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Helen M. Cannon
Mrs. Cannon, 78, of Jacobstown, died July 5, 2010. A native of Chicago, Ill, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mundelein College in Illinois and her Master of Arts in education from the University of Southern California. She worked in education for over 40 years, retiring as a teacher at St. Mary’s Catholic…
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Filomena Fusco
Mrs. Fusco, 88, of Howell, died June 26, 2010, at Bartley Healthcare, Jackson. She was born in Hibbing, Minn., and lived in Staten Island, N.Y., prior to moving to Howell in 1981. She was predeceased by her husband, Pietro Fusco; and two brothers, John and Angelo DiSarro. Surviving are a son, Daniel Fusco, and his…
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Isabel Louise Lemcheck
Isabel Louise Lemcheck, 90, of Howell, died June 21, 2010, at Care One at Wall. Surviving are four grandchildren, Louise Meserve, Raymond Curtin Jr., Joh’ni Kimberlin and Joseph Curtin; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great- grandchildren. A funeral service was held at the First Presbyterian Church, Freehold, followed by interment at Old Tennent Cemetery, Tennent section…
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Holly Sue McDermott
Mrs. McDermott, 49, of Jackson, died July 9, 2010. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and moved to Jackson 20 years ago. Mrs. McDermott was a hairdresser in her shop, Holly’s Hairworks, in Jackson. Surviving are her parents, Irving and Sandra Schwartz of Vero Beach, Fla.; two daughters, Brooke and Chelsea, both of Jackson; her…
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John Joseph Balog
Mr. Balog, 80, of East Brunswick, formerly of Lakewood, died June 27, 2010, at home. His wife, Margaret, died in 2005. Surviving are two sons, John, and his wife, Angela, of East Brunswick, and James Balog; two brothers, Stephen Balog of Florida and Edward Balog the Leonardo section of Middletown; and two grandchildren. Arrangements were…
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Sandra Mae Cruickshanks Mason
Mrs. Mason, 71, of Holly, Mich., formerly of Monroe, died June 30, 2010, in McLaren Regional Medical Center, Flint, Mich. Prior to her retirement in 1998, she was employed as an administrative assistant with Johnson and Johnson Corp., New Brunswick. She was predeceased by a daughter, Ginger Booth. Surviving are her husband, Charles A. Mason;…
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Everyone has the ability to do something to help the environment
Tom Friedman, in his column in The New York Times, discussed this letter from the Beaufort Gazette (South Carolina), which I thought should also be shared with your readers: “I’d like to join the blame game that has come to define our national approach to the ongoing environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. This…
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Protecting farmland remains an N.J. priority
The last few weeks have brought the fresh taste of high quality, locally grown fruits and vegetables to many New Jerseyans. The Garden State still produces some of the best tomatoes and corn in the world. We should all take note, however, of a new inventory of our disappearing farmland nationwide. Since 1982, the National…
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This tax cap law looks like a good deal, but …
CODA GREG BEAN Before we start popping the champagne corks over the fact that the New Jersey Senate passed a bill last week limiting property tax increases to 2 percent a year — with certain exceptions — we ought to remember that old Latin admonition Caveat emptor (Let the buyer beware). On first blush, the…
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