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Raffle offers golfers overnight stay
The Kimball Medical Center Foundation is giving golfers everywhere a chance to win an overnight stay at the Metedeconk National Golf Club in Jackson. For $100 per raffle ticket, golfers can enter to win an overnight stay for eight guests at the cottage on the grounds of Metedeconk, gourmet meals, and a round of golf…
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Jackson officials working to commit housing funds
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON – The clock is ticking for municipal officials throughout New Jersey to commit their towns’ affordable housing trust funds to specific projects or risk have those funds taken by the state. The affordable housing trust funds have accumulated over several decades as developers built projects in communities (generally not…
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William “Bill” McClelland Jr.
Mr. McClelland, 65, of Freehold, died May 20, 2012, at home. He served in the U.S. Army. Mr. McClelland was a driver’s education instructor for many years. Surviving are his wife of 42 years, Diane; a son and daughter-in-law, William and Jen, of Newburgh, N.Y.; a daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl and Christopher Lanza of Howell;…
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Pearl Patterson
Mrs. Patterson, 85, of Toms River, died May 19, 2012, at home. She was born in Little Silver and had lived in Lakewood prior to moving to Toms River 11 years ago. Mrs. Patterson was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond W. Patterson, in 2009; a brother, Harry Gilbert Jr., in 1944;…
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Madeline Ostheim Stanley
Mrs. Stanley, 99, of Chadwick Beach and Boynton Beach, Fla., died May 16, 2012, at Sunnyside Manor in Manasquan. She was born on May 20, 1912, in New York City. Prior to retiring, Mrs. Stanley and her husband owned and operated Stanley’s Florist in Clifton for many years. She was predeceased by her husband, Henry,…
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Pauline Polhemus-Stone
Mrs. Polhemus-Stone, 67, of Binghamton, N.Y., died June 3, 2012, from cancer. She was predeceased by a brother, Norman. Surviving are her companion, Robert Houck; two sons, Hudson (Chip) Studer and his wife, Cindy, and Robert (Chuck) Polhemus and his wife, Jackie; a daughter Stormie Polhemus; three grandchildren; and two sisters, Dolores and Paulette. A…
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Michael J. Carraher
Mr. Carraher, 76, of Howell, formerly of Brooklyn and Staten Island, N.Y., died June 6, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Prior to retiring, he was employed as a back office manager for Clark, Dodge & Company. Mr. Carraherwas aU.S. Army veteran serving during Korean War. He was predeceased by his wife, Johanna Terzo…
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New Egypt H.S. senior earns scholarship to conservatory
Gian Torrano-Jacobs stands out as a harpist BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Gian Torrano-Jacobs PLUMSTED – When a child is becoming interested in music, the same few instruments generally attract the youngster’s attention. He wants to play guitar and become a rock star, or play the piano and write a top 40 hit. At the…
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ARE WE THERE YET
Advice for the ages: Call your mom LORI CLINCH A lthough I consider myself to be a good daughter, I have been guilty of forgetting to call my mother. I know there’s no excuse for neglecting one’s familial obligations. Yet, I tend to get wrapped up in daily events, family crises and hey, those utility…
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