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Joseph T. Battaglia
Mr. Battaglia, 80, of Jackson, formerly of Aberdeen, died May 27, 2011, at Care One at Jackson. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Prior to retiring, Mr. Battaglia was employed by the U.S. Treasury in New York City. He was predeceased by his wife, Doris, in 2007. Surviving are a son…
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Margaret L. Scott
Mrs. Scott, 96, of Lakewood, formerly of Queens, N.Y., died March 23, 2011, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was predeceased by her husband, James, in 1993; and a daughter, Lorraine Wiener, in 2009. Surviving are two sons and their wives, William and Helen of California and Robert and Lisa of Pennsylvania; a sonin…
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Carmella Rainone DelliSanti
Mrs. DelliSanti, 95, died May 22, 2011, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, John. Surviving are a son, Pasquale of Elmwood Park; two daughters, Joanne Apruzzi and her husband, Alfred, of Old Bridge and Lorraine Diaz and her husband, Richard, of Jackson; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A Mass was offered at St.…
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Olga Sorochka
Mrs. Sorochka, 82, of Freehold Township, formerly of Brooklyn, N.Y., died May 24, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was predeceased by her husband, Michael Sorochka Jr., in 2001. Surviving are a son, Nicholas Michael Sorochka, and his wife Sue, of Jackson; two daughters, Deborah Ann Miller and her husband, Gregory, of Corsicana,…
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business briefs
The Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation (HNF) has announced its new partnership with Affiliated Foot and Ankle Center, offices of Dr. Hal Ornstein, Dr. Jasen Langley, Dr. Alison DeWaters and Dr. Varun (Ben) Gujral with locations in Howell, Edison and Monroe. This is a collaborative relationship that will help ensure quality health care for people with hereditary…
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County preserves open space
JACKSON — Almost 21 acres of natural lands in Jackson will be preserved as open space by the Ocean County Board of Freeholders. “This purchase comes with a number of benefits,” said Freeholder John C. Bartlett Jr., who serves as liaison to the Ocean County Natural Lands Trust Fund Advisory Committee. “It will preserve this…
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Baby boomers becoming more coveted demographic
GIRL TALK CLARE MARIE CELANO I f I have the opportunity to come back as a woman in my 60s, I’m coming back as Helen Mirren, in her role as Victoria in the film “Red.” Mirren plays a retired CIA agent who gardens and bakes, but has not quelled the urge to shoot someone. Mirren…
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Fundraiser to benefit youth mission trip
The DeBows United Methodist Church, corner of Route 571 and Route 537, Jackson, will hold an Italian dinner 6 p.m. June 25 as a benefit for its youth mission trip. The group will go to Rocky Mount, N.C., to help repair the homes of the elderly, disabled and poor. They will be part of Group…
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Please, spare me the horror stories
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I ’ve learned that the worst part of having a medical procedure looming on your horizon is the naysayers who like to tell you how bad you’re going to have it. For instance, once you start to look as though you’re carrying a beach ball in your belly, every…
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