Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Gordon W. Beecher

    Mr. Beecher, 82, of Jackson, died June 23, 2010, at CareOne at Jackson. He was born in Trenton and had lived in Penns Neck until 1992, when he moved to Freehold Township. Mr. Beecher worked for RCA in Princeton, retiring in 1987. He also was a special police officer for West Windsor Township and the…

  • Donna Bruno

    Mrs. Bruno, 68, of Aberdeen and formerly of Colts Neck, died May 28, 2010, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. She trained at Jersey City University Medical Center and received her Registered Nurse and Respiratory Therapist certifications. Mrs. Bruno was a self-taught artist and the proprietor and co-owner of the Cottage Shoppe in Colts Neck.…

  • Carmella T. Micucci LoPresti

    Mrs. LoPresti, 86, of Monroe, died June 12, 2010, at home. Her husband, Thomas L., died in 2003, and a son-in-law, Joseph F. Martucci, died in 2009. Surviving are three sons, Joseph M. LoPresti of the Iselin section of Woodbridge, Thomas B. Lo- Presti, and his wife, Kathy, of the New Egypt section of Plumsted,…

  • Willetta Reid Linke

    Willetta Reid Linke, 79, of Jackson, died May 26, 2010, at Care One of Jackson. Born in Englishtown, she lived in Jamesburg and Kingstree, S.C., before moving to Jackson 11 years ago. She was employed by Mendoker’s Quality Bakery, Jamesburg, for over 20 years. Mrs. Linke was predeceased by her husband, Calvin Linke; and two…

  • Marie DeJannaro Ginelli

    Mrs. Ginelli, 85, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, formerly of the Parlin section of Sayreville, died June 15, 2010, in Bartley Health Care, Jackson. Her husband, Orlando Ginelli, died in 1995. Surviving are five children and their spouses, Richard and Janet Ginelli of Oakland, John and Beverly Ginelli of Millstone, Patricia and James Van…

  • Board, HTEA reach final agreement on budget

    83.5 positions eliminated in Howell school district; some could be restored BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell School District K-8 Board of Education and the Howell Township Education Association (HTEA) have reached the “magic number.” Board members voted unanimously last week to approve a memorandum of agreement with the HTEA, which…

  • Ellen L. Allaire

    Mrs. Allaire, 85, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Howell, died June 8, 2010, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, John R., in 1984. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Nanette and Harold Meckler of Tucson; a son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Edna Burdge of Farmingdale; a goddaughter, Patricia Nielsen of Wall; four grandchildren…

  • Senior receives scholarship

    FREEHOLD — Daniel DeSantis of Howell was awarded the second annual Lisa Hoebee Hickson Memorial Scholarship at Freehold High School’s academic awards program on June 10. Daniel, who plans to attend Rutgers University and major in environmental engineering, will receive a $5,000 scholarship on behalf of the late Lisa Hoebee Hickson. “Daniel represents everything this…

  • Capt. Joseph Mele

    Capt. Mele, 88, of Freehold Township, died June 19, 2010, at home after an 18-year battle with cancer. He was born in New York City and graduated from the Merchant Marine Academy, class of 1943. He worked as a shipmaster for the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots, Lithium Heights, Md., for 26 years,…