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  • for the record 

    Members of the Borough Council in Freehold Borough have not received a raise in their annual stipend since 2009, according to Mayor Michael Wilson. The mayor is receiving $10,076 and council members are receiving $8,347 in 2011. While an additional 2 percent was included in the budget for every salary account for every department in…

  • Talking beats emailing

    IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN During the final week of September the News Transcript contacted the local Marlboro Democratic and Republican candidates to set up personal interviews to be conducted during the first week in October. The Democrats said they were available anytime that week and in fact conducted telephone interviews with a reporter that…

  • Michael J. Ruotolo

    Mr. Ruotolo, 30, of Freehold Township, died Oct. 26, 2011, at home. He graduated summa cum laude from Chapman University, Orange, Calif., and was pursuing a master’s degree in psychology. Mr. Ruotolo was the chief diplomat for the Conservative Party. Surviving are his parents, Edward and Doreen Ruotolo; paternal grandparents, Edward and Violet Ruotolo; a…

  • Everett Stuart McLaren

    Mr. McLaren, 86, of Columbus, formerly of Freehold, died Oct. 25, 2011, at Burlington Memorial Hospital, Burlington. He graduated from Freehold High School in 1943. Prior to retiring, he was employed by Pathmark, Dover Township, and before that, for Swift & Co., New Brunswick. Mr. McLaren was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.…

  • Beginning to feel a lot like Christmas? No!

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH ‘W ell, the weather outside is frightful.” At least that’s what our Little Charlie was singing as he poured himself a glass of juice last month. At the time the sun was shining and the temperature was no less than 70 degrees. “It’s not frightful, Charlie,” I corrected, as…

  • Kelly Ann Mehl

    Mrs. Mehl, 40, of Toms River, formerly of Jackson, died Oct. 14, 2011, at Ocean Medical Center, Brick. She was a graduate of Jackson Memorial High School. Mrs. Mehl was employed as a hairstylist at Illusions Hair Salon & Day Spa, Freehold. She was predeceased by her father, Robert Ptaszynski. Surviving are her husband, John…

  • Steven Condreras

    Mr. Condreras, 47, of Sealey Lake, Mont., died suddenly Oct. 13, 2011, in Charleston, W. Va. He was a 1983 graduate of Toms River High School North and the owner/operator of C & C Trucking, Seeley Lake. Surviving are his wife, Lorraine Webb Condreras; a stepson, John Mann, of Colorado; his mother, Joan Condreras, ofWhiting;…

  • James H. Jackson

    Mr. Jackson, 77, of Freehold, died Oct. 25, 2011, at home. Prior to retiring, he was a general foreman for the Nestle Company, Freehold, where he was employed for 43 years. Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Mary Eleen Ryan Jackson; his children and their spouses, Lawrence J. Jackson, Garry R. Jackson, Jill and…

  • Michael J. Ruotolo

    Mr. Ruotolo, 30, of Freehold Township, died Oct. 26, 2011, at home. He graduated summa cum laude from Chapman University, Orange, Calif., and was pursuing a master’s degree in psychology. Mr. Ruotolo was the chief diplomat for the Conservative Party. Surviving are his parents, Edward and Doreen Ruotolo; paternal grandparents, Edward and Violet Ruotolo; a…