• Loretta J. Murphy

    Mrs. Murphy, 85, of Toms River, died April 11, 2012, at home. She was associated with the Bergen Avenue Bus Co., Bayonne, for many years. She was predeceased by her husband, Brandon, in 1974. Mrs. Murphy is survived by two sons, Brandon and Donald, both of North Carolina; a daughter, Geraldine R. Mickley of Howell;…

  • Carolyn Averine Tantum Lear

    Mrs. Lear, 93, of New Egypt, died April 11, 2012, at Deborah Hospital, Browns Mills. Prior to retiring, she was a secretary at McGuire Air Force Base, Lakehurst. She was predeceased by her husband, Elwood “Dutch” Lear; and two sons, Don and Duane Lear. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Carol Lee and Don Reed…

  • Eugene L. Sharkey

    Mr. Sharkey, 80, of Forked River, formerly of Brick, diedApril 8, 2012. He was employed as a title examiner for 62 years and was past president of the Title Abstractors Association of New Jersey. He was also a drummer who played with various Shore-area groups in the 1960s and ’70s, as well as his own…

  • Sean Alexander Turanicza

    Mr. Turanicza, 19, of Jackson, died suddenly onApril 7, 2012. He was a graduate of the Jackson School District and a member of the DeMolay Youth Group of the Masonic Lodge of Point Pleasant. He was an accomplished guitar player and a true outdoorsman who loved fishing with his father, hunting, hiking and camping. He…

  • Margaret Beadle

    Mrs. Beadle, of Howell, died April 9, 2012. She retired as a cook manager for the Howell K- 8 School District Board of Education. In retirement, she worked at the Howell Pharmacy and Ivy’s Hallmark store. Mrs. Beadle was predeceased by her husband, Edward; and a brother, Stephen. Surviving are a son; two daughters; five…

  • Good business sense leads to opportunities for teen

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Kaitlyn Molnar, 15, a sophomore at Jackson Memorial High School, will take part in the 2012 International Career Development Conference to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, from April 28 to May 2. Kaitlyn will participate in the event through Jackson Memorial’s chapter of the Distributive Education…

  • business briefs •••

    Dr. John Carlucci, director of Spectrum Physical Rehab Center, 2105 West County Line Road, Jackson, announced that the center will host a fat-loss and nutrition plan makeover presentation as well as complimentary health screenings and consultations at 6:30 p.m. May 8 in observance of May being National Health and Fitness Month. The nutrition plan makeover…

  • Warning goes out about fires

    JACKSON — As spring rolls on toward summer and people begin to spend more time outside, local officials have issued warnings about the significant chance for wildfires to spring up in Jackson and throughout New Jersey. Due to a lack of significant rainfall in recent weeks, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service (FFS) has said…

  • DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS

    Family cooking lessons a great bonding experience LIZZ DINNIGAN Okay, so I can’t cook. Or to be more accurate, I have no desire to cook. But don’t hold it against me. It’s just that I’d rather focus my time as a mom on having extraordinary adventures with my kids rather than deciding whether to use…

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