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    ERIC SUCAR staff Jackson Liberty High School cager Justin Petkevicius pulls down a rebound during a scrimmage at Allentown High School on Dec. 5. Area teams are preparing to tip off the 2009-10 high school basketball season on Dec. 18. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Anne Gatto

    Mrs. Gatto, 83, of Millstone Township, died Nov. 5, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and settled to New Jersey in 1971. Mrs. Gatto was predeceased by her husband, Domenic, in 2008; three sons, Phillip, Michael and Richie; and four siblings, John, James, Mary and Helen. She…

  • Fan becomes Giants photographer for a day

    Contest entry has big payoff for Will Lamb of Howell BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer WILL LAMB Everyone who bleeds New York Giants blue knows how difficult it is to get a ticket to a game at Giants Stadium. Will Lamb, 47, a longtime Giants fan, recently found a way to do more than just…

  • A lesson in how to fail

    PATRICIA A. MILLER Ocean View So you thought it could not get any worse for the Ocean County Democratic Party when they picked up only two — count ’em, two — seats out of all the municipal and county races in November? Well, think again. The county Democratic organization has lain on its side for…

  • Patricia A. Goldsberry

    Mrs. Goldsberry of Colts Neck, died Nov. 18, 2009, at Brandywine Assisted Living, Colts Neck. She resided in the River Plaza section of Middletown prior to relocating to Colts Neck two years ago. Mrs. Goldsberry was a G-12 administrator at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, for several years, retiring in 1996. She is survived by two sons…

  • Madeline Pettersson

    Mrs. Pettersson, 57, of Howell, died Nov. 24, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was raised and had lived in Howell before moving to Florida and returning to Howell in 2003. Surviving are her husband, Dennis Pettersson; five sons, Dennis K. Pettersson of Howell, Eric S. Pettersson of Howell, Michael B.…

  • Afraid to look gift horse in the mouth

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH For 21 years now, I’ve been trying to be a good parent, and if I learned one thing it is this: it is not for the weak at heart. Take, for instance, a recent incident. The house was a mess, the laundry was overwhelming, and the kitchen was…

  • Peter Zamrzycki

    Mr. Zamrzycki, 71, of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, died Nov. 16, 2009, at home. He was a cycle counter at IFF, Hazlet, for 20 years, retiring in 1995. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Zamrzycki; a son and daughter-inlaw, Ralph and JoAnn Zamrzycki of Jackson; a daughter and son-in-law, Terri Lynn and…

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