Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • Perhaps Dick Cheney’s decisions should be considered null and void

    Thank you for Greg Bean’s column of Jan. 21 which mentioned the feedback Mr. Bean said he received from people who did not like his column bidding farewell to Dick Cheney. (“After Obama’s Inauguration, Cheney Will Be Out in the Cold,” News Transcript, Jan. 14). With regard to the economy, one never knows how kind…

  • MCSPCA lauded for inquiry into Appolonia case

    On behalf of animal lovers everywhere, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) would like to congratulate the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) on its successful investigation of Anthony Appolonia. As described in a Greater Media Newspapers article, Appolonia pleaded guilty to torturing and killing…

  • Anthony C. Spinarelli

    87, of Freehold Mr. Spinarelli was born in Jersey City and had lived in Edison before moving to Surrey Downs, Freehold in 1997. He was a parishioner of St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, Freehold Twp., NJ. Mr. Spinarelli was a U.S. Army Veteran serving during World War II. He was a member of the VFW…

  • Harry Bastedo

    Mr. Bastedo, 85, of Jackson, and formerly of Freehold, died Jan. 11, 2009, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. He worked as a weaver at the A&M Karagheusian rug mill, Freehold, for more than 29 years before his retirement in 1974. Mr. Bastedo was predeceased by his wife, Frances, in 2006, and a son, Donald, in…

  • Catherine Mazza Kristiansen

    Mrs. Kristiansen, 78, of Middletown, died Jan. 23, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She had resided in Colts Neck and Shrewsbury before relocating to Middletown. Mrs. Kristiansen is survived by her husband of 52 years, Arthur; three daughters, Nancy Bartis, Kerry O’Brien and Linda DiLenge, and their spouses; a son, Brian Kristiansen,…

  • Jane Amelia Duckenfield

    Ms. Duckenfield, 75, a lifelong resident of Freehold, died Jan. 18, 2009, at home. She was a licensed practical nurse at Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital, where she was employed for 39 years before her retirement. Ms. Duckenfield was a member of the Bethel A.M.E. Church, Freehold, where she was a past president of the Ida F.…