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Observing bay life one catch at a time
Families try seine fishing at Bayshore Waterfront Park BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer Sam Skinner and Kristin Taddei hauled their catch onto the sand, where the crowd of children and parents quickly descended on it. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Youngsters help pull a seine from the Raritan Bay during a Monmouth County Park System…
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Vietnam center creates new post
Deputy director brings military, management experience VeteransBY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation has named an Eatontown veteran to oversee day-today operations and programs that educate the public about the Vietnam veteran’s experience for the Vietnam Era Educational Center. The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial is located adjacent to…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Sam Skinner, senior naturalist with the Monmouth County Park System, and Casey O’Brien, Middletown, pull a seine from the waters of the Raritan Bay at Bayshore Waterfront Park on July 1. Story, page 3.
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Mid’twn pre-K lottery to be held July 15
Drawing for 17 openings and 40 spots for waiting list BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer Available spots for the Middletown School District’s half-day preschool program will be filled through an open lottery at the July 15 Board of Education meeting. Applications for the 17 spots are due by July 13 at board offices at 59…
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Modesta Thompson
Mrs. Thompson, 82, of Middletown, died June 21, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was a bookkeeper at the law firm of Simpson, Thatcher and Bartlett, New York City, where she was employed 25 years before her retirement. She was predeceased by a brother, Louis Marinaro; and a sister, Nancy Palazzolo. She is…
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Ronald V. Strelko
Mr. Strelko, 58, of Hazlet, died June 10, 2009, in Philadelphia, following a battle with cancer. He was a signal man with New Jersey Transit. He was predeceased by his father, Vincent R. Strelko, in 1987; and a sister, Cynthia Critelli, in 2004. He is survived by his fiancée, Carole Ann Johnson; his mother, Grace…
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John J. “Pop” Gaynor
Mr. Gaynor, 85, of Hazlet, died June 14, 2009, at home. He was an engineer for the U.S. Postal Service, retiring in 1975. He was predeceased by his wife of 57 years, Dorothy LaPierre Gaynor, in 2005; two brothers, James and Thomas; a sister, Alice Murphy; and a daughter-in-law, Denise Gaynor. He is survived by…
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Helen Zagacki
Miss Zagacki, 102, of Holmdel, died May 30, 2009, at Arnold Walter Nursing Home, Hazlet. She was a secretary at Kornbluth Realty Co., Bayonne, before her retirement. She was predeceased by a sister and brother-in-law, Mae and Steve Sagaski; two brothers, Peter and Joseph Joswick; a brother-in-law, Adam Brakowski; and two nephews, Edward and Stanley…
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June Dombrowski
Mrs. Dombrowski, 81, of the Cheesequake Village section of Matawan, died June 25, 2009. She had resided in the Cliffwood section of Matawan before relocating to Matawan 20 years ago. Mrs. Dombrowski was a housekeeper at various homes in the area. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph; a son, Joseph; and a brother, Andrew…
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