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Josephine R. Gerardo
Mrs. Gerardo, 81, of Howell, formerly of Freehold, died June 9, 2011. She graduated with a nursing degree and was employed by the New York City Department of Health for 25 years prior to retiring. Mrs. Gerardo was predeceased by her husband of 44 years, Raphael J. Gerardo. Surviving are four daughters and sons-in-law, Josephine…
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E. Franklin “Frank” Barkalow Jr.
Mr. Barkalow, 69, of Howell, died June 8, 2011, atCentraStateMedicalCenter, FreeholdTownship. Hewas an operating engineer for Gallo Asphalt, Irvington, for 22 years. In retirement, he worked at F&B Lawn & Landscape with his son. Mr. Barkalow was a past president of the Monmouth County 4-HClub. He was a 1990 recipient of a heart transplant at…
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Conrad A. Whiteside
Mr. Whiteside, 72, of Freehold, died June 7, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a harbor pilot with the New York/New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilot Association, Staten Island, N.Y., until his retirement in 1997. Surviving are a son, Alexander Whiteside, and his wife, Bobbi Jo, of Brick; three daughters, Karen Fox, and…
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Patricia “Pattie” C. Osmundsen
Mrs. Osmundsen, 63, of Howell, died June 7, 2011, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was a graduate of Wagner College, Staten Island, N.Y., where she earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree. Mrs. Osmundsen worked as a permanent substitute teacher for special needs children for the Middlesex County Vocational andTechnical Schools…
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business briefs
Free Motion Rehabilitation Center and Weight Loss and Wellness have teamed up with Mike Greene of RKA to offer personal fitness training to their clients and to the public. The goal, in addition to rehabilitating sports injuries and chronic pain, is to educate the community in functional training and increase overall health and fitness in…
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Congregation Kol Am schedules services
On July 1, Congregation Kol Am will commence a yearlong celebration of its 10th anniversary by launching its summer Shabbat services at Calgo Gardens. The summer liturgy, offered by Rabbi Brooks Susman, reaffirms some very basic tenets of Reform Judaism, by encouraging families to join together to celebrate the peaceful joy of the Sabbath and…
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New Egypt seniors reach milestone
PLUMSTED — The class of 2011 — 150 seniors — graduated from New Egypt High School on June 16. School administrators said 90 percent of the young men and women who make up the senior class will continue on to post-secondary education or enlist in the military. In his remarks, Principal Thomas Farrell said, “I…
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Synagogue appoints new rabbi
FREEHOLD —Congregation Agudath Achim, the Freehold Jewish Center, will welcome a new rabbi, Tal Sessler, who will be stepping into the pulpit on July 15. “There is always a bit of sadness and anxiety when a rabbi announces his retirement, especially with the bumpy year we have had with the sudden loss of our cantor…
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Some things are better left unread
IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN No one, to my knowledge, has ever compared, or is likely to compare, Howell Township to Camelot, and I think about a line from the classic movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” when news comes out of that busy western Monmouth County municipality. With just a minor modification I…
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