Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Writer says resident goes out of his way to help people

    You read a lot today about heroes. People who risk their lives every day in order to help others, with no thought of their own safety, people who defend our freedoms in lands far away. I would like to tell you about one of those people, he lives right here in Marlboro. I’ve been lucky…

  • High schools are ready to welcome class of ’13

    In the News • MARK ROSMAN Next week will be quite a milestone in my life and in my son’s life. The two of us will be meeting with a guidance counselor from the high school he will be attending next year and choosing the courses he will take as a freshman. I cannot believe…

  • Frederick B. Soden

    Mr. Soden, 83, a former resident of Englishtown, died Jan. 16, 2009, at his home in Clearwater, Fla. He was transportation coordinator for Manalapan-Englishtown Regional Schools until his retirement in 1987, and an exempt member of the Manalapan Englishtown First Aid Squad. Mr. Soden was predeceased by his parents, Harvey and Edna. He is survived…

  • Support from educational foundation is appreciated

    As the article by News Transcript reporter Rebecca Morton clearly demonstrated, Marlboro Elementary School students truly enjoyed author David Adler’s visit on Jan. 13 (“Author’s Ideas Come From Everyday Life”). His beloved stories inspire our students to read and enjoy what they read, the importance of which cannot be emphasized enough. The other important piece…

  • Catherine Russomanno

    Mrs. Russomanno, 83, of Farmingdale, died Jan. 31, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She had resided in Eatontown before relocating to Farmingdale. Mrs. Russomanno was an advertising clerk at New Jersey Bell, Bloomfield, retiring in 1991. She was predeceased by her husband, Alfonse, in 2007; and a brother, Gennaro Dellosso, five years ago.…

  • John Vukelic

    Mr. Vukelic, 81, of Marlboro, died Jan. 20, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He served in the U.S. Navy as a photographer from 1945 to 1947 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Philippine, which transported Admiral Byrd to Antarctica. Mr. Vukelic was a graduate of Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Long…

  • Stella DeRosa

    Mrs. DeRosa, 84, a resident of Manalapan for 24 years, died Jan. 22, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was a Eucharistic minister at St. Thomas More Roman Catholic Church, Manalapan, and an active volunteer, visiting nursing homes and those who were homebound. Mrs. DeRosa was predeceased by her husband, John, in 2000,…

  • Frances Breslin

    Mrs. Breslin, 69, a lifelong resident of Freehold, died Jan. 24, 2009, at Bartley Healthcare in Jackson. She was predeceased by her husband, John, in 2001. Mrs. Breslin is survived by a daughter, Dayna Breslin Paterson and her husband, Kenneth, of Manalapan; a son, John and his wife, Christine, of Freehold; five sisters and three…

  • William Dey Strong

    Mr. Strong, 71, of Freehold, died Jan.24, 2009, at Care One at Wall in Wall Township. Born in Manalapan, he had resided in Freehold for the past 33 years. Mr. Strong was employed by the borough of Freehold in the Department of Public Works before his retirement five years ago. Prior to that, he was…