Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Evelyn Spevack
Mrs. Spevack, 86, of Englishtown, died Feb. 14, 2010, She was an administrative secretary for CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, until she retired eight years ago. Mrs. Spevack was predeceased by her husband, Louis Spevack, in 1982, and a sister, Ruth Meiseles, in 2003. Surviving are two sons, Joel of Poway, Calif., and Michael of…
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Public employees refuse to see the reality of today’s times
Marc Gaswirth’s recent Your Turn guest column explaining how the state’s contract negotiation rules stack the deck against school boards and taxpaying citizens was excellent. It is vital that concerned citizens contact their state representatives and demand that something be done to end what has become an insult to all of us, not to mention…
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Morris Kaplan
Mr. Kaplan, 87, of Manalapan, died Feb. 16, 2010, at home. Born in New York, he had been a longtime resident of Manalapan. Mr. Kaplan was a decorated soldier and U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He had worked as an accountant for Royal Prudential Industries in New York City. Mr. Kaplan is survived…
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Parents must speak out for the sake of their children
The following letter is a response to News Transcript Managing Editor Mark Rosman’s column in the Feb. 3 issue titled “Voters Were in No Mood to OK School Projects.” As a member of the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education with a tenure as such for 13 years and as a parent of three…
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Anthony LoGiudice
Mr. LoGiudice, 93, of Freehold Township, died Feb. 5, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in Corona, N.Y., and had resided in Brooklyn, N.Y., prior to moving to Freehold Township 11 years ago. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II serving in the European Theater of Operations. He…
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Writer says sidewalks would be good for Country Hills
Now, I’m going to go out on a limb and say you know very well that safety is quite an important thing. Well, if I’m correct, then I’m pretty sure you also know that sidewalks provide safety. You see, I live in Morganville and my neighborhood, Country Hills, on Nolan Road, is across from the…
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John J. Falkowski
Mr. Falkowski, 61, of Howell, died Feb. 8, 2010. He was a 1968 graduate of Howell High School and received an associate degree from Ocean County College. Mr. Falkowski was a security guard for Colt Detective Agency, Freehold. He was predeceased by his father, Edmund, in 1968. Surviving are a son, Jonathan Falkowski; two daughters,…
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No jobs, but at least we have open space
Guest Column • Jeff Kneler This is a response to Greg Bean’s recent column “Preserving Farm for Open Space Would Be a Winner.” Our state and others are like a beehive with honeycombs of municipalities, each an integral part of the cumulative prosperity that feeds the hive. When “bees” could no longer produce, as open…
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Marlboro pupils selected for regional orchestras
MARLBORO — Eight Marlboro middle school students were accepted into the New Jersey Music Educators Association’s Region II orchestra or string orchestra for the 2009-10 school year. This year there were a total of 125 violin, 34 viola, 63 cello and nine bass auditions held. The total number of seats available was 44 violin, 16…
