• Abbott school district concept must be eliminated in New Jersey

    In our state of New Jersey, to my knowledge, there are about 600 school districts that are funded with school aid by the state to offset the burden of property taxes. For many years now, again to the best of my knowledge, about 30 or so of these school districts have been earmarked as so-called…

  • Suppliers of alcohol to youths should be jailed

    What a wonderful article recently by Amy Rosen regarding the new law tossing a lifeline to underage drinkers by offering immunity if they call for help and remain at the scene for a young person who has been drinking and risks the threat of coma and death without immediate medical attention. This law will help…

  • Antonino “Anthony” Mazzara

    Mr. Mazzara, 20, of Freehold Township, died Dec. 12, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Raised in Manalapan, he moved to Freehold Township in 1995. Mr. Mazzara was a laborer for union Local No. 731 in New York City. He is survived by his father, Isidoro Mazzara and his wife, Jodi, of Farmingdale; his…

  • Stephen E. Cottrell

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephen E. Cottrell, 25, of Browns Mills, died Dec. 15, 2009, in Burlington County. Born in Long Branch, he had lived in Howell, Manasquan, and Port Richey, Fla., before assignment to Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst in February 2009. Sgt. Cottrell had served as a special police officer for Freehold Township.…

  • Helene M. Cullen

    Mrs. Cullen, 81, of Jackson, died Dec. 12, 2009, at CareOne at Jackson. She had resided in Freehold Township for 32 years before moving to Jackson 10 years ago. Mrs. Cullen was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Church, Freehold, and a former member of Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court St. Rose of…

  • Joseph Stephan Diniz

    Mr. Diniz, 37, of Monmouth Junction, died Dec. 14, 2009, at home. Born in Red Bank, he resided in Keyport prior to moving to Monmouth Junction three years ago. He worked as a laborer with E.S.S. Co., West Berlin. He is survived by his father, Joseph Diniz of Monmouth Junction; his mother, Jean Bishop of…

  • Mary T. Richardson

    Mrs. Richardson, 82, a resident of Matawan for 48 years, died Dec. 13, 2009, at home. She was employed at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel, for 17 years in Environmental Services, retiring in 1994. Mrs. Richardson was predeceased by her husband, Gerald, in 1978. Surviving are her children, Michael McNamara and his wife, Monica, of Schuylkill…

  • Joyce Lochwood

    Mrs. Lochwood, 87, of Middletown, died Dec. 8, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Manchester, England, she resided in Whiting prior to relocating to Middletown. Mrs. Lochwood served in the Women’s Land Army in England during World War II. She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Frank Lochwood Sr., in…

  • ROTC cadets to host gift auction

    JACKSON — Students who participate in the Jackson Township School District Air Force Junior ROTC program will hold their annual tricky tray gift auction on Feb. 20 at Jackson Memorial High School. “This is our biggest fundraiser for the year,” said Doug Velting, president of the ROTC parents group. “The funds go to purchase extras…

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