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Doris King Borden
Mrs. Borden, 84, of Marlboro, died Oct. 31, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Mrs. Borden was born in South Amboy and had resided in Marlboro for the past 60 years. Mrs. Borden was a library assistant for the Monmouth County Library, Manalapan Township before her retirement. Her husband, John W. Borden, died in…
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Cabinet position for Corzine would be a huge disaster
Coda • GREG BEAN So, the rumor mill is running overtime with speculation that New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine is being considered for a cabinet position on President-elect Barack Obama’s team. Specifically, he’s said to be under consideration for the position of secretary of the Treasury. The secretary of the Treasury is the chief…
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These days we’re walkin’ on the sunny side of life
Red State/ Blue State • DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Dear Greg: Well, at least we didn’t have to listen to Fleetwood Mac. Remember the big celebration back in 1992, when your guys Bill and Al promised the most ethical administration in history? They kept playing “Don’t Stop Thinkin’ About Tomorrow,” as the adoring crowd…
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Frank Stavola
Mr. Stavola, 81, of Middletown, died Oct. 29, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a founder of Stavola Company, a registered cattle farmer, and past president of the New Jersey Asphalt Paving Association. He was predeceased by a son, Frank Jr., in 1996; two brothers, John and Mike; and three sisters, Mary…
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Anne Marie Melher
Mrs. Melher, 44, of Oakdale, Conn., died Oct. 27, 2008, after a battle with colon cancer. She was on leave from her employer, Pfizer’s Inc., where she had worked for the past 10 years. Mrs. Melher was predeceased by her father, Edward Steven. Surviving are her husband, PJ Melher; a son, Christopher Yeager of Oakdale,…
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Abraham H. Kaplan
Mr. Kaplan, 97, of Washington, D.C., and formerly of Freehold, died Oct. 31, 2008, at the Armed Forces Retirement Home, Washington, D.C. He served in the U.S. Navy in the Philippines during World War II. After marrying Frieda Miller of Freehold in 1941, he joined his in-law’s dry cleaning and men’s clothing business. He was…
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Obama’s victory recalls the promise of an earlier election
Robert F. Kennedy often said (while paraphrasing George Bernard Shaw), “Some people see things as they are and say why. I see things that never were and say why not.” In the terrible year of 1968, in a hotel in Los Angeles, the dreams expressed in that statement died and in the tumultuous Democratic convention…
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Alfred G. “Whitey” Cranmer
Mr. Cranmer, 91, a resident of Freehold for more than 60 years, died Oct. 26, 2008, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and participated in the Battle of Bulge. His wife, Jennie Mae Cranmer, died in 1988. Surviving are three sons and daughters-in-law, David…
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First aid squad shows concern for community’s residents
The residents of Morganville don’t realize how lucky they are to have such a caring and dedicated crew that is on the Morganville First Aid Squad in their midst. They have come to my home in the middle of the night, on a weekend and on a weekday afternoon. Though they did not always have…
