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  • Richard A. Sanfratello

    Mr. Sanfratello, 57, a resident of Manalapan for 30 years, died Sept. 21, 2008, at Mount Sinai MedicalCenter in Manhattan. He was a system architect for IBM, and a volunteer in the Manalapan Little League and recreational basketball and soccer clubs for many years. Mr. Sanfratello is survived by his wife of 34 years, Teresa;…

  • Robert T. Ptaszynski Sr.

    Mr. Ptaszynski, 62, formerly of Jackson, died Sept. 23, 2008, at home in Orlando, Fla., where he had lived since 1998. He was a production team member of the Chicopee division of Johnson & Johnson, Milltown. Mr. Ptaszynski is survived by his wife, Denise Emmett Ptaszynski; his children, Robert Jr. of Edison, Joseph of Jackson,…

  • The scary sump pump and other tales of dread

    Coda GREG BEAN (Editor’s Note: Greg Bean is taking a temporary sabbatical from writing his column due to the death of his son. This column was originally printed May 9, 2007). My home repair motto is: If you can’t fix the problem with a hammer, get a bigger hammer. That says a lot about the…

  • John Anthony Pulsinelli

    Mr. Pulsinelli, 87, a resident of Freehold Township since 1966, died Sept. 24, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a World War II U.S. Air Force veteran and a paint foreman for Moreng Metal in Totowa prior to his retirement. Mr. Pulsinelli is survived by Patricia, his wife of 44 years; three…

  • Resident wants NJ to demand return of funds

    On July 1, 2008, I sent New Jersey Department of Education Commissioner Lucille Davy a letter regarding information that the top three administrators of the Freehold Regional High School District have received bogus doctorate degrees from an unaccredited diploma mill. These bogus degrees enabled the administrators (to receive) several years of pay raises, tuition reimbursement…

  • Teaching profession, once a noble calling, is now sullied

    As New Jersey’s students begin another school year, it is very disconcerting to learn that tax money put aside for education is instead being wasted on the excesses of the educational system that has gone out of control. And it is no wonder that senior citizens are saying, “Enough is enough.” The teaching profession was…

  • Supervisor speaks out about FRHSD intimidation

    This letter is for the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education, FRHSD Superintendent of Schools James Wasser, current FRHSD administrators, and the members of the public. In the interest of clarity and accuracy of impression, the following is a transcript of my exact words delivered at the FRHSD Board of Education meeting on…

  • Bessie E. Cowels

    71, a 30-year resident of Freehold Township, former columnist for Bergen Record Mrs. Cowels was born in Bennettsville, SC, and had lived in West Englewood, NJ, before moving to Freehold Twp. 30 years ago. Mrs. Cowels received her BA in Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She was a human interest columnist for the Bergen Record…

  • Ruth Dorf Stansfield

    73, a lifelong Freehold resident Mrs. Stansfield was born in Freehold and was a lifelong Freehold resident. She was a registered nurse for the State of New Jersey at Marlboro State Hospital for 27 years retiring in 1984. She was a graduate of the Clara Maass Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Newark, NJ. She is…