Category: News Transcript Opinion
-

Robert Haynes Bess
Mr. Bess, 71, of Asbury Park and formerly of Freehold, died March 30, 2009, at Chapin Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Red Bank, after a battle with lung cancer. After graduation from Freehold High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving for four years. Mr. Bess worked for the Garden State Parkway and…
-

Bertha Wade Fleeson
Mrs. Fleeson, 92, formerly of New Jersey, died March 31, 2009, at Compassion in Healthcare Assisted Living Facility, Daytona Beach, Fla. She was born in Elizabeth and had worked as a secretary for Western Electric Co. in Kearny from 1939 to 1949 and as executive secretary for the Mid-Monmouth Greater Freehold Chamber of Commerce from…
-

John Paul Sedivy Jr.
Mr. Sedivy, 59, of Freehold Township, died April 2, 2009, at home. Born in Perth Amboy, he resided in Fords before moving to Freehold Township 10 years ago. A veteran of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, Mr. Sedivy worked as a security guard for Securitas Security Services USA Inc., of North Brunswick. He…
-

Audrey C. Coty
Mrs. Coty, 74, of Toms River, died April 4, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was born in Elizabeth and had lived in Old Bridge before moving to Toms River 20 years ago. Before retiring in 1991, Mrs. Coty was a manager for New Jersey Bell for 30 years, most recently…
-

Gee, that candy looks good enough to smoke
Coda • GREG BEAN My favorite line from the recent presidential campaign was Barack Obama explaining his youthful experimentation with mind-altering chemicals. “When I was young and stupid, I was young and stupid,” he said. That resonated with me, in large part because there was plenty of stupidity in my own misspent youth. Here, for…
-

Theresa A. Allen
Mrs. Allen, 79, of Manalapan, died April 3, 2009, at Clark Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clark. She was born in New York City and had resided in Freehold before moving to Manalapan 25 years ago. Mrs. Allen was director of admission at the John L. Montgomery Medical Home, Freehold Township, for 12 years before her…
-

Shelda Levine
Mrs. Levine, of Freehold Township, died April 5, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., she lived in Marlboro before moving to Freehold Township 15 years ago. Mrs. Levine, a graduate of Queens College and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, worked for the Monmouth County Library…
-

Catherine E. McCabe
Ms. McCabe, 52, of Cream Ridge, formerly of Freehold and Jackson, died April 5, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was a veterinary technician for 25 years. Ms. McCabe is survived by her companion, Cirillo Domingues of Cream Ridge; a son, Philip Lowenburg, and his girlfriend, Tara Silke, of Jackson; two daughters, Crystal…
-

Economic freefall more frightening each day
We are living in the worst financial times since the Great Depression; the big picture is becoming more frightening with each passing day, as the downward financial spiral continues. Even more frightening is the fact that no one knows what to do in order to stop the freefall, and nobody knows when it will end.…
