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  • John Ubanka

    Mr. Ubanka, 83, a resident of Freehold Township for 22 years, died Sept. 12, 2008, at Community Medical Center in Toms River. Mr. Ubanka served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and was an airplane instrument repairman before retiring. He was predeceased by his wife, Mildred, in 1998. Surviving are his daughter,…

  • Brenda Horton

    Mrs. Horton, 50, of Freehold died Sept. 15, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. A lifelong resident of the area, Mrs. Horton was a cashier at Pathmark, Freehold Township. Prior to that, she was a hotel and motel manager. Her husband, Lincoln Thomas Horton, died in May. Surviving are her mother, Drewilly Southward Brown,…

  • Only female in house blitzed again by the football season

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH At long last and without further adieu, the football season is upon us, and as the only female in a houseful of football nuts, I’m handling it about as well as a quarterback who just got blitzed. Whatever the heck that means. At the risk of being shunned…

  • Stop this automated madness!

    Around Town AMY ROSEN Some people may think I am a fairly normal person, but if they only knew that I harbor feelings of contempt based on one’s voice alone, a hatred for a life form I have never met in person, they might change their mind. This atypical feeling of hostility that occurs when…

  • U.S. should treat veterans with respect

    My nephew, U.S. Army Sgt. Coleman Bean, died earlier this month. He was 25 and he took his own life. More than 300 people attended his memorial service. Many of them had served with in the military. Coleman signed up for the Army on Sept. 5, 2001. He was with the 173rd Airborne, and parachuted…

  • Memorial Middle School history teacher honored

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO — Administrators at the Marlboro Memorial Middle School, Nolan Road, knew that eighth-grade history teacher Glenn Healy was passionate about his job. That passion has led to Healy being named the New Jersey History Teacher of the Year. The award was presented to Healy by the Gilder Lehrman Institute…

  • Supporting Race for the Cure helps in ongoing fight against cancer

    On Oct. 5, I will join the 15th annual Komen Central and South Jersey Race for the Cure at Six Flags Great Adventure. I started doing the race in 1998 and since then I have raised over $142,000. As a breast cancer survivor, this is a cause that is close to my heart. This is…

  • Ernest “Ernie” A. Zarrillo

    of Howell, formerly of Lakewood and Middletown   Ernie was born in Newark, NJ, and had lived in Lakewood and Middletown before moving to Howell, NJ in 1978. He was a Produce Manager at Foodtown and a member of for United Food and Commercial Worker’s Union #1262 for 17 years retiring in 1991. Ernie was…

  • Howell planning board member clarifies recent statement

    In my recent letter (“Housing for Seniors Should Be Approved,” News Transcript, Aug. 27) I had stated, “We do not need more stores on Route 9.” This was an error on my part. As a member of the Planning Board, this was not a proper statement. I meant that we do not need retail stores…