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Obituaries
Genevieve Dowdell Courter Mrs. Courter, 90, of Hazlet, died Sept. 18 at home. Born in Cranford, she resided in Newark before moving to Hazlet 41 years ago. Before her retirement, Mrs. Courter was a sales clerk at Sears, Newark and Middletown, where she was employed for 20 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Giles…
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School employees honored
Marlboro MARLBORO — Donna Tanfara, school nurse at the Robertsville Elementary School, recently received national board certification as a school nurse. The exam, which takes approximately four hours to complete, consists of 250 objective multiple choice questions about all areas of school nursing. The National Association of School Nurses is affiliated with the National Board…
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Howell school officials excited about new year
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — Teachers and administrators welcomed 7,265 pupils back to school last week. The K-8 Howell school district began the 2005-06 academic year on Sept. 7. During the summer two specific strategies that had been recommended by a strategic planning committee were realized. One was the…
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So much for the boys protecting their mom
Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch When it came to having children, I have to admit that boys weren’t my No. 1 choice. In fact, when I was pregnant with my first baby, I desperately thought I needed a girl. I imagined frilly dresses, pink leotards and adorable little purses in every color. I couldn’t…
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Board was out of line with line of questions
Members of the Manal-apan Planning Board were out of line on Sept. 8 when they put a woman, who was preparing to videotape a portion of the meeting dealing with The Village at Manalapan retail center, on the hot seat. Board members forced the woman, who was sitting among other members of the public, to…
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Obituaries
Helen Leete Medwin Mrs. Medwin, 49, of Millstone, died Aug. 24. Born in Sidney, N.Y., she later lived in Lansdowne, Pa., Asheville, N.C., and Freehold, Howell and Manalapan. She attended Freehold High School in Freehold Borough, Temple University in Philadelphia and Rutgers University in New Brunswick, graduating with a degree in accounting. She was employed…
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It’s safe to smoke but only in your dreams
Coda Greg Bean After many years as an ex-smoker, I took the habit up again this week, and I’m enjoying it immensely. The news that I’m smoking again initially horrified my wife, and it will probably horrify my friends as well. I lost both of my parents to lung cancer, and I’d been a two-pack-a-day…
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Letters
N.J. State First Aid Council endorses ICE We never know when we might fall ill while away from home, become incapacitated in a motor vehicle accident or even a mass-casualty incident. To help emergency officials contact a victim’s loved ones, there is a new system called ICE (In Case of Emergency). The ICE campaign encourages…
