Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Teaching leadership skills is part of Girl Scouts’ task
Guest Column SUSAN H. MCCLURE Afew weeks ago I heard a knock at my front door. Like many of you in the same situation, I opened it a crack and peered outside. Standing on my doorstep was my next door neighbor’s young daughter. She wanted to sell me Girl Scout cookies. While most people see…
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If the shoe fits, then go right ahead and wear it
Are We There Yet? LORI CLINCH As I sat in the kitchen chair the other night, I said in reference to the article that I was reading, “Well, if that isn’t straight from the horse’s mouth.” Although I was speaking to no one in particular, when I looked up at my family, I was met…
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Salvatore “Sal” Scavone Jr.
Mr. Scavone, 61, of Sayreville, diedApril 13, 2008, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He resided in Edison prior to relocating to Sayreville 33 years ago. He and his wife co-owned Bridge Liquors, Sayreville, for 27 years, retiring in 2003. He was predeceased by a brother-in-law, Ronald Gaboury. He is survived by his…
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Support of many people boosted parade
The Manalapan Baseball and Softball Association board of directors would like to thank everyone who worked so hard to make our opening day parade on April 5 such a success. Without the support of Mayor Michelle Roth, Township Administrator Tara Lovrich, Township Clerk Rose Ann Weeden, the Township Committee, the Manalapan Police Department and the…
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Harry Brachfeld
Mr. Brachfeld, 93, of Freehold, died April 7, 2008, in Paradise Valley, Ariz. A decorated Army veteran of WWII, he was a self-employed butcher and meat dealer with City Line Meat Marker, Floral Park, N.Y., for more than 33 years, retiring in 1980. He was predeceased by his brother, Milton. Surviving are his wife, Ruth;…
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Help feral cats through public education and Trap-Neuter-Return
Arguably, the greatest hurdle to managing the cat overpopulation crisis in New Jersey is the public’s noncompliance in spaying and neutering companion cats and allowing them (especially unaltered ones) to roam free. It is these actions, or lack thereof, that provides a constant “supply” of cats, which adds to and increases the outdoor cat population.…
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Frances Helen Zabriskie
Mrs. Zabriskie, 95, ofManalapan, diedApril 8, 2008, at CentraStateMedical Center in Freehold. She lived in Hudson County before moving to Manalapan a year ago. Mrs. Zabriskie was predeceased by her husband, Paul in 1988. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Carolyn of Manalapan; two granddaughters; and four great grandchildren. A funeral…
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Save money by cutting back on state workers’ holidays
For too long, state agencies have closed their doors on days when the rest of the country is still very much at work – and it’s contributing to wasted tax dollars. We all want to see wasteful overruns eliminated, and in light of the recent proposals made by our governor to offset these problems, one…
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Patricia C. Hauke
Mrs. Hauke, 58, of Freehold Township, died April 10, 2008, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City. She was a teacher for the Perth Amboy Board of Education and a graduate of Monmouth University. Surviving are her husband, Gregory; a son, Michael; a daughter, Amy; a brother, Daniel Gray; and a sister, Linda Millet.…
