Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Kelly Ann Boyd-VonSauers
Mrs. Boyd-VonSauers, 48, of Freehold Township, diedAug. 12, 2011, at home. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and resided there before moving to Freehold Township 13 years ago. Surviving are her husband, Edward J. VonSauers; three sons, Joseph, Ryan and Maximillian; her mother, Mary Boyd; two brothers, Thomas and William Boyd; and two sisters, Margaret…
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Big girls don’t cry. Well, not as much
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I did it. Much to my dismay and anguish, last Tuesday I loaded up our Huey and hauled him off to attend a campus far away from his mother. But I was a big girl. Longtime readers may recall how I all but made a fool of myself when…
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Eve M. Clark Van Deursen
Mrs. Van Deursen, 74, of Spotswood, formerly of East Brunswick, died Aug. 8, 2011, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard Van Deursen. Surviving are a son, Richard of Milltown; five daughters, Robyn of Spotswood, Diane Simeone, and her husband, Joe, of Ringoes section of East Amwell,…
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August: ‘If you garden, they will come’
GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY “You inherently have responsibilities totake care of things.” — Jack Dangermond N ow that summer is in full swing, we need to rev up a bit in our garden maintenance. You don’t want weeds to compete with your phlox, so weed a little bit at a time, but do it fairly…
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Florence Mangan
Mrs. Mangan, 86, of Freehold, died Aug. 14, 2011, at Bartley Healthcare, Jackson. She was predeceased by a son, Thomas; two brothers, Joseph and Thomas Windhausen; and a sister Dorothea Tanasy. Surviving are her husband of 63 years, John; three daughters, Kathy and her husband, Richard Pultar, of Freehold, Karen Nedd and her partner, Charles…
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USA must recognize its dependence on China
Regarding the Aug. 3 letter to the editor in the News Transcript criticizing a speaker at a recent Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education meeting, I think the author of the letter, Shirley Lew, needs to stop looking for an opportunity to feel offended. Any American who does not recognize our continued and…
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People from other places have made USA great
In response to “It’s Time to Drop the Hyphen; We Are Americans” (Letters to the Editor, News Transcript, Aug. 10), I tip my hat to hyphenated Americans. They are what has made this country great! Jack Zaraya Freehold Township
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Her days as a pack mule are over
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I was quite the hauler when our sons were young. I toted diaper bags and lugged toddlers wherever I went. I carried teething rings, baby bottles and a fully stocked layette. Oftentimes I’d find myself carrying a dinosaur and at least one football with no recollection of agreeing to…
