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Reports show need for high school grads to stand out
College admissions remain competitive, despite signs that both college enrollments and high school graduates have hit their peak, according to Laura Gehringer of Huntington Learning Center. Data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows that college enrollments decreased 2.3 percent from spring 2012 to spring 2013. This is a change from the previous decade,…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Amboy Bank employees are clad in superhero garb for the kickoff of the bank’s Spooktacular Food Drive. Taking place at all 23 of the bank’s locations, the drive will run throughout November, collecting food for key partners that include Elijah’s Promise, the Old Bridge Food Bank and the Samaritan Center.
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Political historian will speak on American foreign policy
HOLMDEL — The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will host political historian Phillip J. Briggs, who will discuss “The War Power and American Foreign Policy: Vietnam to the War on Terrorism” on Nov. 9 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The program will take place at the Vietnam Era Museum & Educational Center, located at…
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James Henry Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan, 80, of Tinton Falls, died Oct. 22, 2013. He was predeceased by two sisters, Joan and Lucille. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Ellen Tighe Sullivan; three daughters, Patricia, Madeleine and Katherine; three sons, James, Mark and Daniel; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Rita Vreeland; two sisters-in-law, Pat Reid…
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David Blair Ross
Mr. Ross, 74, of Naples, Fla., died Oct. 27, 2013, in Manahawkin. He was predeceased by a son, David B. Ross Jr. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Carol; two sons, Robert C. Ross of Piermont, N.Y., and Lawrence B. Littman and his wife, Jennifer, of Rumson; a daughter, Jill and her…
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Daniel V. Cosentino
Mr. Cosentino, 61, of Shrewsbury, died Oct. 30, 2013. He was a self-employed landscaper/contractor. He is survived by his mother, Vanzy Cosentino; four brothers, Carl Cosentino and Nicholas J. Cosentino, both of Eatontown, and Victor A. Cosentino Jr. and Kelly Cosentino, both of Shrewsbury; two nephews; two nieces; and several grand-nieces and grand-nephews. Arrangements were…
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Jean W. Foulke
Mrs. Foulke, 89, of Tinton Falls, died Oct. 21, 2013. She retired as an administrative assistant for the Tinton Falls Board of Education in 1987. She was predeceased by a son, Michael; a sister, Blair Beville; and four grandchildren. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Donald L. Foulke; a son, William F.…
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Joan Dorothy Paviluk
Mrs. Paviluk, 79, of Holmdel, formerly of Brick Township and Colts Neck, died Oct. 30, 2013. She was a former owner and operator of Plaza Liquors and Manasquan Liquors. She was predeceased by her husband, John, in 1980. Surviving are three sons, John F. and his wife, Patricia, of Farmingdale, Mark of Red Bank, and…
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Palma “Ruvvie” Centinaro
Mrs. Centinaro, 90, of Tinton Falls, died Oct. 20, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold. She worked at the Country Deli for many years before retiring in 2002. She was predeceased by her husband, Sam, in 1979; a sister, Columbia Lombardi; and a brother, Vincent Basso. She is survived by two daughters, Rosemary Marino and…
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