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Lewis F. Loker
Mr. Loker, 75, of Long Branch, died July 27, 2009, at the St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He had resided in Middletown before relocating to Long Branch. Mr. Loker was a retired postal supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service in Middletown Township. Following retirement, he was a…
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Marlboro board approves funds for sports programs
MARLBORO — The Marlboro Board of Education passed a resolution appropriating funds for an interscholastic sports program and an intramural sports program during its July 21 meeting. The board approved the appropriation of $40,287 to run an expanded intramural sports program for all grades and for the reinstatement of the interscholastic sixth grade boys and…
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Marie A. Pedulla
Mr. Pedulla, 83, a 50-year resident of Howell, died July 19, 2009, at home. She worked as an investigator for the Monmouth County Division of Social Services, retiring in 1998. Mrs. Pedulla was a parishioner of St. Veronica Roman Catholic Church, Howell. She was a Red Hatter and a member of the Howell Senior Center.…
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Choices can help people find the possibilities in life
Girl Talk • CLARE MARIE CELANO Icome from a generation of women who fell asleep at night dreaming of white knights and rescues from castles by handsome princes. After falling in love, we’d find a wildflower, pull off the petals, and begin chanting, “He loves me. He loves me not.” It was the thing to…
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Arrghhhh! Why did you pour milk on the cereal?
Coda • GREG BEAN The emails started coming in from out-ofstate friends yesterday: “Rabbis and mayors in a corruption probe? Some of which included the sale of body parts? Sounds like you newspaper guys are going to have fun with this.” “Have you gotten your bag of cash yet?” another began. “If you haven’t, what’s…
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Marlboro election is more than 1 issue
In the News • MARK ROSMAN Ido not live in Marlboro, so the issue I am addressing today does not affect me personally, but it is one that I bring to the attention of Marlboro residents who will have to make a rather unique decision on Election Day in November. Township Councilman Jeff Cantor, who…
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‘Ever think about washing that thing?’
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH Although it’s not by choice, I am a muddy-car person. I’m a rolling, mucky, traveling “before picture” for Turtle Wax and Brighty Whitie’s Spotless Rinse. Even the Clean City Committee has offered me big bucks to stay home. “Hey Lori,” friends often ask, “ever think about washing that…
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Cecil W. Bastian
Mr. Bastian, 92, a lifelong resident of Freehold, died July 12, 2009, at home under the care of Hospice. He was an engineer with the U.S. Army Signal Corps. at Fort Monmouth and Camp Evans until his retirement in 1972. Mr. Bastian was a lifelong amateur radio enthusiast and a former member of the civil…
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Rose Cohen
Mrs. Cohen, 97, of Clifton, with family in the area, died July 21, 2009. She was predeceased by her husband, Paul, and a son-in-law, William. Surviving are three daughters, Lois Breakstone and her husband, Burt, Barbara Cohen and Terry Berk, of the Morganville section of Marlboro; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. A funeral service was…
