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  • Resident questions firm’s billing practices

    Iam writing to let your readers know about the questionable billing practices of the Gordons Corner Water Company (GCWC), a regulated utility based in Marlboro (billing outsourced to Charlotte, N.C., and Philadelphia, Pa.). GCWC in theory gives customers 23 days to pay bills on time, from bill origination to payment due date. Yet this time…

  • Your Turn

    A community can help state’s newest drivers realize that they are not invincible SHEIRY MARSAY Guest Column Never has the now-overused quote, “It takes a village” been more appropriate regarding the subject of new teen drivers. Perhaps the psyche of these drivers needs review to discover why they keep blowing off the new rules and…

  • Edith Pilcher

    Mrs. Pilcher, 91, ofMillstone Township, died Nov. 22, 2007, at home. Born in Plainfield, she had resided in Freehold Township before moving to Millstone 51 years ago. Prior to retiring, Mrs. Pilcher was a registered nurse in the Trenton area. She was a longtime member of the First Presbyterian Church, Freehold. Mrs. Pilcher was predeceased…

  • Your Turn

    Renewed symphony looking forward to next performance MARTIN GELFOND Guest Column Thank you to the Manalapan Township Committee for your continued support of the Manalapan Symphony Orchestra. When the conductor of the Manalapan Battleground Symphony resigned last May, I was not willing to let the symphony die. So, as a member of that orchestra, I…

  • Donna C. Gaeta Wines

    Mrs. Wines, 49, of Brick, died Dec. 2, 2007, at Ocean Medical Center, Brick. Born in Yonkers, N.Y., she was a longtime resident of Hazlet before moving to Brick. Mrs. Wines was a homemaker for the past 15 years. Prior to that, she was employed as a waitress and as a floral designer. She was…

  • David A. Dengelegi Sr.

    Mr. Dengelegi, 53, of Sayreville, formerly of South River and South Brunswick, died Nov. 29, 2007, at home. He was employed for the past five years at Rainbow Plumbing, East Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Ann De Marco Dengelegi; a son, David A. Dengelegi Jr. of the Parlin section of Sayreville; a granddaughter, Casey Dengelegi…

  • Charles Winter

    Mr. Winter, 97, of Monroe, died Nov. 27, 2007. A self-employed certified public accountant for more than 60 years, he founded the firm that ultimately became Winter and Co., CPAs, New York City, and later, Woodbridge. He was predeceased by his first wife, Sadie Winter, in 1991, and by his second wife, the former Annette…

  • Grace H. Funicelli

    Mrs. Funicelli, 73, of Monroe, formerly of Colts Neck, died Nov. 24, 2007, in CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Surviving are her husband, Frank E.; a son, Michael of Parsippany; two daughters, Carol of Plainsboro and Susan of Ithaca, N.Y.; and two grandsons, Matthew Funicelli and Cole W. Sluis. A funeral service was held at…

  • Alan J. Ackerman

    Mr. Ackerman, 66, of Farmingdale, formerly of East Brunswick, died Nov. 20, 2007, in St. BarnabasHospice, Long Branch.He was the proprietor of AALL Coins, a coin dealership in East Brunswick. His first wife, Susan Hacker Ackerman, died in 2002. Surviving are his wife, Iza Kabuska Ackerman; two sons, David Ackerman, and his wife, Lenora, of…