• Teachers’ new deal in Marlboro is shocking

    Unbelievable would be putting it mildly. With the economy in recession and both the state and municipalities hurting and having to take some extreme steps in order to curtail spending, the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education and the Marlboro Township Education Association seem to be oblivious to what is going on in the…

  • Corn Refiners Association clarifies information

    The Feb. 3 News Transcript article “Women Hope to Inspire Children To Eat Healthy” may mislead consumers about high fructose corn syrup. High fructose corn syrup is simply a kind of corn sugar. It has the same number of calories as sugar and is handled the same by the body. The American Heart Association recently…

  • Lillian Georgia Hall

    Mrs. Hall, 86, of Hightstown, died Feb. 1, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Englishtown, she lived in Rosemont and Howell prior moving to Hightstown a few months ago. She was an administrator for the Union Industrial Home for Children in Trenton. She was predeceased by her five sisters, Helen Jones, Blanche…

  • John D. Kohlmann

    Mr. Kohlmann, 92, of Freehold Township, formerly of Staten Island, N.Y., died Feb. 4, 2010, at home. He owned and operated Kohlmann’s Flowers in Staten Island for 40 years, retiring in 1983. Mr. Kohlmann received a two-year degree from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., in horticulture. Afterward, he served in the U.S. Army during World War…

  • Kathleen T. Mangan

    Mrs. Mangan, 60, of Wellington, Fla., formerly of Freehold Township, died Feb. 1, 2010, at Wellington Regional Medical Center, Wellington, Fla. She was a beautician for Salon Malise, Wellington. Prior to that, she was employed at Yorktown Salon, Freehold Township, for many years. Surviving are her husband, John R. Mangan; three daughters, Kristin Stelli Emerick…

  • Felice Cafasso

    Mr. Cafasso, 73, of Howell, died Feb. 1, 2010, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Mr. Cafasso was born in Rofrano, province of Salerno, Italy, and came to the United States in 1962, settling in Brooklyn, N.Y. He moved to Howell in 2007. Mr. Cafasso was a mixer for American Bakeries “Taystee Bread,” Flushing, N.Y., for…

  • Ralph W. Ruggiero

    Mr. Ruggiero, 71, of Jackson, died Feb. 1, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Union City, he had resided in Manalapan for 30 years before moving to Jackson four years ago. Prior to retiring, Mr. Ruggiero was in the automobile business as well as a local real estate investor. He is survived…

  • 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…

  • Howard Levy

    Mr. Levy, 88, of Freehold, died Jan. 29, 2010, at home. He was a renowned aviation photographer, whose work appeared in dozens of publications, including foreign magazines. He was a founding member of the American Aviation Historical Society in 1956, and was also a founder of the Aviation/Space Writers Association. He served as a photographer…

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community