• Laszlo Z. Raffay

    Mr. Raffay, 91, of Middletown, died March 2, 2014, at the Homestead Rehabilitation Center in Frankford. He was born in Zalabaksu, Hungary, on June 6, 1922, to Ferenc and Maria Grover Raffai. He and his family immigrated to the United States in February 1957. They had lived in Jersey City and Lakewood before moving to…

  • Dominick T. DiSalvo

    Mr. DiSalvo, 91, of Holmdel, died March 2, 2014, at the Bayshore Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Holmdel. He was born Aug. 20, 1922, in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he grew up. He and his wife, Jeanette, had lived in Newark and Hazlet before settling in Holmdel in 1967. He served in the U.S. Army during…

  • Richard W. Caden

    Mr. Caden, 80, of Union Beach, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 15, 2014, at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune. Richie, as he preferred to be known, was born Oct. 22, 1933, in Wood-Ridge. He grew up in Staten Island, N.Y., and later moved to Matawan before settling in Union Beach in 1958. Richie…

  • Learning center offers tips on college interviews

    A lthough not every college requires it, teens may be subject to an admissions interview before being accepted to the college of their choice. “The admissions interview intimidates many prospective students, but we encourage them to approach this as an opportunity to put a face to a name, make a good impression and articulate face-to-face…

  • Team heads to VEX World Championship

    TINTON FALLS — Ranney School’s robotics teams, consisting of 24 upper and middle school students and seven robots, recently competed at the New Jersey VEX Robotics State Championship in Cherry Hill. The teams earned six trophies, and one robot earned qualification for the VEX World Championship. Team 3815B, led by sophomore Brandon Gioggia of Belford…

  • Cancer research at core of fundraising effort

    Mark Rosman IN THE NEWS Mark Rosman greets Grace Abraham, who is lending her support to participants in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s 2014 Man/Woman of the Year fundraiser. When I embarked on my journey in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS)’s Man/Woman of the Year program, I said I was doing so to honor…

  • Carteret class of 1963 schedules reunion date

    The Carteret High School class of 1963 will hold its 50-year reunion at 6 p.m. April 5 at the Holiday Inn, 1000 Roosevelt Ave., Carteret. For more information and a registration form, contact Ken at 609-409-2833 or [email protected], or Elaine at 732- 521-9340 or [email protected].

  • Tea event for children to feature teddy bear

    The Friends of the Monmouth Museum will present a Teddy Bear Tea for children age 3-8 and adults from 2-4 p.m. March 30 at the Navesink Country Club, 50 Luffburrow Lane, Middletown. The event will feature an afternoon tea, singing and dancing, raffle, party favors and a teddy bear parade. Music entertainment will be provided…

  • Distracted-driving campaign will target unsafe drivers

    It’s time to put down the cellphone, coffee cup or mascara. Local law enforcement officers will be cracking down on distracted drivers as part of a national campaign to make the state’s roadways safer. The high-visibility initiative, “UDrive, UText, UPay,” will target motorists who engage in distracted-driving behaviors, including talking on handheld cellphones and sending…

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