• Youngster works her way up track and field ladder

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent With the exception of the brutally hot temperatures that greeted her on the track, Cassie Collimore (2313) of Jackson enjoyed competing at the Junior Olympic National Championships in Wichita, Kan., this summer. The young athlete will be a seventhgrader at the Goetz Middle School during the 2011-12 school year. When track…

  • Author ‘curries’ on with new Indian cooking techniques

    ‘My Indian Kitchen’ by Hari Nayak features meat dishes, grilling methods BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Hari Nayak Hari Nayak spent 20 years in southwestern India in a coastal town known for its love of meat, seafood, vegetables and grilled dishes. He remembers fondly watching his grandmother make pancake batter and grinding fresh spices in…

  • Mary Frances Layton

    Mrs. Layton, 97, of Jackson, died Aug. 16, 2011, at Ocean County Medical Center, Brick. Prior to retiring in 1976, she was employed as a food packager for Rokeach Company, Farmingdale, for 25 years. Mrs. Layton was predeceased by a granddaughter. Surviving are a son, Elmer E. Layton Jr., of Lakewood; three daughters, Leona Hartman…

  • Michael J. Simoes

    Mr. Simoes, 36, of Lakewood, died Aug. 11, 2011, at home. He was a graduate of Toms River EastHigh School and attended Ocean County College, Toms River. Mr. Simoes was a fabricator welder for Harold R. Henrich, Lakewood, for over 10 years. He was an avid outdoorsman and an experienced downriver kayaker. Surviving are his…

  • Gary B. Louk Sr.

    Mr. Louk, 66, of Freehold, died July 23, 2011, atCentraStateMedicalCenter, FreeholdTownship. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Mr. Louk was employed as an inventory control specialist for Sabert, Sayreville. He had worked various jobs during his time in Freehold, including 14 years of service in the Freehold Police Department. He was…

  • Anna R. Sadlon

    Mrs. Sadlon, 80, of Howell, died Aug. 16, 2011, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. She was employed as a production worker for Frequency Engineering, Farmingdale, and 3M, Freehold, until her retirement in 1977. She was predeceased by her first husband, Patrick Copas, in 1972. Surviving are her husband, Heinrich John Sadlon; two daughters, Patricia Childs…

  • Desmond F. O’Mara

    Mr. O’Mara, 82, of Freehold Township, died Aug. 7, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Prior to retiring, he was the owner of Graphic Securities. Mr. O’Mara was a veteran of World War II. He was predeceased by a brother, Jerry O’Mara. Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Lucille; three sons, Michael O’Mara…

  • Parks and Recreation Newsletter available

    Freeholder John C. Bartlett, Jr., has announced that the Ocean County Parks and Recreation Newsletter has been published. The fall seasonal newsletter is a schedule of the events, programs and camps sponsored by the department. The newsletter highlights the offerings of the Parks and Recreation Department as well as information about the 27 parks, nature…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    Big girls don’t cry. Well, not as much LORI CLINCH I did it. Much to my dismay and anguish, last Tuesday I loaded up our Huey and hauled him off to attend a campus far away from his mother. But I was a big girl. Longtime readers may recall how I all but made a…

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