Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Mary A. Malsbury
Mrs. Malsbury, 80, of Red Oak, Va., died April 1 at Bartley Health Care Nursing and Rehabilitation, Jackson. Born in Long Branch, she had lived in Jackson Mills, Millstone and Howell before moving to Virginia in 1991. A homemaker, she also worked for Frequency Engineering, Farmingdale, from which she retired in 1968. Surviving are her…
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James R. Anderson
Mr. Anderson, 69, of Lakewood died March 26 at Ocean Medical Center, Brick. Born in Kenosha, Wisc., he had lived in Point Pleasant for three years before moving to Lakewood 18 years ago. He was a salesman for Macy’s at the Monmouth Mall in Eatontown for 10 years prior to retiring seven years ago. A…
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Carol A. Johnson
Mrs. Johnson, 61, of Howell died April 10 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Jersey City, she had moved to Freehold Township 48 years ago. For the past nine years, she was a funding coordinator for Hanns Financial, Jamesburg. Prior to that, she was a commercial loan specialist for Central Jersey Bank, Freehold.…
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Residents question Plumsted zoning change
We are deeply concerned about what we believe will become an extremely poor plan for the future of our town and for the pocketbooks of homeowners – the rezoning of a light industrial area in our town for new housing. This plan is being billed as a way to bring sewers into our downtown and…
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Resident questions cost overruns on school project in Howell
The recent Howell Board of Education budget hearing left me with more questions than answers. Am I to understand that the board contracted the builder of the new schools to have the project completed in nine months, when he admitted that his company has never completed a school in less than 12 months? Bad weather…
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Obituaries
Obituaries Charles B. MacDonald Charles B. MacDonald Mr. MacDonald, 82, of Lakewood died March 12 at Desert Springs Hospital, Las Vegas, while visiting his daughter. Born in Neptune, he had lived there before moving to Pompano Beach, Fla., in 1981 and returning ten years later to Lakewood. Prior to retiring in 1980, he was a…
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Henry J. Kolakowski
Mr. Kolakowski, 84, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, died March 23 at home. Born in Jersey City, he had lived there before moving to Union City, where he had resided until 1963 before moving to Aberdeen. He had lived in South Carolina since 1985 and moved to Morganville six months ago. A vehicle Army…
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For the record
The Lakewood Township Committee adopted an ordinance at its March 25 meeting that would vacate all right, title and interest in the public portions of Washington Avenue, Charles Avenue, Vine Avenue and Vine Place, where a residential and commercial development will be built next to Greenwood Cemetery. The ordinance will not be carried to the…
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Although donation to Salvation Army is restrictive, it is appreciated
There has been quite a bit of public interest since the announcement of Joan Kroc’s bequest to The Salvation Army. Certainly, the army feels blessed to have been entrusted with a gift purported to exceed $1.5 billion and, as always, The Salvation Army will abide by the specific requests of Mrs. Kroc. Joan Kroc specified…
