Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Teresa Marino

    Mrs. Marino, 79, of Howell, died Feb. 9, 2007, at home. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and had lived there before moving to Howell in 1988. Prior to retiring in 1985, she was a secretary for Citibank, New York City, for 26 years. She was also a parishioner of St. Robert Bellarmine Roman Catholic…

  • Isabel Shaw

    Guest Column More information, study is necessary on Gardasil The editorial “Vaccine a Question of Health, Not Morality” (News Transcript, Feb. 21, 2007) missed the mark. This is exactly the type of editorial the drug companies hoped for. Emphasizing the issue of morality – which is easy to dismiss – instead of focusing on the…

  • On Campus

    Rider University, Lawrenceville, has named the following local students to the dean’s list for the fall semester: Reid Eder and Eric LeFante of Colts Neck; Stephanie Dutcher, Stephen Gorombey, Craig Karnowski, Lauren LaCugna and Matthew Weinshenker, all of Englishtown; Anita Argenzio, Colleen Belmonte, Caroline Kelly, Adam Kiszka, Nicole Kulp, Lisa Martikes, Joanne Nosuchinsky, Hope Patterson,…

  • Greg Bean

    Coda The happiest man in all Monmouth County It doesn’t take a clairvoyant to figure out that Victor Scudiery, chairman of the Monmouth County Democratic Party, is one happy camper these days. Usually, a guy like Scudiery would have his hands full this time of year, trying to figure out how to beat the Republicans…

  • Gina Marie Trerotola Sgambati

    Mrs. Sgambati, 51, of Howell, died Feb. 11, 2007. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., she had lived in North Bergen before moving to Howell in 1988. She was a teacher’s aide in the Howell school district for the past five years. She had also been working part-time during the past year in a sales position…

  • Michael P. Walsh

    Mr. Walsh, 57, of Freehold, died Feb. 6, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Free-hold Township. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he had resided in Freehold for the past four years. He was a custodian in Long Island City, New York, for 26 years. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr. Walsh was…

  • Lori Clinch

    Are We There Yet? Cover it with ketchup and call it delectable I have a metabolism that runs as fast as a stream of molasses on a cold day in January. The smell of fresh baked cookies adds inches to my waist. The mere sight of bread has me bulging out of my jeans and…

  • Dennis J. Farley

    Mr. Farley, 62, of Union Beach, died Feb. 14, 2007. Born in Jersey City, he resided there prior to relocating to Union Beach in 1965. He was a mechanical inspector at Breeze-Eastern Transtechnology, Union, retiring in 1999. He enjoyed bike riding, reading, and time with his family. He was predeceased by a brother, Vincent Farley;…

  • On Campus

    The University of Scranton, a Jesuit university in Pennsylvania, has named the following local students to the dean’s list for the fall semester: Andrew Delle Donne, Alex Gittleson and Sarah Monaco, all of Colts Neck; Christie Gregowicz, Laura Lamboy and Samantha Russo, all of Manalapan; and Jeffrey Levine of Freehold. Caitlin J. Reardon of Englishtown…