• Charles Louis Mezey

    Mr. Mezey, 80, a resident of Manalapan for 45 years, died Feb. 9, 2009, at Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he was an insurance underwriter for Home Insurance Co. in Short Hills until his retirement in 1984. Mr. Mezey was predeceased by his wife, Ellen, in 1995.…

  • Gerald L. Nathanson

    Mr. Nathanson, 69, of Upper Freehold and formerly of Manalapan, died Feb. 12, 2009. Mr. Nathanson was a lifelong advocate of Jewish humanitarian and educational causes and was awarded the B’nai B’rith Citizenship award. He held several positions in the Freehold Jewish Center, including president, and later affiliated with the Perrineville Jewish Center where he…

  • Drinking age debate important to future of young lives

    Guest Column • Stephen Wallace Behind the fusillade of faulty arguments proffered by the Amethyst Initiative in support of lowering the minimum legal drinking age to 18 lurks an inconvenient truth: doing so would only exacerbate the current epidemic of underage drinking, further jeopardizing young lives at a critical juncture in their physical, social, and…

  • Mary Alice Finley

    Mrs. Finley, 76, of Freehold Township, died Feb. 4, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Wilkes Barre, Pa., she was a unit secretary at CentraState Medical Center for 18 years before her retirement in 2000. Her husband, John Edward Finley, died in 1993. Surviving are two sons and daughters-inlaw, John and Anne…

  • Alice M. Huff

    Mrs. Huff, 85, of Forksville, Pa., died Feb. 13, 2009, at Darway Nursing Home. She had been a teacher at several schools in the New Jersey school systems, including the Upper Freehold Township School. Mrs. Huff was predeceased by her sister, Doris Mitteer of Montoursville, Pa. She is survived by her husband of 62 years,…

  • Moo Bing Eng

    86, of Millstone Moo Bing Eng Mrs. Eng was born in Kwangtung, China, and had lived in Stockton, NJ, before moving to Millstone in 1968. Mrs. Eng was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, Gee Suey Eng in 2008. She is survived by her 3 sons: Sonny Eng of Allentown, NJ, Tony Eng…

  • An auto fix so simple even a caveman could do it

    Coda • GREG BEAN As an admitted American car nut, I’ve watched with horror, disbelief and profound sadness the parade of auto executives coming before Congress with their hands out in recent weeks. General Motors, which had already gotten $17.4 billion in loans from the government, said it needs another $16.6 billion to keep the…

  • BORDENTOWN JOTTINGS: From the Feb. 26 edition

       Please send items for this column to [email protected] with the words “Bordentown Jottings” in the subject line.    Wednesday, March 11 — Bordentown Ski Club monthly meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Bordentown Elks Lodge, 11 Amboy Road, Bordentown. The Bordentown Ski Club is a group of people who love to ski, love…

  • LAWRENCE: Rider to host film symposium

    Rider University will hold its first film symposium, Rider Goes to the Movies, on Tuesday, March 3, through Thursday, March 5, on the Lawrenceville campus, 2083 Lawrenceville Road. The three-day event will include accomplished feature and documentary filmmakers, including two Rider alumni, student paper panels and film screenings, and guest speakers. All events will be…

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