Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Katherine Leschak
Mrs. Leschak, 82, of Brooklyn, N.Y., who has family in Monmouth and Mercer counties, died Sept. 3, 2009, at Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, N.Y. A homemaker, Mrs. Leschak was born in Kremna, Czechoslovakia. Her husband, Peter, died in 1988. She is survived by a son, John Leschak, and his wife, Karen, of Howell;…
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Quit arguing and start the praying!
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH When I was little, spending the night with my grandparents was my favorite thing to do. I loved Grandma’s pancakes, her homemade fudge, sugar cookies and especially her cream-laced coffee. But my favorite thing about staying with my grandparents was listening to the prayers that they conducted each…
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Joseph L. Menville
Mr. Menville, 88, of Union Beach, died Sept. 6, 2009, at Bayshore Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Holmdel. He served with the Army Signal Corps in World War II. Mr. Menville retired from Williamsburg Savings Bank, Brooklyn, N.Y., as a mortgage supervisor in 1981. He was a fourth degree knight in the Knights of Columbus, St.…
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Change in state housing law may mean trouble for Jackson residents
The Jackson Valley Hovbilt development in the Cassville section of Jackson which was originally supposed to have 965 age-restricted homes can now be converted to non-agerestricted. This will lead to a significant increase in taxes as new schools will have to be built and demands on community services increase. The conversion from fully agerestricted was…
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Beatrice Hulse Tymesko
Mrs. Tymesko, 75, of Freehold, died Sept. 7, 2009, at home. She was raised and lived in Freehold, Jackson and Howell before moving back to Freehold in 1999. Mrs. Tymesko was a homemaker and enjoyed traveling by RV, seeing more than 45 states in 30 years. She was predeceased by four brothers, Robert, John, Bill…
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JMHS band to host showcase
JACKSON — The Jackson Memorial High School Jaguar Marching Band will host a Showcase of Champions beginning at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 3. The marching-band event will take place at the Jackson Memorial football field, Don Connor Boulevard. “In all, there will be 19 high school marching bands participating in this year’s competition,” said Jackson Memorial…
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Murray J. Firestone
Mr. Firestone, 77, of Jackson, died July 1, 2009. He was born in New York City and attended City College of New York. A graduate of the Rabbinical College of America in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Firestone was the president of numerous real estate companies and an expert in the planning, designing and funding of real…
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Wilson took page from Manalapan’s playbook
Coda • GREG BEAN It looks like South Carolina Republican Congressman Joe Wilson wasn’t listening when I called for an end to rude behavior a few weeks ago. By now, everyone’s heard about the moment when Wilson — forgetting that he was in the well of the U.S. House of Representatives instead of in Britain’s…
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The dreaded hardware store ordeal
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH Some people like to recreate for fun. They like to while away the hours reading books by a babbling brook, indulging in a game of golf, or perhaps fancy a country drive. We Clinches like to be productive when it comes to entertainment. At least that’s what Pat,…
