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Joseph T. Battaglia
Mr. Battaglia, 80, of Jackson, formerly of Aberdeen, died May 27, 2011, at Care One at Jackson. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Prior to retiring, Mr. Battaglia was employed by the U.S. Treasury in New York City. He was predeceased by his wife, Doris, in 2007. Surviving are a son…
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Georgiana Peacock
Mrs. Peacock, 93, of Farmingdale, died May 29, 2011, at home. Along with her husband, she was a founding member of American Legion Post 178, Farmingdale. Mrs. Peacock retired from CECOM (Communications-Electronics Command), Fort Monmouth, in 1973. She was predeceased by her husband of 66 years, Donald J. Peacock; and a brother, Daniel Cattes. A…
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Don’t weaken a law that protects children
On Sept. 20, 2007, my wife and I awoke to the sounds of our baby daughter screaming. When I ran in to her room, I found that her crib front railing had dislodged from the side rail, catching her hand in between. She was only a little bruised, but it could have been much worse.…
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Thanks to postal employees and those who contributed food
On behalf of the volunteers and clients of Freehold Area Open Door Food Pantry, I would like to thank the letter carriers of the Freehold post office and those who contributed to their food drive on May 14. The residents of our community were extremely generous, and the postal workers were kept very busy picking…
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Serious attention must be paid to pollution at New Jersey shore
Summer beach season has officially kicked off and like many New Jersey residents, I will spend my weekends at the shore anywhere from Sandy Hook to Island Heights. Unfortunately, reckless development of Barnegat Bay and the shore is threatening the waters where we swim and fish due to chemical pollution from overstressed storm basins, making…
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William F. Conway III
Mr. Conway, 72, of Eatontown, formerly of Freehold, died May 31, 2011, at St. Barnabas Hospice, Long Branch. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Prior to retiring, he worked for E.I. Dupont de Nemours Co. in Parlin. Mr. Conway is survived by his wife, Gail; three sons, Christopher, Steven and William IV; two daughters and…
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Racinos vs. A.C. gaming? Let Legislature decide
GUEST COLUMN JOSEPH IRACE The state of New Jersey’s latest Atlantic City rescue plan, for all intents and purposes, ensures a slow and painful death by a thousand cuts to New Jersey’s horse racing industry, all because our elected officials in Trenton are both blinded and mesmerized by the bright lights of Atlantic City. The…
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Michael Richard Mastro
Mr. Mastro, 95, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, died June 1, 2011, at Care One in Holmdel. He was a retired cane manufacturer. He was predeceased by his wife, Thelma Mastro, in 1989. Mr. Mastro is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Anthony and Ginny Mastro; two daughters and a son-in-law, Marie Pelaia, and…
