• Grandma throws caution to the wind

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Way back in my single days, I wasn’t much of a decorator. I adorned my first apartment with a $10 table and unstable chairs, an oversized beanbag and a macramé plant hanger to pull it all together. What it lacked in style, it made up for in practicality, and…

  • business briefs •••

    Affiliated Foot and Ankle Center, with locations in Howell, Monroe Township and Edison, has become an accredited business in New Jersey through the Better Business Bureau. Since 1990, Affiliated Foot and Ankle Center has been working with patients to provide comprehensive foot and ankle care. Its team of trained professionals are dedicated to providing state-of-the-art,…

  • Dorothy “Dottie” Landora

    Mrs. Landora, 80, of Freehold Township, diedMarch 26, 2012. She was born in Liverpool, England. Mrs. Landora was employed for 15 years at The Washtub, Freehold and Farmingdale. She was predeceased by her husband, Anthony Landora; and two sisters, June and Mabel. Surviving are a daughter, Loretta Williams, and her husband, Rich, of Howell; five…

  • John T. “Jack” Gamache

    Mr. Gamache, 76, a resident of Middletown for 52 years, died March 25, 2012, in Long Branch. He worked as a lineman for JCP&L for more than 40 years before retiring in 1995. He was communicant of St Catherine’s Church, Middletown, where he was a Eucharistic minister. Mr. Gamache served in the National Guard. He…

  • Ronald J. Karpin

    Mr. Karpin, 69, of Freehold Township, died March 20, 2012, at Geraldine Thompson Care Center, Wall Township. He was a graduate of Bryant University, Smithfield, R.I., and the University of Rhode Island, where he earned a Master of Science degree. He was employed as a consultant for the National Coalition Against Gambling and served in…

  • Laura Spinello

    Mrs. Spinello, 73, of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, died March 26, 2012, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was born in Jersey City and had resided in Colonia her entire life. Prior to retiring in 2007, Mrs. Spinello worked in the human resources department atWakefern Food Corp., Edison, for 18 years. She…

  • Staci Michelle Bennett

    Mrs. Bennett, 42, of Waretown, died March 26, 2012, at Southern Ocean Medical Center, Manahawkin. She graduated from Marlboro High School, class of 1987, and attended the University of Maryland, College Park, Md. Surviving are her parents, Charles, and Sheila Gelfond; two sons, Josh and Justin; two sisters, Lori Hornacek and Randi Hinkes; and a…

  • Kathleen “Kitty” Goff Markovich

    Mrs. Markovich, 85, of South Amboy, formerly of Parlin, died March 22, 2012. She was born in Dun Laoghaire (County Dublin), Ireland. Prior to retiring, she was employed in the billing department for 20 years at Raritan Bay Medical Center, PerthAmboy. She was predeceased by her husband, Andrew F. Markovich, in 1994; and a brother,…

  • Margaret M. Hayden

    Mrs. Hayden, of Freehold, died March 26, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Prior to retiring in 1982, she was employed by Prudential Insurance in the Newark and South Plainfield locations for more than 30 years. Mrs. Hayden was predeceased by her husband, John Hayden; a daughter, Margaret; and a brother, Thomas Manning. Surviving…

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