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  • William L. Brown

    Mr. Brown, 86, of Freehold, died Sept. 26, 2010, at home. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a veteran of World War II. Prior to retiring, he was employed as the head custodian for the Freehold Intermediate School. Surviving are his wife of 61 years, Neva; two sons and a daughter-in-law, James…

  • Tenure must be on the table in reform talks

    CODA GREG BEAN One of the first columns I wrote after coming to work at Greater Media Newspapers was at the request of my youngest son, who was distraught that his favorite teacher had been denied tenure in East Brunswick and was losing his job. My son was angry at the unfairness of the situation…

  • George F. Mazauskas

    Mr. Mazauskas, 85, a resident of the Leonardo section of Middletown for 25 years, died Sept. 21, 2010, at CareOne at Wall. He was a packaging technician for Jiffy Packaging in Hillside for 30 years. He was also a former Irvington councilman. Mr. Mazauskas was a U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II. His former…

  • Marlboro resident sad to see Pathmark close

    It is with true sadness that I want to personally and publicly say how sorry I am to see Pathmark of Marlboro close. The store is one of the central New Jersey Pathmark supermarkets that will close its doors in the next few weeks, and I will miss the people who have come to be…

  • A chance for people to rally for nation’s future

    America has a $13 trillion deficit. On Sept. 7, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated that the United States is weakened by this huge deficit. Are you tired of the out-ofcontrol spending? Are you tired of the corruption? Are you tired of the games both political parties play? Are you tired of having a government…

  • Sipprelle and Little gain resident’s support for U.S. Congress

    According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 7,625,000 net jobs were gained during the Republican-controlled Congress fiscal years (October 2003 to October 2007), while the net jobs lost since the Democrats took control of Congress is 7,442,000, a difference of over 15 million jobs. The net jobs lost in the so-called recovery summer”…

  • Agnes Rose Snively

    Mrs. Snively, 97, of Freehold, died Aug.30, 2010, at Hospice of Cincinnati, Anderson, Ohio. Born in New Brunswick, she lived in Freehold most of her life. Her husband, Melchoir, predeceased her in 2006. She is survived by her two daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Rich Ewald of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Patricia and Tom Musgrave, of…

  • Let’s hope they spend all of that $100 million wisely

    CODA GREG BEAN Like most people, I was impressed last week when I learned about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement that he would pump up to $100 million into Newark’s troubled schools in a “challenge” grant.When he made the announcement of the grant on “Oprah,” he was accompanied by Newark Mayor Cory Booker and New…

  • Denise L. Ferland

    Mrs. Ferland, 78, of Farmingdale, died Sept. 8, 2010, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was born in Quebec City, Canada, and moved to the United States in 1967. She was a seamstress and a member of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union in Asbury Park. Surviving are her husband, Jacques; a son,…