ShopRite, Freehold, for 25 years. More recently, he was involved in buying and selling baseball memorabilia. Mr. Ingstrup was predeceased by…

  • Foundation continues to support K-8 schools

    MARLBORO — Agift of $26,000 from the Marlboro Educational Foundation will help to bring innovative programs to pupils in the Marlboro K-8 School District. When the Marlboro Board of Education met on Nov 21, a donation from the Marlboro Educational Foundation in the amount of $26,000 was accepted. The Marlboro Educational Foundation was established in…