Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Frank X. Doyle
Mr. Doyle, 87, of Freehold Township, died April 30, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Mr. Doyle was born in Jersey City. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946 and was discharged as an aviation machinist mate first class. He was a department chief for Western Electric where he was employed…
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on campus •••
Rider University, Lawrenceville, named to following local students to the dean’s list for the fall semester: Freehold residents Anthony Vitalo, a senior liberal studies major; Colleen Belmonte, a senior elementary education major; Christine Ryerson, a junior psychology major; Amanda Martori, a senior marketing major; Suzanne Swinarski, a junior elementary education major; Erica Kulp, a junior…
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Dispatch decisions in Freehold raise questions
Freehold Borough’s leaders often forget, and sometimes take for granted, the true dedication which the fire department members offer and the enormous significance a dispatcher within the firehouse plays in the quality of service which the Freehold Fire Department provides. The mayor and Borough Council announced on April 5 that they would be eliminating the…
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Irene Closterman
Mrs. Closterman, 98, of Hazlet, died March 31, 2010, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She came to the United States from England as a young child and was a longtime resident of Garfield before settling in Hazlet in 2006. Mrs. Closterman was predeceased by her husband, Peter Closterman, in 1999. She is survived by her…
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N.J. school districts should have right to negotiate the best deal
News Transcript Managing Editor Mark Rosman finds himself in a slight dilemma, as I do, in accepting the role of alleged state mediator school contract negotiators (“Let the Public Be Heard,” News Transcript, April 14). Should state mediators energize settlements to conform to other nearby towns or is each school district a separate entity unto…
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John Alvah Woolley
Mr. Woolley, 79, of Farmingdale and Singer Island, Fla., died from cancer on April 19, 2010, at Good Samaritan Medical Center, West Palm Beach, Fla. He was born in Spring Lake and graduated from Manasquan High School and Monmouth College, West Long Branch. He was the founder and owner of Woolley’s Fish Market, Howell, from…
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Effort put forth by teachers is backbone of education
Hello! Remember me? The classroom teacher who, on my own time, wrote that heartfelt letter of recommendation when your student applied to college or was trying to get a summer job? The person who revised and edited your child’s all-important college entrance essay? The one who came in early to help your student write an…
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Ronald Andrew Husosky
Mr. Husosky, 61, of Manalapan, died April 20, 2010, after a 19-month battle with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. He was a graduate of Monmouth University, West Long Branch, and worked as a warehouse manager with Super Markets General. He was an Eagle Scout and served as an assistant scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 157. Mr. Husosky is…
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EMT volunteer numbers are on the decline in New Jersey
The volunteer emergency medical services (EMS) community’s financial fears are becoming reality. In December 2009, then-Gov. Jon Corzine transferred $4 million from the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Training Fund to the general fund to help offset a budget shortfall. As a result, since April 1, the fund reimburses only part of the volunteer EMTs educational…
