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Guest Column
Residents have opportunity to help shape local schools KEVIN E. CIAK One of the most exciting developments to come fromthis year’s presidential primaries has been the level of voter turnout. According to an analysis conducted byAmericanUniversity’s Center for the Study of the American Electorate, voters turned out in record numbers in about half of the…
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Manalapan needs intelligent solutions to local issues
Currently, political discourse focuses on beating up critics to protect constituent “winners.” Manalapan Mayor Michelle Roth, Committeeman Andrew Lucas and Committeeman Richard Klauber vote for a multimillion dollar artificial turf field while attacking individuals who, in good faith, raise questions (health and safety) important for our children. Builders, developers and their “captive” professionals, some of…
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Amelia “Mimi” Carretta
Mrs. Carretta, 89, of Manalapan Township, diedApril 3, 2008, at CentraStateMedical Center in Freehold Township. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph, in 2002; three sisters, Minnie, Jenny and Anna; and a grandson, Michael. She is survived by her son, Joseph, of Staten Island and his former wife, Robin; two daughters and sons-in-law, Joanne and…
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New Jersey needs a department of agriculture
Ithink it is a tremendous embarrassment that the people of the state of New Jersey could be so very egotistical and arrogant as to think that it is not important to have one and one-half thousandths of a percent (.0015 percent) of the state’s budget dedicated to a department of agriculture. Food is the single…
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William Wishnoff
Mr.Wishnoff, 99, of Jackson, diedMarch 29, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Russia, he lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Freehold Township in 1973 and Jackson in 2003. Mr. Wishnoff was a self-employed carpenter. He was predeceased by his wife, Rose, in 1991. Surviving are a stepson, Elliot Goldberg of Florida;…
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Let leaders know you want troops to come home now
Iam asking every citizen who wants our troops to come home from Iraq now to place a sign on their front lawn or in their window that reads “Support Our Troops, Bring Them Home NOW!” Sister Maryann Mueller stood in the rain on March 19 with that sign in her hand. But that one person…
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Diane C. Moran
Mrs.Moran, 56, of Freehold Township, died April 5, 2008, at KimballMedical Center, Lakewood. She lived in Hillside before moving to Howell in 1985 and the Silvermead community, Freehold Township in 2006. Mrs. Moran is survived by her husband of 37 years, James P. Moran; a son, James P. Moran of Howell; a daughter, Catherine Moran…
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Paul L. Rendelson
Mr. Rendelson, 84, of the River Plaza section of Middletown, died March 24, 2008, at RiverviewMedical Center, Red Bank. He was a retired U.S. Navy Captain, with his last duty station at the Defense Department Administration Services, Philadelphia, in 1976. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Jane; a son, Kirk of Red…
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Irene S. Blatchley
Ms. Blatchley, 73, of Freehold Township, died March 29, 2008, at the Manor Nursing Home in Freehold. She lived in Crosswicks before moving to Freehold in 1953. She worked at Delicious Orchards in Colts Neck until retiring. She was predeceased by a brother, Raymond Stelle of Shelbyville, Mo. She is survived by a son,Wayne Blatchley…
