Category: News Transcript Opinion
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James F. Carey Jr.
Mr. Carey, 68, of Colts Neck, formerly of Sayreville, died Jan. 6, 2011, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran serving during the Vietnam War. He was employed as a millwright for the E.I. DuPont de Nemours, Sayreville, and also owned and operated Carey Home Improvement, Sayreville…
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Michael J. Ruscitto
Mr. Ruscitto, 82, of Staten Island, N.Y., died Jan. 11, 2011, at his daughter’s home in Manalapan. Prior to retiring, he worked for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. He was predeceased by his wife, Edna, in 2006. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Denise and Domenick Varricchio of Manalapan; a son…
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Signs of the times: At least we’ve learned who we are
CODA GREG BEAN Every once in a while, a piece of information falls into your lap that answers so many questions, such as why I’ve always felt a little bit psychotic, sort of like that lady in “The Three Faces of Eve,” except with one less face. And that same information explains why so many…
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John “Jack” Brunner
Mr. Brunner, 65, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, died Jan. 7, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold. He received a bachelor’s degree from St. John’s University, where he played basketball, and a master’s degree from New Jersey City University, Jersey City. Surviving are his wife of 28 years, Nancy Cameron Brunner; a daughter, Erin…
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Dorothy L. Curcio
Mrs. Curcio, 91, of Cherry Hill, formerly of The Villages, Howell, died Jan. 12, 2011, at Silver Care, Cherry Hill. Prior to retiring, she was employed by Freehold Raceway for almost 20 years. Before that, she was a bookkeeper at the Lerner Shop, Red Bank. Shewas predeceased by her husband, Robert; her parents, Louis and…
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Lame duck session was not right time to ratify START
Last month during the lame duck session of Congress, the Senate rammed through, voted on and passed the START treaty on Dec. 23. The START treaty stands for Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. It was signed inApril 2010 by President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Never has a major nuclear arms control treaty been…
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Donald Joseph Langan
Mr. Langan, 53, of Manalapan, died Jan. 8, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He worked as a manager for Wakefern Food Corp. in Edison for 31 years. He also coached for a Manalapan Township baseball travel team. Surviving are his wife, Sharon; three children, Donald Joseph Jr., Heather Lynne and Courtney Anne; three…
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Teressa Cornelia Erickson
Mrs. Erickson, 100, a resident of Keyport since 1934, died Jan. 13, 2011, at Bayshore Health Care Center, Holmdel. She was a member of the Christian Science Church. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Erickson, in 1993. Mrs. Erickson is survived by two daughters, Betty Jane Hurlbert of Freehold and Elizabeth M. Walling of…
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Writer offers another viewpoint on Wikileaks matter
The writer of the letter to the editor, “Writer Reflects on Issue Surrounding WikiLeaks,” published in the News Transcript on Dec. 29, reflects a onesided position regarding WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange. I respect the writer’s comments, but suggest the correct State Department definition of terrorism is as stated, but should be complete in its quote. “Premeditated,…
