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Children of all ages enjoyed a day off from school on Feb. 26 after the latest snowstorm of the winter dumped several inches on western Monmouth County. The sledding hill at the Howell municipal building on Preventorium Road proved to be a popular spot for play. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Banks are worried overdraft cash stream will dry up
Coda • GREG BEAN A young man of my acquaintance is fortunate to still be employed in this dismal economy, but like many young people on his own, he lives paycheck to paycheck. And sometimes, as it gets close to payday, he runs a little short for a sandwich at lunch or a few bucks…
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Congress must extend economic relief to Social Security beneficiaries
For the first time since 1975, Social Security beneficiaries will not receive a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) this year.F or over three decades, millions of Americans have counted on these annual increases to help make ends meet. Particularly in this economic climate, having this extra protection is even more critical for the financial security…
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Managing editor’s column is going after the wrong individuals
This letter is in response to the column “School Districts Face A Moment of Truth” by Greater Media Newspapers Managing Editor Mark Rosman (Tri-Town News, Feb. 25). I am a relatively new teacher. I changed careers in my late 40s. Prior to teaching, I worked at a large telecommunications company for many years, earning a…
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Public employees refusing to see reality
Marc Gaswirth’s recent Your Turn guest column (Tri-Town News, Feb. 18) explaining how the state’s contract negotiation rules stack the deck against school boards and taxpaying citizens was excellent. It is vital that concerned citizens contact their state representatives and demand that something be done to end what has become an insult to all of…
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Robert A. Cecere
Mr. Cecere, 75, of Jackson and formerly Colts Neck, died Jan. 17, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a civil engineer for CMX, Manalapan, until his retirement in 2009. Mr. Cecere was the former co-owner of Donald Alworth Contracting Co., West Caldwell. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Helen Patricia Cecere;…
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Michael Lycosky
Mr. Lycosky, 62, of Jackson, formerly of Malta, N.Y., died Feb. 18, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He received a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University in 1970 and was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War era. He was predeceased by his parents, Andrew Anthony and Vera Lycosky. Surviving are his…
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Michael Faresich
Mr. Faresich, 96, of Howell, died Feb. 14, 2010. He was born in Chiusi, Italy, and came to the United States in 1942. He worked for the maintenance department in the Hudson County Park Commission, Jersey City, until his retirement. Mr. Faresich then worked for the Freehold Township Police Department for 15 years, retiring in…
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Myrna Beth Schulman
Mrs. Schulman, 68, of Jackson, formerly of Middletown, died Feb. 1, 2010, at Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach, Fla. Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Schulman was a supervisor of medical records at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, for more than 25 years. Surviving are her husband, Paul; two sons and daughters-inlaw, Aaron and Robin…
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