Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Agnes M. Cworkowski
Mrs. Cworkowski, 85, of Jackson, died Feb. 24, 2010, at Care One at Jackson. She was born in Harrison and had resided in Englishtown before moving to Jackson Township nine years ago. Prior to her retirement, she was a secretary for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Surviving are a nephew, Stanley Dudkin, and his wife,…
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Fern V. “Rocky” Szalankiewicz
Mrs. Szalankiewicz, 91, of Colts Neck, died Feb. 27, 2010, at home. Mrs. Szalankiewicz and her family have owned and operated Green Meadows Restaurant, Colts Neck, since 1954. She was predeceased by her husband, Eugene J. Szalankiewicz, in 2000; a sister, Mary; and three brothers, Tony, Benny and Leon Budraitis. Surviving are a son and…
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Health care reform bill fails to treat citizens equally
Our Declaration of Independence states in its second paragraph “ … that all men are created equal ….” Our Constitution, which is only about 12 pages long, is short because it only contained a few broad exceptions to equal treatment of its citizens. And those exceptions were corrected by amendments to the Constitution, the first…
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Banks are worried overdraft cash stream will dry up
Coda • GREG BEAN A young man of my acquaintance is fortunate to still be employed in this dismal economy, but like many young people on his own, he lives paycheck to paycheck. And sometimes, as it gets close to payday, he runs a little short for a sandwich at lunch or a few bucks…
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Cecelia Ann Schlechtweg
Mrs. Schlechtweg, 72, of Freehold Township, died Feb. 26, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was predeceased by a daughter, Lisa Ann, a son, Michael James, and a brother, John McDonald. Mrs. Schlechtweg is survived by her husband, Edward J. Schlechtweg Jr.; four daughters and a son-in-law, Wanda Schlechtweg, Gail Burns, Elaine Greiner,…
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Edward Padnis
Mr. Padnis, 70, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, died Feb. 22, 2010, at home. He received undergraduate and graduate degrees from New York University. Mr. Padnis was a high school economics teacher in New York for 30 years, retiring in 1995. Afterward, he was an adjunct professor at Middlesex County College, Edison, and Brookdale…
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Sophie E. Byk Snodgrass
Mrs. Snodgrass, 90, of Freehold Township, died Feb. 23, 2010, at home. Born in Jersey City, she had lived most of her life in Freehold and wintered in Winter Park, Fla. Mrs. Snodgrass had been a registered nurse at the John L. MontgomeryMedical Home, Freehold Township. She was predeceased by her husband, James Snodgrass; a…
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Rose A. Snyder
Mrs. Snyder, 93 of Freehold Township, died Feb. 23, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank; two brothers, William and Edward; and a sister, Elizabeth. Surviving are two sons, John Snyder of Sandyston and the Rev. Michael J. Snyder, M.M., of Tanzania; three daughters, Mary Snyder of Spring…
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Resident likes slowdown in local development
I am writing in response to the Your Turn guest column by Jeff Kneler (“No Jobs, But at Least We Have Open Space,” News Transcript, Feb. 17). How about hearing from a resident who lives in one of these towns. I have been living in Marlboro for 15 years and I don’t think there was…
