Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Doris M. Eaves

    Mrs. Eaves, 88, of Jackson, formerly of Freehold, died Feb. 20, 2011, at Bartley Healthcare, Jackson. Mrs. Eaves was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, Doyle J. Eaves; a son, Gary Eaves; and a great-grandson, Jackson. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Donna Eaves of Jackson; a daughter, Sandra Hazen of…

  • Celebrate 50 years of Green Acres program

    New Jersey’s Green Acres program celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. This highly successful program is the longest continuously running, state-supported open space program in the nation — a testament to the foresight of those who established it and to countless New Jersey voters who voted yes for open space preservation in the face of…

  • David Peck

    Mr. Peck, 71, of Freehold, died Feb. 17, 2011. He was a graduate of the University of Rhode Island and served in the National Guard. Prior to retiring, he was vice president of corporate systems at Carter Wallace Inc., Cranbury. He was predeceased by his first wife, Gloria Loraine Gewirtz Peck, in 1985; and a…

  • Wages paid to Marlboro school bus drivers are a shock to resident

    A fter thoroughly reading several recent articles in the News Transcript pertaining to the drastic measures taken to balance the Marlboro K-8 School District budget, I say this: “The party’s over and it’s about time!” Relief has been far too long in coming to overburdened taxpayers. The ongoing hoopla concerning the Marlboro K-8 School District…

  • Carl C. Lehmann

    Mr. Lehmann, 62, of El Paso, Texas, formerly of Freehold, died Jan. 19, 2011. He served his country as a U.S. Army sergeant during the Vietnam War. Mr. Lehmann was employed as a machine operator for M&Q Plastics of Freehold and Texas. Surviving are a brother, Douglas Lehmann of Freehold; a sister, Barbara Kiely of…

  • The accusation: He wrote new chapter in ‘Management 101’

    CODA GREG BEAN If Joseph Spicuzzo — former Middlesex County sheriff, barely former chairman of the county’s Democratic Party and recently resigned commissioner at the New Jersey Sports& Exposition Authority — is found guilty of the charges against him, I can’t for the life of me see how he’s done anything wrong. As a matter…

  • Frances Del Galdo

    Mrs. Del Galdo, 90, of Old Bridge, formerly of Matawan, died Feb. 24, 2011, in Sunrise Assisted Living, Marlboro. She was predeceased by her husband, Giulio Del Galdo, and by a son, Robert Del Galdo. Surviving are a daughter, Judy McInerney, and her husband, Jack, of Old Bridge; a daughter-in-law, Josephine Del Galdo of Staten…