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  • Dorothy M. Schultz

    88, of Monmouth Crossings Dorothy M. Schultz                     Mrs. Schultz was born in Brooklyn, NY, and was raised in Tinton Falls and had lived in Little Silver, Middletown, Toms River, and Silvermead, Freehold Twp., before settling in Monmouth Crossings last year. She retired as a bookkeeper…

  • George Graff

    Mr. Graff, 82, of Jackson and formerly of Woodbridge, died April 15, 2009, at Bartley Health Care in Jackson. He worked in the maintenance and purchasing departments for Merck Inc., Rahway, for 25 years, retiring in 1988. Mr. Graff was a U.S. Navy veteran who served during World War II. He was a former member…

  • Gov. urged to leave EMT training fund alone

    The volunteer EMS community understands this difficult economy requires serious belt-tightening. Gov. Jon Corzine’s plan to redirect $4 million from the emergency medical technician training fund to the general fund, however, would only make things worse, especially on the local level. The New Jersey Legislature established the fund in 1995 to cover the cost of…

  • May – Diligence is the word!

    “Spring makes its own statement, so loud and clear that the gardener seems to be only one of the instruments, not the composer.” Geoffrey Charlesworth Have you lately seen your resident woodchuck? The rapacious varmints have made their spring debut, and their banquet table is laden with tender apple-green shoots of hosta and tall foliage…

  • Matilda Rosenberg

    Mrs. Rosenberg, 83, of Manalapan, died May 9, 2009, at St. Barnabas Hospice in Long Branch. Born in Brooklyn, she had resided in the Covered Bridge section of Manalapan since 1976. Her husband, Abraham, died in 1975. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Ellen and Philip Malowitz of Howell and Ilene Rosenberg and…

  • Committee appreciates effort by DPW staff

    The is a letter of gratitude to the Marlboro Department of Public Works, its workers and to the guys and gals in the shop. This letter cannot express in full how the veterans and their supporters feel about the work and effort, not to leave out dedication, that you have shown toward the Marlboro veterans…

  • Just shut the door and walk away

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH When our oldest son, Vernon, left for college last August, it was apparent that neatness wasn’t on his mind. With little or no regard for tidy piles or vacuuming, he left his room looking as if his brothers had just torn it apart in an attempt to locate…

  • Ingeborg Maria Friedmann

    Mrs. Friedmann, 86, of Freehold Township, died May 4, 2009, at the Geraldine Thompson Medical Home, Wall. She was born in Germany, settling in Yonkers, N.Y., before moving to Freehold Township 10 years ago. She was a parishioner of St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Freehold Township, and a homemaker. Mrs. Friedmann was predeceased by her…

  • Memorial Day is not a day about vacations, it is a day about patriots

    In some circles, patriotism has become a synonym for arrogant or jingoistic. Some people even use it as a political weapon; “Don’t question my patriotism,” they say. Yet, this Memorial Day, and every other day, for that matter, we should remember that those who died for this country are the true patriots. Supreme Court Justice…