• Vera M. LaCorte

    Mrs. LaCorte, 89, of Manalapan, died April 1, 2011, at her niece’s home in Manalapan. Born in Bayonne, she had resided in Jersey City and then Jackson before moving to Manalapan five years ago. Prior to retiring, she worked for RCA in Harrison. Mrs. LaCorte was predeceased by five siblings, Joseph, Benjamin, Matthew, Anna and…

  • Barbara Joan Sterrett

    Mrs. Sterrett, 75, of Howell, died March 29, 2011 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Mrs. Sterrett was born in Staten Island, N.Y., and had lived there before moving to Howell in 1980. For the past 10 years, she was employed as a food merchandiser at B.J.’s Wholesale Club, Ocean. Prior to that, she…

  • Tara Deaver Hansen

    Mrs. Hansen, 29, of the Wanamassa section of Ocean Township, died March 31, 2011, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She was born in Red Bank, raised in Freehold and lived in Red Bank before moving to Wanamassa. Mrs. Hansen was a special education teacher at West Freehold Elementary School, Freehold Township. She is survived…

  • Jeanette Marie Wronko Kolczynski

    Mrs. Kolczynski, 84, of Old Bridge, died March 11, 2011, in CareOne at East Brunswick. She was predeceased by her husband, Kazmir, and by a sister, Leonarda Gaffey. Surviving are two sons, Robert Kolczynski, and his wife, Mindy, of Howell and David Kolczynski, and his wife, Shelley, of Old Bridge; two daughters, Susan E. Rivera,…

  • WELCOME TO… Treasures of the Jersey Shore

    Spring Lake: a little bit of everything BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer Downtown Spring Lake Named for the spring-fed lake in the middle of the town’s Divine Park and nicknamed the “Irish Riviera” after the town’s wealthy founders, Spring Lake is a haven for relaxation and beauty along the Jersey Shore. Just two miles long…

  • A little something special from the dog

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH There is nothing that I enjoy more than a good present. Generally speaking, I like them in all varieties. The unexpected gift, the birthday bequest, and nothing makes a mother’s heart beat with love like chubby little hands caressing a shiny pebble — picked out just for me. It’s…

  • Library to hold fifth annual film festival

    The fifth annual Ocean County Library Film Festival is coming to the Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library, 101 Washington St., Toms River. The two-day festival will show films made by high school filmmakers onApril 15 and films made by adults on April 16. The screenings will begin at 5 p.m. each night.…

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     An indoor rummage sale sponsored by the Parents Association of Monmouth Academy will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 9 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 10 at 152 Lanes Mill Road, Howell. Details: 732-364-2812.  His Mercy House, 1266 West Farms Road, Howell, will host a food and…

  • Peace poster winners named

    JACKSON — Lauren Renn, an eighthgrade student at the Carl W. Goetz Middle School, and Karolina Sieczkowska, an eighth-grade student from the National Junior Arts Honor Society, were announced as the winners of the 2010-11 Annual Peace Poster local competition sponsored by the Jackson Lions Club. Lauren’s and Karolina’s posters were among more than 200…

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