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  • Around Town

    Let them eat (some) cake AMY ROSEN Being a mom is not easy. Being a teacher is tough, too. Being a class mom is no breeze either. Class moms volunteer their time in their child’s classroom to assist the teacher with organizing anything they may need help with. Very often the class mom organizes parties…

  • Robert W. MacMillan Jr.

    Mr. MacMillan, 74, of Freehold Township, died Jan. 5, 2008, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City. He was born in Elizabeth. He was a graduate of Henry B. Whitehorne High School in Verona and Grove City College in Pennsylvania. Mr. MacMillan received a master’s degree in elementary education in 1961 from Rutgers University,…

  • Doctor says don’t reject all universal health-care proposals

    The Dec. 26 column by Blue- State Greg Bean and Red- State Dave Simpson, “If You Like the Post Office, You’ll Love Universal Health Care,” is almost funny: “funny” for their inanity claiming to be humor, “almost” for the tragedy that some readers might take either diatribe seriously and reject all universal health-care proposals out…

  • Joseph Iozzi

    Mr. Iozzi, 89, of Manchester Township, formerly of Freehold, died Jan. 5, 2008, at Manchester Manor. Born and raised in Elizabeth, he had resided in Oregon andWashington State before moving back to New Jersey in 1994. Prior to retiring, Mr. Iozzi was a pipefitter for Phelps Dodge Specialty Copper Products, Elizabeth. He was also president…

  • Virginia A. Wojczak

    Mrs. Wojczak, 75, of Freehold Township, died Dec. 31, 2007, at CentraStateMedical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Glen Ridge, she had lived in Belleville beforemoving to Freehold Township in the late 1980s. Mrs. Wojczak worked in the customer service department at Conair, EastWindsor, for 20 years. Prior to that, she was employed byWestinghouse, Bloomfield, for…

  • John G. Murdy

    Mr. Murdy, 78, of Howell, died Jan. 3, 2008, at Sunnyside Manor, Manasquan. He was born in Irvington and had lived in Hazlet and Brick before moving to Howell 40 years ago. Mr. Murdy was a salesman for Cal’s Auto Supply, Toms River, retiring in 1994. A U.S. Army veteran, he served during the Korean…

  • Lizzie M. Lester

    Mrs. Lester, 80, of Freehold, died Dec. 31, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was born in Swainsboro, Ga., and had resided in Freehold for 40 years. Mrs. Lester was a member of Bethel A.M.E. Church, Freehold, where she served as an usher and was also involved with the kitchen committee. Surviving…

  • Marjorie Anne Norcom Cron

    Mrs. Cron, 87, of the Lincroft section ofMiddletown, died Jan. 3, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., she had resided in Denver, Colo.,Madison,Wis., and Red Bank before relocating to Lincroft. Mrs. Cron was a nurse for several years at Riverview Medical Center and Holmdel Convalescence Center. She was a communicant…

  • Donna Jean Freeman

    Mrs. Freeman, 53, of Freehold Township, died Dec. 28, 2007, at CentraStateMedical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Newark, she had resided in Freehold Township for most of her life. Mrs. Freeman was employed by AIK, with locations in both Freehold Borough and Freehold Township. She was a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Freehold. She…