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Robin Jay Fierro
Ms. Fierro, 44, of Millstone, died April 16, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Elizabeth, she resided in Rahway, Old Bridge and Aberdeen prior to moving to Millstone five years ago. She was employed as a floor worker with Barnes and Noble, Hamilton, for 13 years. She is survived by her companion,…
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Catherine E. McCabe
Mrs. McCabe, 52, of the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold, died April 5, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Jersey City, she had lived in Freehold and Jackson prior to moving to Cream Ridge in September. Mrs. McCabe had been a veterinary technician for 25 years. Surviving are her special friend…
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Frank A. “Spat” Federici
Mr. Federici, 84, of Freehold died April 16, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born April 27, 1924, at Federici’s Restaurant, 14 E. Main St., Freehold, and remained a lifelong resident of Freehold. Mr. Federici served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946, after which he joined the family business. He…
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Family vacation: the good the bad and the flat ugly
Coda • GREG BEAN When I was a kid, family vacations were a special level of hell reserved for the worst miscreants imaginable. And it wasn’t the Hades we learned about in Bible class, the kind of place you go after a long lifetime of misdeeds. Nope, family vacations were a more immediate form of…
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LAWRENCE: Council to mull EMS options
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Township Council was slated to discuss how it plans to handle providing emergency medical services at its regular meeting Wednesday night as The Ledger went to press. The council spent about a half-hour at its March 31 meeting mulling over the possibility of hiring its own emergency medical technicians…
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PRINCETON: Peace Coalition announces guest speaker
Former U.N. Ambassador Thomas Pickering will give the keynote address at the Coalition for Peace Action’s (CFPA) Annual Membership Dinner and Gathering on Sunday, May 17 at the Princeton Theological Seminary. The dinner, in the McKay Campus Center of Princeton Theological Seminary, at College Road and Alexander Street, will also honor: • Stephanie Harris, Prof. Andrew…
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Shearing festival
At WoodsEdge Wools Farm Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe WoodsEdge Wools Farm, on Bowne Station Road, held a festival this past weekend for the purpose of promoting natural fibers, such as the fleece from alpacas and llamas. Shearing of the animals took place throughout the event, which was part of the observation of the United…
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LAWRENCE: High school rededicates building
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Four decades and three years after Lawrence High School was completed, school district officials held a rededication ceremony to celebrate the latest round of renovations and expansion to the school Saturday afternoon. School district officials, students and residents were on hand to celebrate the rededication of LHS, which…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Stimulus to offer $2M for schools
by Vic Monaco, Managing Editor The new federal stimulus package is expected to provide about $1.9 million in extra funding for school districts in the Messenger-Press area with most of the money earmarked for special education. And one local superintendent says the money will likely help autistic students. The Robbinsville School District is in line…
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