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  • Charles M. Truax

    Mr. Truax, 86, of Shrewsbury, died May 10, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He had resided in Tinton Falls and Long Branch before relocating to Shrewsbury. Before his retirement, Mr. Truax was the general manager at Olde Union House, Red Bank. Prior to that, he was general manager at several area restaurants. He…

  • John DiPippo

    Mr. DiPippo, 91, of Asbury Park, died May 1, 2008, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a body man for Stateline Auto Body in North Vale. Mr. DiPippo was predeceased by his wife, Mary, in 2002. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law,…

  • Fay Dyzenhaus

    Mrs. Dyzenhaus, 84, died May 12, 2008, at BrookSide Assisted Living in Freehold. Born and raised in Poland, she was a Holocaust survivor, immigrating to the United States in 1949. Mrs. Dyzenhaus is survived by her husband of 67 years, Henry; two sons and daughters in-law,Alan andMaryann of Staten Island, N.Y., and Jeffrey and Madaline…

  • Lena Vitale

    Mrs. Vitale, 93, ofWoodbridge, died May 8, 2008. She was born in Boston and lived in New York for many years. Upon her retirement, she resided in Gulfport, Fla., and most recently at St. Joseph’s Senior Home Assisted Living in Woodbridge. Mrs. Vitale was a manicurist and colorist for local businesses in the New York…

  • Board should stop whining & cut the budget

    Ifind it interesting that the Freehold Township Board of Education members are so appalled (Mindy Wille) and offended (Grace McMillan) that the Township Committee had the audacity to cut their defeated budget, thereby ignoring the will of the minority. A few years ago the budget was also defeated by the voters, but the Township Committee…

  • Maureen Farley

    Ms. Farley, 58, of Old Bridge, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died May 14, 2008, at home. Prior to her retirement, she was employed for 20 years as an administrator with Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick. After that, she worked for the township of Old Bridge for 14 years and at Sam’s Club, East…

  • Make Al Gore happy and leave your trees alone

    Red State/Blue State DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: I was listening to National Public Radio Sunday morning when…

  • Litter on streets of Howell is embarrassing

    The township of Howell is becoming an embarrassment with its litter-strewn streets. Every day when I leave my house and sit at the light on Lanes Mill Road and Route 9, I could scream. The garbage, mostly plastic bags from Wal-Mart, is all over the property next to the Southard School and continues across Route…

  • Cosimo “Sam” Gentile

    Mr. Gentile, 82, of Freehold, died May 15, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. A decorated U.S. Army veteran, he participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy at Omaha Beach. Mr. Gentile was a bricklayer before starting a 25-year career with the City of New York as an expert witness in building codes and…