Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Staten Island native is getting tired of being told to go home
I am writing on behalf of all of us former Staten Islanders who have been mistreated and unfairly stigmatized due to our immigration to Monmouth County. I was born and raised in Staten Island, N.Y. I spent 38 wonderful years in a community full of warmth, acceptance and peace. Two years ago, my family decided…
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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…
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Pupils get important lesson on community preservation
The forest industry’s need for coastal redwoods and Douglas firs in the Pacific Northwest was supplanted by the northern spotted owl’s need for habitat. The epic struggle between these opposing forces may have been the impetus for a Dr. Seuss book written in 1971 called “The Lorax.” The story’s central conflict juxtaposes conservation and greed;…
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Frank F. Jacobs
Mr. Jacobs, 81, of Old Bridge, formerly of Spotswood, died May 13, 2008, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1988, he was employed at the State Home for Boys (later the New Jersey Training School for Boys), Monroe, where he worked for 25 years. Surviving are his wife, Lee…
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Superintendent appreciates support for school budget
To the residents of Manalapan and Englishtown: I want to personally thank everyone for coming out to vote on the budget this past April 15. Your support will allow us to maintain the high level of excellence that you have come to expect from the Manalapan- Englishtown Regional School District. I look forward to working…
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Maria B. Dunn
Mrs. Dunn, 67, of Freehold Township, died May 12, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Recently retired, she was a registered nurse and received a master’s degree in business administration from Stockton State College. Surviving are a son and daughter-inlaw, Jim and Kathleen Dunn, Freehold; two daughters, Janet Drudy and her husband, John, Freehold,…
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Short voting window may be a detriment to turnout
In the News Transcript of May 14, 2008, both (Freehold Township Mayor) Eugene Golub (“We’re concerned why people didn’t show up to vote on the school budget”) and Township Committeeman David Salkin (“If people don’t bother to show up to vote …”) pose a question and make a statement about the lack of voter participation…
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Harley J. Voshell
Mr. Voshell, 63, of Freehold Township and formerly of Englishtown, died May 12, 2008, at home. He was a self-employed painter. Mr. Voshell was predeceased by a sister, Mary Voshell. Surviving are his wife, Marion Buonura Voshell; three daughters and sons-inlaw, Vivian and Kevin Pudder, Englishtown, Nancy and Stephen Hodi, Dickson, Tenn., and Elizabeth and…
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Harvey Dobbs
Mr. Dobbs, 54, of Manalapan, died May 11, 2008, at home. He is survived by his wife, Wendy; his mother, Jean; a daughter, Skylar; a son, Seth; and a sister, Darlene. A funeral service was held at the Freeman Funeral Home, Manalapan, followed by interment at Floral Park Cemetery, South Brunswick.
