Category: News Transcript Opinion

  • Exercise is secret weapon in battle against cancer

    DR. REBECCA MOSS Here in America, the rate of diagnosis of colorectal cancer in people in their early 40s is increasing more rapidly than in any other group. If you are the health-obsessed type, you might be taking vitamin supplements in the hope of keeping yourself out of this particular predicament. Speaking as a cancer…

  • Lucy A. Barnas

    Mrs. Barnas, 101, of Freehold Township, formerly of Jersey City, died March 6, 2014, at The Manor. Prior to retiring, she worked for the Western Electric Co., Kearny, for many years. She was predeceased by her husband, Julius; five sisters; and three brothers. Surviving are two sisters, Christine Guzzardo and Phyllis Gelsomino. A funeral liturgy…

  • Q&A

    Jump smarts with Sharon Peters Q: We’ve been trying to impress on our son the importance of being much less sloppy when he’s jumpstarting his friends’ cars. He’s not especially detail oriented, and we’ve told him it’s possible to injure himself or someone else badly if he doesn’t slow down and make sure the jumper…

  • Taking a different look at shooting statistics

    I n response to Robin Nowicki’s recent letter to the editor urging support for a U.S House of Representatives gun control bill, I want to challenge her facts and rhetoric. She writes, “… Up to 40 percent of guns are sold without any ID requirement.” FactCheck.org notes that this is a “misleading talking point.” They…

  • Robert Scott Handy

    Mr. Handy, 50, of Howell, died Feb. 23, 2014. He was a self-employed auto broker. Surviving are his wife, Mary Handy; four children, Robert, Ryan, Hayley and Patrick; his mother, Maureen Handy, of South River; three brothers, Michael Handy of Morristown, Steven Handy of Marlboro, and Brian Handy of Parlin; a sister, Patty Walsh, of…

  • Idling school buses require an investigation

    A ccording to an article in the Jan. 30 News Transcript, Lawrence Hajna, a spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, said Marlboro K-8 School District administrators had permission from the Monmouth County Health Department to run 50 diesel buses for more than 40 hours because the buses were due for inspection. How…

  • Laszlo Z. Raffay

    Mr. Raffay, 91, of Middletown, died March 2, 2014, at the Homestead Rehabilitation Center, Frankford. He worked as a teacher, cabinet maker and building contractor. He was predeceased by his wife of over 50 years, Illona Raffay; and brothers and sisters. He is survived by two sons, Laszlo Raffay Jr. and his wife, Virginia, of…

  • IN THE NEWS

    Cancer research at core of fundraising effort Mark Rosman When I embarked on my journey in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS)’s Man/Woman of the Year program, I said I was doing so to honor my late wife, Stephanie, who died of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in April 1999. Although I have never participated in a public…

  • The Rev. David A. Hillier

    The Rev. Hillier, 63, of Shippensburg, Pa., died March 5, 2014. He served as deacon and associate pastor at St. Francis Cathedral, Metuchen, from 1975-81; associate pastor at St. Rose of Lima, Freehold, from 1981-85; and several other parishes leading to serving as pastor at Our Lady of the Visitation and campus minister at Shippensburg…