• Ryan McNamara of Aberdeen

    With the assistance of his mother, Linda, Ryan McNamara of Aberdeen enjoys a ride on the swing at the playground in Thompson Park, Lincroft, on a very warm morning on April 7. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Cuts in educational aid is a real hot-button issue

    CODA GREG BEAN I’ve written before about how much I enjoy the conversational aspect of this column, and my readers aren’t shy about giving me their take on something I’ve written. Sure, some of the responses are beyond the pale, like the guy who recently said he hopes I end up destitute and eating dog…

  • Cut schools’ top-heavy administration

    The cuts to arrive at the latest Middletown school budget are the wrong direction. As usual, they are not proper. Instead of cutting teachers, without which there is no education, cut the top-heavy administration area. Who are all of these directors? They don’t teach. Get rid of them. I have lived in Middletown for over…

  • Holmdel school-parent groups urge voters to support budget

    As the presidents of your Holmdel school-parent groups, we would like to share some information with you regarding the upcoming Board of Education budget vote. We are taxpayers like you and are voting yes for the budget on April 20. We are asking our parent groups to do the same. We would like to start…

  • Mid’twn BOE president urges residents to vote

    To all the Middletown residents who will go the polls on April 20, I implore you to vote yes for the school budget. As a result of significant reductions in state aid to school districts, severe cuts are already included in the 2010-11 budget. The budget was developed with significant input from community stakeholders, and…

  • Kee “Keesan” Yohance Jackson

    Mr. Jackson, 36, died April 3, 2010. He resided in Freehold prior to moving to New Brunswick and was a graduate of New Brunswick High School. He was predeceased by his father, Tommy Jackson. Surviving are his mother, Mary Haynes Booker, and stepfather, Derwin Booker, of New Brunswick; a sister, Kishi Jackson, of New Brunswick;…

  • Joseph G. Milnes

    Mr. Milnes, 82, of Tinton Falls, formerly of Middletown and Monmouth Beach, died March 22,, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He served in the U.S. Navy in the Construction Battalion (Seabees). Following the Navy, his work continued in the construction field for the family-owned business SubstructuresCorp. After retiring in 1996, he taught poetry…

  • William J. “Bill” Menz

    Mr. Menz, 76, of Matawan, died April 2, 2010, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Prior to retiring, he was the owner/operator of the Colts Neck Exxon on the corner of Route 34 and 537 for 32 years. He also served in the U.S. Navy. Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Barbara Menz; a son…

  • Florence A. Hall

    Mrs. Hall, 86, of Freehold, died March 18, 2010, at The Manor, Freehold Township. She was a registered nurse who performed private duty care, an assistant nurse for the borough of Freehold, and a school bus driver for the Freehold Regional School District. She was predeceased by her husband, James Hall, in 1970; her second…

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