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  • Help is available for Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers

    As 2008 begins, I would like to go back a few months and spotlight the works of the Alzheimer’s Association, whose recognition month is November. Their formal mission statement is “to enhance care and support for individuals, their families and caregivers and to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research.” Their day-to-day activities deal…

  • Raymond Z. Piasecki

    Mr. Piasecki, 81, of Surrey Downs, Howell, died Jan. 23, 2008, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was born in Newark and had lived in Hazlet and Middletown for 13 years before moving to Surrey Downs 15 years ago. Mr. Piasecki earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the New…

  • Otis Woods

    Mr. Woods, 56, of Freehold, died Jan. 13, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Tuskegee, Ala., he had resided in Freehold for the past 44 years. Mr. Woods was a nitrate operator for Hercules Inc., Parlin section of Sayreville, prior to retiring and had previously been employed at Nestlé, Freehold. Following his…

  • New supermajority rule in election makes sense

    Iam writing in response to the article “Marlboro Board May Ask for Do- Over on Ballot Law” (News Transcript, Jan. 16). The standard Board of Education budget should be able to cover most everything from employee salaries and benefits, supplies, standard maintenance, transportation costs, and utilities (and this is only a partial list). Anything that…

  • Elizabeth J. Sciortino

    Mrs. Sciortino, 68, of The Villages, Howell, died Jan. 23, 2008, at home. Born in Queens, N.Y., she had lived there before moving to The Villages seven years ago. Mrs. Sciortino was employed by the Howell Township Board of Education as a kitchen aide at Taunton School. She was a parishioner of St. Veronica’s Catholic…

  • Josephine Carrion

    Mrs. Carrion, 72, of Manalapan, died Jan. 14, 2008, at Pine Brook Care Center, Manalapan. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and had lived in South Amboy before moving to Manalapan five years ago. Prior to retiring, Mrs. Carrion was a waitress for various restaurants in Middlesex County. Surviving are her husband of 23 years,…

  • Alfred J. Sitowski

    Mr. Sitowski, 93, of The Villages, Howell, died Jan. 23, 2008, at home. He had lived in Yonkers, N.Y., before moving to The Villages in 1977. Prior to retiring in 1965, Mr. Sitowski was a driver instructor for UPS in the South Bronx, N.Y., for 30 years. He then became a security guard at Freehold…

  • Martin J. Wagner

    Mr.Wagner, 91, ofMaple GlenMobile Home Park in Jackson, died Jan. 14, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in Elizabeth and had resided in Freehold Township before moving to Jackson in 1991. Prior to retiring, Mr. Wagner was a furnace operator for Brockway Glass Co. Inc., Freehold Township. He was also previously…

  • John H. Jefferson

    Mr. Jefferson, 80, of Morganville, died Jan. 24, 2008, at home. Born in East Orange, he resided in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, and East Keansburg prior to relocating to Morganville 22 years ago. He was circulation manager at Greater Media Newspapers, East Brunswick, for 10 years, retiring in 1993. Prior to that, he…