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  • Joseph Battaglia

    Mr. Battaglia, 94, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, died Oct. 15, 2007, at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York City. He was born in Reggio di Calabria, Italy, and had lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., and then in Freehold before moving to Morganville. Prior to retiring in 1983, Mr. Battaglia was a painter in Roselle. He…

  • MHS to present ‘The Crucible’

    MANALAPAN – The Manalapan High School Theater will present Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” which won the 1953 Tony award for Best Play. Miller won the Tony award as the author of that year’s Best Play. Performances will be held on Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 17 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at the…

  • Theresa Catherine Wallace

    Mrs. Wallace, 80, of Manalapan and Jensen Beach, Fla., died Oct. 15, 2007, at home. Born in New York City, she moved to Manalapan in 1967 and had also lived in Jensen Beach for 20 years. Mrs. Wallace worked as a model before becoming an insurance underwriter for the United States Fidelity & Guaranty (USF&G)…

  • School district personnel recognized by K-8 board

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer MARLBORO – Cindy Barr-Rague, the business administrator of the Marlboro K- 8 School District, was recently awarded her sixth certificate of excellence by the Association of School Business Officials International’s certificate of excellence in financial reporting program. The certificate was presented to Barr-Rague for excellence in the preparation and issuance…

  • Louis Henry Baumgaertner

    Mr. Baumgaertner, 79, of Colts Neck, died Oct. 17, 2007, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was born in New Brunswick and had resided in Colts Neck for more than 50 years. Prior to retiring in 1992, Mr. Baumgaertner was a superintendent of grounds at the Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, for 25 years.…

  • Early learning center dedicated in name of former board atty.

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Administrators in the Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District have formally dedicated the John I. Dawes Early Learning Center on Gordons Corner Road. The new building, which shares a property with the Clark Mills School, is named for Dawes, who was the school district’s attorney for more than 40…

  • Grace M. Wilczek

    Mrs. Wilczek, 76, of Freehold Township, died Oct. 18, 2007, at The Manor Care Center, Freehold Township. Born in Perth Amboy, she had resided in Monroe before moving to Freehold Township four years ago. She was a member of the Hungarian Reformed Church, Woodbridge. Mrs. Wilczek was predeceased by her husband, Walter Wilczek, in 1966.…

  • Marion Pierro Donato

    Mrs. Donato, 88, of Freehold, died Oct. 21, 2007, at The Manor Care Center, Freehold Township. Born in Hoboken, she had lived in Jersey City before moving to Hazlet in 1989 and had resided in Freehold for the past eight years. Mrs. Donato was predeceased by her husband, Joseph; two brothers, Joseph Pierro and Dominic…

  • Nellie Stovall

    Mrs. Stovall, 92, of Freehold, died Oct. 20, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was known to everyone as “Aunt Sue.” Born in Richmond, Va., she had resided in Red Bank before moving to Freehold in 1938. She was a domestic worker prior to retiring and had previously been employed by Marlboro State…