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Freehold Township students’ artwork honored
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Elementary and middle school winners of the Freehold Township Education Foundation Chalkboard art contest, (l-r) Molly McNamara, Aaliyah Rocourt and Ty Cascone, display their artwork at a recent meeting of the Freehold Township K-8 School District Board of Education. The winner in the high school age group was Karlie…
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George J. Etlinger
Mr. Etlinger, 59, of Freehold Township, died Oct. 2, 2011. Prior to retiring, he was a captain of the Freehold Township Police Department where he served for 25 years. After his retirement, he was an agent with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Freehold. Surviving are his former wife, Sandra Schingo Etlinger; two sons, Frank and…
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Recent editorial cartoon was unfair to nurses
The Sept. 21 editorial cartoon is shamefully misleading to New Jersey residents and painfully unfair to nurses who take care of our elderly and disabled in long-term care facilities. The cartoon asserts that the state of New Jersey is 22nd in long-term nursing care, which implies that nurses are solely responsible for the grade on…
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on campus
Gregory Grossman of the Morganville section of Marlboro has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Widener University, Chester, Pa., where he is in the honors curriculum. He is a 2010 graduate of Marlboro High School. Penn State University, State College, Pa., has awarded degrees to Daniel R. Lewis and William…
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Karleen C. Reeves
Ms. Reeves, 55, of Manalapan, died Oct. 8, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Prior to moving to Manalapan, she was employed as a machinist for Premium Building Products in West Salem, Ohio. Surviving are two daughters, Frances Vender and Becka Reeves, both of Manalapan; four grandchildren; two brothers, Edward and Mitchell Truskolaski, both…
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Young people are only asking for a chance to succeed in life
Eleven hours in detention. Most of that time spent handcuffed on a bus and part of it spent in a jail cell with no food, water or use of the facilities. That is how my son spent a recent Saturday. He and his friends went down to see what the Wall Street protesters were doing.…
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Girl, you’ve simply got to have it
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I love to shop. I won’t deny it. Give me a couple of coupons, blue-light specials and a stack of items billed at a price worthy of throwing down for, and my heart goes all aflutter. I’ve been known to show up early, wait in long lines, and go…
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Robert T. Sculthorpe
Mr. Sculthorpe, 71,of Freehold Township, formerly of Howell, died Sept. 28, 2011, at home after an extended illness. Prior to retiring 20 years ago, he was a crane operator at Earle Naval Base, Colts Neck. Before that, he had worked at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, Lakehurst. Surviving are his wife, Ellen Sculthorpe; two sons, Robert…
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for the record
The following information was not included in an article about the Freehold FirstAid and Emergency Squad that was published in the Oct. 5 edition of the News Transcript. Anyone who would like to make a donation to the first aid squad may do so by visiting the website at www.freeholdems.org. Donations are made through PayPal.…
