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  • Robert N. Rider

    Mr. Rider, 85, of Old Bridge, died April 13, 2011, in Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge. He was predeceased by his wife, Catherine, and by a daughter, Mary Chojnacki. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Denise of Marlboro; three daughters and sons-in-law, Ellen and Larry Harris of Manalapan, Rita and Thomas Birardi of…

  • Colts Neck voters have decision to make

    Colts Neck faces choices on April 27. The tax levy is going down, but the tax rate is going up so most homeowners will see their taxes rise. We already pay over $17,000 per pupil — far more than similar districts — and the reason is not education. Our problem is running three schools with…

  • Frances Craig

    Mrs. Craig, 93, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, died April 7, 2011, at home. She was predeceased by a son, John Craig; a daughter, SheilaGearen; a sister, Elenore Hulbert; and a sonin law, Alan Miller. Surviving are four daughters, Jean Rose and husband, Bill, of Matawan; Joan Bieker and husband, Patrick, of Georgia, Lola…

  • Resident objects to tax dollars supporting PBS, NPR

    I must take exception with the recent editorial cartoon depicting poor Grover from “Sesame Street” (Public Broadcasting System/National Public Radio) standing blindfolded, last smoke dangling from his lips sadly waiting to be executed by, I can only presume, the evil Republicans. The fact is, today there is no need for my money to go to,…

  • Dorothy Staack Henofer

    Mrs. Henofer, 98, of Freehold Township, died April 8, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Prior to retiring, she was an executive secretary for J.P. Morgan Chase Bank in Manhattan for over 40 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert, in 1995; three siblings, Roy and Harold Staack and Marjorie DeYoung; and a…

  • Miller, Van Noy and Panek earn writer’s endorsement

    Positive change has come to the Howell K-8 School District as promised by Residents for Change, recently elected board members Jeanette Smith and Suzanne Brennan. They, along with board member Tim O’Brien, have made many positive, long-term changes. First, the board has hired a professional labor negotiator to negotiate a new teachers’ contract. The current…

  • Richard A. “Dick” Hanson

    Mr. Hanson, 59, of Manalapan, died April 11, 2011. He was an automobile mechanic and a member of the Sons of the American Legion, Englishtown. Surviving are a son, Douglas Ralph Hanson; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Robert Hanson and Ralph and Barbara Hanson; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Jane Mancuso, Connie Gant and Lorraine…

  • Writer encourages residents to take part in school vote

    A year has gone by. It is another school board election. The taxpayer abuse continues.  School board budget — The Howell K-8 School District Board of Education adopted a tentative budget with a zero percent tax increase in the general fund tax levy. Contracts are still being negotiated. We already pay 72 percent of…

  • Marion Peter

    Mrs. Peter, 75, of Freehold Township, formerly of Old Bridge, diedApril 11, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey), Ewing. Prior to retiring in 1990, she was a teacher in the Manalapan-Englishtown school system for 33 years. She is…