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  • William H. De Voe

    Mr. De Voe, 63, of Manalapan, died May 28, 2011, at his family’s home in South River. He was predeceased by his wife, Sandra Szmyd De Voe, and by his father, William Henry De Voe. Surviving are a son, William Blaise De Voe of Manalapan; his mother, Regina De Voe of South River; a sister-in-law,…

  • Antonio Cresti

    Mr. Cresti, 81, of Manahawkin, formerly of East Brunswick, died May 30, 2011, at home. Prior to his retirement, he was the owner of Cresti Carpentry, East Brunswick, for many years. Surviving are his wife, Carmela Bello Cresti; two daughters, Rosemarie Holton, and her husband, Brian, of East Brunswick and Linda DiStasi, and her husband,…

  • Florence Glatzer

    Mrs. Glatzer, 95, of Freehold Township, died May 25, 2011. She was an assistant manager for Britt’s department store, Freehold Township, after working for years on a farm on Robertsville Road, Freehold. She was predeceased by her husband of 76 years, David A. Glatzer, in 2010; and a son, Raymond H. Glatzer, in 1993. Surviving…

  • Sandra Avento

    Mrs. Avento, 70, of Freehold Township, died May 26, 2011. For more than 20 years, she was an office manager for the medical office of Drs. Barth, Tarnoff, Seigel and Goldstein. She is survived by her husband, John; two daughters and a son-in-law, Debi Avento of Freehold, and Cheryl and Scott Matthews of Tinton Falls;…

  • School funding: Thorough, not efficient

    GUEST COLUMN ANDREW BRUCK Forty years of school finance litigation and we still can’t agree what it means to provide a “thorough and efficient” system of public education. The latest Abbott v. Burke ruling did not distinguish between the two parts of New Jersey’s most famous constitutional phrase, but it seems unlikely we will ever…

  • Vasil Scecka

    Mr. Scecka, 88, of Manalapan, died May 27, 2011, in Wedgewood Gardens, Freehold. He was predeceased by his first wife, Jeannette Delepierre Scecka. Surviving are his wife, Alla Kuzmitskaia; two stepchildren, Vita Yablan of Old Bridge andAliaksei Kuzmitski of Marlboro; four step-grandchildren; and one step-greatgrandson. Aservice was held at St. Euphrosynia Belarus Orthodox Church, South…

  • Ruth Marie (McKenna) Jennings

    Mrs. Jennings, 78, of The Willows, Holmdel, died May 31, 2011. She was a longtime resident of Kearny, moving to Englishtown in 1986 and Leisure Village, Lakewood, in 1998. Mrs. Jennings was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Jennings, and a brother, Raymond McKenna. She is survived by her sons, Thomas and his wife, Kathleen, of…

  • Students help organize cultural arts festival

    Dancers perform during a cultural arts festival, “Para La Unidad, For Unity,” that was held at the YMCA Community Center, Freehold Borough. The festival was the brainchild of Colts Neck High School senior Olivia Shabash, 18. FREEHOLD — The members of many ethnic groups came together at the YMCA Community Center in Freehold Borough recently…

  • Catena pupils, staff thrilled with honor

    School in Freehold Township earns national recognition for character education BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The array of positive programs that have been created at the Joseph J. Catena School, Burlington Road, has been recognized by the state and the nation. The Catena School has been named a 2011 National School…