• Job fair draws big crowd

    As recession continues, people seeking work speak with employers BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer They came in suits, they came in dresses, and they were looking for what Freehold Borough Council President Marc Le Vine called “the light.” JEFF GRANIT staff Amarlyn Singh, of Freehold Borough, inquires about a position with Christine Marciano of…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Karan Adalja, an eighth-grader at the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School, explains his science project, Metabolism of Yeast, to Michael Dimino, the executive director of the Western Monmouth Utilities Authority. Students from science classes at MEMS developed a variety of science projects, which were then judged by WMUA representatives. The students who were…

  • Paul Pappas

    Mr. Pappas, 88, of Brooklyn, N.Y., died April 1, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Athens, Greece, he had resided in Brooklyn for 70 years. Mr. Pappas, a veteran of the U.S. Merchant Marines during World War II, worked as a mechanical engineer for 30 years at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and…

  • John Obertlik

    Mr. Obertlik, 99, of Howell, died April 1, 2009, at home. He was born in Guttenburg and had lived in Cliffside Park before settling in Howell 25 years ago. Mr. Obertlik was the owner and operator of Service Motor’s Auto Body Shop in North Bergen, and an exempt fireman with the Guttenburg Fire Company. He…

  • Robert Pincus

    Mr. Pincus, 85, a resident of Marlboro for 19 years, died March 26, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a chemist with Warner-Lambert-Parke-Davis, Morris Plains, for 20 years, retiring in 1986. Surviving are his wife, Edith (Kronick); his children, Jonathan and his wife,…

  • Dora Tosches Hughes

    Mrs. Hughes, 91, of Freehold, died March 22, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was born in Jersey City and had resided there before moving to Freehold four years ago. Her husband, Charles Hughes, died in 1984. Surviving are a daughter, Dorothy Ippolito; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services were held…

  • Carmine Casola Sr.

    Mr. Casola, 75, of Marlboro, died April 12, 2009, at home. He was the founder and owner of Casola Farms, located throughout central Monmouth County. He developing one of the largest hay and straw businesses in the Monmouth County area and one of the state’s largest growers of fresh fruits and vegetables. He originated the…

  • Amanda L. Stewart

    Miss Stewart, 23, of Howell, died March 26, 2009, at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune, after a brief illness. She was a 2004 graduate of Freehold Township High School and a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City. Miss Stewart had been employed by Macy’s in Freehold as a visual merchandiser for…

  • Patricia A. Binetti

    Ms. Binetti, 58, of Freehold Township, died March 25, 2009, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, ending a three-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was born in Clark and had lived in Elizabeth before moving to Freehold Township 35 years ago. Ms. Binetti was a manager for Verizon at various places throughout New…

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