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August: Damage control
Green Scene "If there were no tribulation, there would be no rest; if there were no winter, there would be no summer." — St. John Chrysostom Summertime, when sparrows gorge themselves on mulberries, goldfinches flit through branches and sway on tall grasses, that’s when your garden is the best place to be — a rewarding…
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Edward J. Traeger
Mr. Traeger, 77, of Old Bridge, died July 9, 2009, in Barbara E. Cheung Hospice, Edison. Surviving are his wife, Judith Albano Traeger; a daughter, Jill Walker, and her husband, Matthew, of Mississippi; a son, Robert Traeger, and his wife, Nancy, of Jackson; a brother, William Traeger, and a sister, Mary Anne Gellis, both of…
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Does a little sand void the warranty?
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH There are folks out there who would gaze upon my cell phone and think that it’s a technological marvel. Sadly enough, most of them have been connecting with their peeps via a desktop rotary dial for the past 10 years. Although I think that my cell phone is…
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Dolores Ann Halm
Mrs. Halm, 73, of Freehold Township, died Aug. 8, 2009, at Overlook Hospital, Summit. She had resided in Fords before moving to Freehold 32 years ago. Mrs. Halm was employed at General Motors in Clark and later in Linden for 27 years before her retirement in 1990. She was an active member of the Ocean…
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You can use a chainsaw to correct rude behavior
Coda • GREG BEAN We live in a state where we are regularly witness to, or victims of, rude behavior. And most of us not only tolerate it, we enable it. You know the kind of situation I’m talking about. You’re at the boarding counter at the airportwhen you’re told your flight to Cleveland has…
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Irene Pisak Payco
Mrs. Payco, 81, of Sayreville, died July 29, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy division. Prior to her retirement, she was employed for many years as a court clerk for the borough of Sayreville. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Payco; a son-in-law, Giuseppe Lo Regio; a sister, Dolores Chyzik; and a…
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Charles Theodore Gavaris
Mr. Gavaris, 71, of Holmdel, died Aug. 2, 2009, at Indian River Hospital, Vero Beach, Fla. He resided in Edison, Hopelawn and Middletown prior to relocating to Holmdel. He was a proprietor of Melos Audio, Dunellen, retiring in 1997. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Irene Tsaketas Gavaris; a daughter and son-inlaw,…
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Business Briefs
The Metuchen-Edison Historical Society has received a $31,523 grant from the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP). The grant will enable the historical society to engage historic preservation specialists in preparing a National Register of Historic Places nomination for the Short Hills battlefield, located in the northwest corner of Edison. This grant is the first federal…
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Leaps and Bounds
From Kindles to iPods, technology can help teach children with language-based learning disabilities By Anthony Stoeckert THE silver-gray iPods stored in a small, crate-like box in Kate DeLong’s classroom are filled, not surprisingly, with audio files listened to by teenagers. But it’s Harper Lee, not the Black-Eyed Peas, you’ll find on the media players. Ms.…
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