Category: News Transcript Opinion
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September exit strategy
GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY “It takes a while to grasp that a garden isn’t a testing ground for character and to stop asking, what did I do wrong? Maybe nothing.” — Eleanor Perenyi H as hodgepodging descended on your garden? Overcrowded with dense and uncontrolled growth, weeds hiding in plain sight and nary a bloom…
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Richard P. Morrissey
Mr. Morrissey, 56, of Freehold, died suddenly Aug. 26, 2011, at Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. He was a harness driver at the Freehold Raceway, Freehold, for many years. Surviving are six sisters; 12 nieces and nephews; and four great-nieces and great-nephews. A memorial gathering was held at the Freeman Funeral Home, Freehold.
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Ida Block
Mrs. Block, 102, of Holland, Pa., died Aug. 31, 2011. She was a resident of Freehold from the 1930s until she moved to Long Branch in 1951, where she was active with the Long Branch Hadassah. Mrs. Block was responsible for the finances of their business, TheAuto Boys. She also worked as a receptionist at…
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Anna V. Astone
Mrs. Astone, 91, of Farmingdale, died Sept. 6, 2011, at the Geraldine L. Thompson Care Center, Wall. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Astone was predeceased by her husband, Sabato; five brothers, John, Michael, Frank, Fred and Raymond Giantomenico; and a sister, Helen Giantomenico. Surviving are two daughters, Ronnie Dige and her husband, John, of Farmingdale,…
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Dr. Surekha Dwivedi
Dr. Dwivedi, 42, of Colts Neck, died Aug. 27, 2011, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Mainpuri, India, and came to the U.S. at the age of 1. Dr. Dwivedi was a graduate of Douglass College at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, where she was…
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Ernestina “Titi” DeJesus
Mrs. DeJesus, 76, of Freehold, died Sept. 8, 2011, at Wedgwood Gardens, Freehold Township. Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, she lived in the Freehold area for more than 40 years. Mrs. DeJesus was an assembler for Peerless Tube Products, Freehold, and a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Church, Freehold. She was predeceased by her…
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for the record
A postcard owned by Richard Novick of Marlboro was valued at $15,000 at one point, but eventually sold by Novick for $4,000. An article about Novick’s postcard collection that was published in the Sept. 7 News Transcript incorrectly stated that Novick paid $15,000 for that postcard. The postcard was purchased in a collection of more…
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Blanche H. Mitchell
Mrs. Mitchell, 90, of Freehold, formerly of Farmingdale, died Aug. 11, 2011, at Monmouth Crossing, Freehold Township. She was predeceased by her husband, Walter Mitchell. Mrs. Mitchell is survived by her sister, Jessie Bergstom of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; and many nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held at the First United Methodist Church…
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