Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Support school choice and keep tax dollars

    For some time I have watched the weekly (NJEA) Report on Education editorials come and go, but this one struck a nerve, and as a taxpayer and the president of the New Jersey Taxpayers Association, I must respond. While I have nothing but respect for hard-working educators who have the same obligations as everyone else,…

  • Long-term planning should include a central New Jersey rail line

    Your article on the Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex (MOM) passenger train line (“County Wants Updated Numbers Used in Rail Study,” News Transcript, July 2, 2008) is a sad reminder of the slow pace we are making in expanding much needed rail service in New Jersey. As reported by the Newark Star-Ledger on Jan. 24, 2008, a…

  • Joyce M. Wetstein

    Mrs. Wetstein, 72, of the Covered Bridge section of Manalapan and formerly of Old Bridge, died June 26, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township. She was a deputy municipal court clerk in Old Bridge for 14 years before retiring in 2001. Mrs. Wetstein was predeceased by her husband, Martin, in 1982, and her…

  • Les Rich

    Mr. Rich, 62, a resident of Manalapan for the past 28 years, died June 30, 2008, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. A U.S. Army veteran, he was a Treasury Department (CID) special agent. Surviving are his wife of 38 years, Sharon; a daughter and son-in-law, Caryn and Raymond Santoro of Staten Island,…

  • Willie Frank Ivory

    Mr. Ivory, 74, a resident of Freehold for more than 50 years, died June 28, 2008, at home. He was a U.S. Army Signal Corps veteran of the Korean War and was last employed by the Millstone Township Department of Public Works. Surviving are his five children, Michael of Birmingham, Ala., Lydia of Freehold, Debra…

  • Abraham Berkemus

    Mr. Berkemus, 84, of Manalapan, died June 28, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Poland, he lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Manalapan 15 years ago. Mr. Berkemus was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Frieda, in March. He is survived by two daughters, Harriet Strickler and Anita Mizrach, both…

  • Lester M. Heulitt

    Mr. Heulitt, 95, a resident of Marlboro since 1943, died June 29, 2008, at CareOne at Jackson in Jackson. He owned and operated the Lester M. Heulitt Insurance Agency for 50 years and was a real estate broker and an investment adviser from 1987 until his retirement in 2003. Mr. Heulitt was predeceased by his…

  • Marion Dugan Kryjak Scullion

    Mrs. Scullion, 50, of Farmingdale, died June 28, 2008, at home. She was born in Manhattan and lived in Deal before moving to Farmingdale in 1998. Mrs. Scullion was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her father, George Dugan; a brother, Alfred Dugan; and a sister, Jackie Dugan. Mrs. Scullion is survived by her husband,…

  • Michael Anthony Violante

    Mr. Violante, 25, of Asbury Park, died June 29, 2008. He was a student at Brookdale Community College and had lived most of his life in Manalapan before moving to Asbury Park four years ago. Mr. Violante is survived by his parents, Joseph and Celia Violante of Manalapan; a son, Jordan Anthony of Tinton Falls;…