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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Lawmakers finally show a bit of common sense

    Coda • GREG BEAN My father died a hard death from lung cancer in 1983. From the first diagnosis, about six months before he passed, there was never any real hope, since his type of cancer is nearly always fatal. Still, he tried to beat it with ever-more aggressive chemotherapy treatments that took his hair…

  • 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…

  • Marie Angela Beneziano

    Mrs. Beneziano, (nee DeAngelis), 95, of Freehold, died May 7, 2009. She was born, raised and spent most of her adult life in Belleville. She was employed for many years in the office of National Yeast Company and also enjoyed arranging dessert trays for Cake Specialities by Francis. Mrs. Beneziano was predeceased by her husband…

  • Helen M. Vines

    Mrs. Vines, 89, of Manalapan, died May 7, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township. Born in Glen Gardner, she lived in West New York before moving to Manalapan 25 years ago. She was a communicant of St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Church in Manalapan. Her husband, Cortland, died in 1980. Mrs. Vines is…

  • Cecilia Marie Vacca

    Mrs. Vacca, 88, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Freehold, died May 8, 2009, of cancer. She was predeceased by two sisters Veronica Claire Mancino and Virginia “Ginger” Farrell; and three brothers Thomas Russell Cali, William Cali and John Cali. Mrs. Vacca is survived by her husband of 67 years, Anthony “Babe” Vacca; a son, Anthony…

  • Catherine A. Centner

    Mrs. Centner, 88, of Applewood Estates, Freehold Township, died April 26, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She resided in Rossmoor, Monroe Township, for more than ten years prior to moving to Applewood Estates 10 years ago. Mrs. Centner taught overseas before finishing her career as a teacher in the New York City Public…

  • RCAs did not effectively address state’s housing need

    There is a critical shortage of housing throughout New Jersey, making it impossible for hundreds of thousands of working families to live within reasonable distances of their jobs. This predicament leads directly to increased congestion, pollution and time spent on the roads for all of us, and a decrease in everyone’s quality of life. The…