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Sandra “Sandi” Lynn Faucett Forfar
Mrs. Forfar, 56, a resident of Howell since 1983, died Feb. 7, 2009, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood, after a brief and unexpected bout with cancer. She worked as an accountant for the Tri-Town News for more than five years. Mrs. Forfar attended Delaware Technical and Community College and graduated from Coastal Carolina Community Collegewith…
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Freehold PBA expresses condolences to family
The Freehold Borough Policemen’s Benevolent Association would like to express our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Kaylee Ramos. This devastating tragedy has touched everyone and left many broken hearts in its wake. We hope that kind words and gestures from so many help those in mourning. The actions of the Freehold Fire…
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Officials need to act on health, financial security
Since its inception in early 2007, AARP has collected over one million Divided We Fail pledges from citizens all across the nation who believe that health care and lifetime financial security are the most pressing domestic issues facing our nation today. A total of 174 miles separate our state’s capital from our nation’s capital. If…
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Sister Marie: a fighter even when the odds are stacked against her
Forever Young • ADELE YOUNG News that St. Joseph School in Keyport will close despite the valiant efforts of its principal, parents and alumni triggered a deep sadness in me. As a Freehold Township resident, I don’t have much personal knowledge of St. Joseph’s, but I do know its principal, Sister Marie Agnes Connolly. And…
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Irving Grossman
Mr. Grossman, 87, of Manalapan, died Jan. 16, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold. He retired in 1983 after 34 years as a salesman in the frozen food industry. Mr. Grossman was a U.S. Navy/Marine veteran of World War II, receiving the Purple Heart twice, and was a member of numerous veterans groups. Surviving…
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Sewer authority’s flat-rate pricing is unfair to some customers
The Feb. 4 edition of the News Transcript reported that the quarterly residential Western Monmouth Utilities Authority (WMUA) rate will remain at $109. Apparently proud of this, WMUA Executive Director Mike Dimino is quoted as saying: “Our commissioners have been completely focused on our core functions, such as providing a reliable, efficient and environmentally responsible…
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Be careful what you seek to improve upon
In the News • MARK ROSMAN Iwonder what the mavens at the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) who came up with the latest round of affordable housing numbers are thinking today. Perhaps it is something on the order of, “We could not have come up with a more awful plan at this time…
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Rose Blumenfeld
Mrs. Blumenfeld, 98, of Freehold, died Jan. 30, 2009, at Pine Brook Care Center in Manalapan. She was predeceased by her husband, Julius, in 1985. Mrs. Blumenfeld is survived by a niece, Arlene E. Adams of Freehold. Bloomfield Cooper Jewish Chapels, Manalapan, was in charge of arrangements.
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Time for newspaper columnist to end the Bush bashing
Where to begin. Greg Bean seems more and more like the kid at grammar school who, when starved for attention, does stupid things to gather an audience. Might be good in grammar school for a few laughs, but at Mr. Bean’s age and station in life, it comes off as desperate. Another jab at President…
