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  • Sanford B. Wheeler

    Mr. Wheeler, 89, of Englishtown, formerly of Chatham, died March 13, 2010, at Pine Brook Care Center, Manalapan. He was a veteran of Word War II and was honorably discharged in 1945 from the U.S. Navy after serving six years. He earned a bachelor’s degree from New York University, New York City, and a master’s…

  • Adrian Walter Czech

    Mr. Czech, 66, of Marlboro, formerly of Edison and Perth Amboy, died March 14, 2010, at home. He was a graduate of Rutgers University and worked for more than 20 years as manager of Clark Forklift, Clark, and Friestock Motors. He also was self-employed as a television satellite installer and technician. Surviving are a sister,…

  • John J. Fortini

    Mr. Fortini, 61, of Old Bridge, formerly of Manalapan, died March 17, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a manager at Gerdau AmeriSteel, Sayreville, previously known as New Jersey Steel. Surviving are his wife of 42 years, Donna; a son, John of Phoenix, Ariz.; a daughter, Jeanna of Chandler, Ariz.; two brothers,…

  • Seymour Wilenski

    Mr. Wilenski, 97, of Somerset, died March 17, 2010, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was born in Novogrudek, Poland, as was a Holocaust survivor. He was predeceased by his wife, Sarah, in 1987. Surviving are a daughter, Rita, and her husband, Marc, of the Morganville section of Marlboro; and two grandsons.…

  • Towns paying for Trenton’s poor decisions

    After sitting through a presentation by state Sen. Jennifer Beck explaining the slash and burn Christie budget, my stomach is sick. The news of cuts was devastating, the process arbitrary and capricious. It is amazing to me the posturing of this governor. How dare he stand and proclaim he won’t raise taxes … what he…

  • Freehold Fire Dept. rose to the challenge

    I would like to applaud the work and character of the Freehold Borough Fire Department. After the recent storm blew down trees, knocked out power and flooded basements, the fire department responded with speed, consideration and much needed help. John Carey Freehold Borough

  • Pay scale for corrections officers is unsustainable

    Guest Column • John D’Amico Monmouth County taxpayers are suffering from unemployment, under-employment, foreclosures, deferred retirement and diminished lifestyles, and they need help. We must change the old ways of doing things and provide smarter, more cost-effective government. One of the county departments that is hemorrhaging tax dollars is the county jail (MCCI). The sheriff…

  • School board realized more savings with deal that was signed

    I am extremely disappointed and equally angered by how easy it is to criticize (and how apparently difficult it is to understand) both the process followed and results obtained by the Marlboro K- 8 School District Board of Education during the recently settled negotiations with the Marlboro Township Education Association (MTEA). Throughout the lengthy proceedings…