• ‘Bending Me Powerless’

    “Storm Overtaking Mt. Mitchill, ” oil on canvas, 2012 The new Second Story Art Gallery, located above The Painted Frame in Atlantic Highlands, is hosting its inaugural exhibition opening Friday, Sept. 13, with new paintings and prints by Robert O’Connor. An opening reception will be held Friday, 6-9 p.m. at the gallery, located on the…

  • Thrills by day; fright by night

    Six Flags Great Adventure’s Fright Fest returns for its 22nd year this week, with family-friendly activities by day and amped-up fright by night. Visitors to this year’s Fright Fest will find more Zombie Zones, Terror Trails and Halloweenthemed shows, and in all likelihood, more screams than ever before. Fright Fest, presented by Snickers, begins Sept.…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Sovereign Bank recently announced it is officially changing its name to Santander. The announcement applies to all 721 Sovereign Bank branches across the country, including more than 150 in New Jersey. It is the culmination of the 2009 acquisition of Sovereign – one of the 25 largest banks in the United States by deposits –…

  • Maddalena Cicero

    Mrs. Cicero, 85, of Howell, died Aug. 24, 2013, at Bartley Health Care, Jackson. She was born and raised in Vizzini, Sicily, and had lived in Argentina, New York City, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Staten Island, N.Y., before moving to Howell in 2002. She was employed as a tailor for Lou Levy & Son Fashions Inc.,…

  • Alfred R. Goerke

    Mr. Goerke, 81, of Freehold, died Aug. 22, 2013, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Prior to retiring, Mr. Goerke was employed at a statistician for RCA (now General Electric), Somerville, for more than 30 years. Surviving are his wife, Dolores J. Goerke; two sons, Richard Goerke of Eatontown…

  • Jean M. McCann

    Mrs. McCann, 76, of Eatontown, died Aug. 19, 2013. She had worked at Guttenplan’s Bakery, Eatontown and Long Branch, and was a school bus driver for the West Long Branch Board of Education and Shore Regional High School until her retirement in 2003. She was a volunteer with the Oakhurst Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. She…

  • Julia C. Seber

    Mrs. Seber, 75, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, died Aug. 26, 2013, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Surviving are her husband of 55 years, Walter; two sons and daughters-in-law, Walter and Nancy Seber, and Charles and Kim Seber; three daughters and sons-in-law, MaryAnn and Michael Lantier, Christine and Paul Jadus, and Susan and Doug…

  • Ronald Tietjen Jr.

    Mr. Tietjen, 50, of East Windsor, died Aug. 26, 2013. Surviving are his mother, Beverly Fulton, of Freehold Township; his father, Ronald Tietjen Sr., of Jackson; a daughter, Heather Prokopink; and two sisters, Rhonda Chriqi of East Windsor, and Debbie Hobby-Rhodes of Jackson. A funeral liturgy was celebrated at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Jackson. Arrangements…

  • Lydia Ortiz

    Mrs. Ortiz, 79, of Howell, died Aug. 20, 2013. She was born in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, and had lived in Sayreville and Manchester before moving to Howell. She was a transport aide at Saint Peter’s Hospital, New Brunswick, until her retirement. Surviving are her husband of 53 years, Angel R. (Ray) Ortiz; a son,…

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