Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Alice L. Hassard
Mrs. Hassard, 73, a lifelong resident of Farmingdale, died Aug. 22, 2009, at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. She was a letter sorter for the U.S. Postal Service at the Monmouth County Regional Sorting Center, Eatontown, for 20 years, retiring in 1998. Mrs. Hassard was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of…
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Elizabeth “Betty” L. Jacobus
Mrs. Jacobus, 80, of Middletown, died Aug. 18, 2009, at Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shrewsbury. She was employed at Professional Pharmacy, Red Bank, for 15 years. Mrs. Jacobus was predeceased by her husband of 38 years, Langford Jacobus; and a daughter, Elizabeth Jacobus. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Langford and Vickie Jacobus…
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Doris E. Durlacher
Mrs. Durlacher, 78, of Howell, died Aug. 8, 2009, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She was a 1955 graduate of the Clara Maass School of Nursing, Belleville, and worked there as a registered nurse before moving on to St. Joseph’s Hospital, Patterson. Mrs. Durlacher then retired from the Fair Lawn Manor, Fair Lawn. She…
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What’s that sound? It’s the sound of silence
Coda • GREG BEAN It sure has been a lot quieter around the house since the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on prerecorded “robocalls” went into effect Sept. 1, and I couldn’t be happier. I put my name on the national Do Not Call list the very day I learned about it, and it has been…
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James E. Britton
Mr. Britton, 63, of Eatontown, died Aug. 28, 2009, at St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was predeceased by his father, George Ellsworth Britton. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Karen Widner Britton; two daughters, Kristin Britton of Raleigh, N.C., and Jaime Britton of…
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Darlene S. Brown
Mrs. Brown, 46, of Howell, died Aug. 13, 2009, at home. She had lived in Matawan before moving to Howell 13 years ago. Mrs. Brown was a speech pathologist for the Lakewood Board of Education at the Oak Street School for the past eight years. Prior to that, she worked at Mc- Cauley School, Watchung,…
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Clarence Wilson Jr.
Mr. Wilson, 83, of Howell, died Aug. 24, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. A lifelong area resident, he was a truck driver for Jersey Coast Freight Lines, Neptune, for 35 years, retiring in 1981. Mr. Wilson was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was predeceased by a brother and…
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Crossing guards make trip to school safer
With the new school year upon us, I would like to remind parents that the school crossing guards are there for the safety of their children. If someone is bothering your child or tries to get them into their vehicle, they can go to any crossing guard and they will contact authorities. This does not…
