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Cathy L. Smith
Mrs. Smith, 36, of Howell, died April 28, 2010, at home after a courageous battle. She was born in Flemington and had lived in Glen Gardener prior to moving to Howell in 1998. Mrs. Smith was a nurse for Meridian Nursing & Rehabilitation at Shrewsbury for 11 years until becoming ill. She was a member…
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Cheryl A. Pearlman
Ms. Pearlman, 59, of Howell, formerly of Freehold, died April 27, 2010, at the Manor Nursing Home in Freehold Township. She attended the Freehold Regional High School system, Brookdale Community College and was among the first graduating classes at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona section of Galloway. She worked at various industrial…
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Understand differences of privileges and rights
Iask readers to understand the difference between a privilege and a right. Currently, the tendency to confuse the two has run amok and is making it difficult to think clearly about issues like the state Council on Affordable Housing and the new federal health care programs. Here are some true rights: No laws may interfere…
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Resident upset with truck traffic on rural road
Our response to Sambol Construction’s plans are not favorable (“Sambol Plans Move to Jackson,” Tri-Town News, April 22). The residents here on Wright Debow Road in Jackson have been putting up with a lot of construction truck noise and speeding as it is. They drive on our residential back road as if they were on…
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In my day, sonny, we got numbers in a book
CODA GREG BEAN If the phone company stops printing and delivering residential white pages, as Verizon has asked regulators permission to do in New York and New Jersey, what am I going to use as a doorstop, or to raise my computer monitor an extra 3 or 4 inches? On the one hand, Verizon’s request…
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Food pantry helps to feed family pets
Twice a month, Ocean County 4-H members team up with volunteers from the Ocean County Animal Shelter Auxiliary to provide assistance with feeding pets at the Jackson Food Pantry. Ocean County 4-H Club members have been tagging in front of Stop & Shop in Whiting to raise money to purchase food for the pet pantry.…
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Suicide prevention bill a tribute to local veteran
Holt says government failed Army sergeant from East Brunswick BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer After two combat tours in Iraq, Coleman Bean of East Brunswick sought treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but he did not receive the support that is in place for many returning veterans. Sgt. Coleman Bean Bean was a member of…
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Monmouth County’s population at 664,916
The Monmouth County Planning Board has released its 2010 estimate of the county’s population, and the estimate shows that the county’s population reached 664,916 on Jan. 1, 2010. The new estimate shows that the total population of Monmouth County increased by 0.29 percent between January 2009 and January 2010. Since the 2000 U.S. Census, Monmouth…
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