• Dora Reinhardt Stricklin

    Mrs. Stricklin, 81, of Freehold Township, died June 28, 2010, at home. She was born in Staten Island, N.Y., and had lived there before moving to Holmdel in 1971 and then to Freehold in 1984. She was predeceased by her husband, Douglas S., in 2001. Mrs. Stricklin is survived by two daughters, Barbara E. Duggan…

  • Daniel J. Healy

    Mr. Healy, 94, of Old Bridge, died June 15, 2010, at home. He was predeceased by a son, Daniel; a daughter, Katherine Mullins; two brothers-in-law, Timothy Sullivan and Jack Murphy; and a sister, Julia Murphy. Surviving are his wife, Katherine Barron Healy; a daughter, Marilyn Healy-McDermott, and her husband, Thomas, of Phoenix, Md.; a daughter-in-law,…

  • Celia “Cookie” Klein

    Mrs. Klein, 62, of Manalapan, died July 9, 2010, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she had been a resident of Staten Island, N.Y., before moving to Manalapan four years ago. Prior to her 2003 retirement, Mrs. Klein was a teacher in Brooklyn for 35 years. Surviving are her husband, Neil;…

  • John Edward Pearson

    Mr. Pearson, 61, of Manalapan, died July 8, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold. Born in Montgomery, Ala., he lived most of his life in Manalapan. He was a self-employed professional painter for over 30 years. Surviving are his parents, Eddie and Beatrice Pearson of Manalapan; a daughter, Kimo Morris-Lowe of Little Egg Harbor; six…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Monmouth County Fair plans host of activities

    The 36th annual Monmouth County Fair will return to the East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township, July 21-25. Organized and presented by the Monmouth County Park System in cooperation with the Monmouth County 4-H, the fair maintains the agricultural nature of a traditional county fair with its home and garden competition, petting farm and…

  • Foundation will match first aid squad donations

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Sometimes, when you least expect it, a light shines on your darkness. So it is with the Freehold First Aid and Emergency Squad — and Barry Tobias of Manalapan is that light. First aid squad trustee Bill Madden told the News Transcript this week that Tobias, who…

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