Historian killed in crash By: Rob Heyman, Managing Editor 02/09/2006 (javascript: openEmailWindow();) _Email to a friend_ (javascript: openEmailWindow();) (http://www.pacpub.com/site/?brd=1091&pag=795&newsid=16091413&action=submit) _Post a Comment_ (http://www.pacpub.com/site/?brd=1091&pag=795&newsid=16091413&action=submit) (http://www.pacpub.com/site/printerFriendly.cfm?brd=1091&dept_id=425686&newsid=16091413) _Printer-friendly_ (http://www.pacpub.com/site/printerFriendly.cfm?brd=1091&dept_id=425686&newsid=16091413) Ethelyn Maginnis remembered for local involvement (Feb. 9) UPPER FREEHOLD — A former township deputy clerk and a longtime member of the Allentown/Upper Freehold Historical Society was killed Friday in a two-car accident on Meirs Road in the township. Ethelyn Maginnis, 75, of Route 526 and her husband, Nelson, were driving north on Meirs Road at 4:12 p.m. when a southbound Toyota driven by Louis Tufano Jr., 26, collided with the couple's Buick. State police said Mr. Tufano's car left the southbound lane, became airborne, re-entered Meirs Road and struck the Maginnis' car head-on. Ms. Maginnis, who was in the passenger seat, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said Mr. Maginnis, Mr. Tufano and the three passengers in Mr. Tufano's Toyota were injured and transported to Capitol Health System-Fuld Campus and Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. The extent of their injuries and their conditions could not be determined before deadline Tuesday. The passengers in the Toyota were David Morrissey, 27, of New Egypt, Jillian Holguin, 16, of Tinton Falls, and Lauren Gifondi, 26, of Middletown. Police said Mr. Tufano lived in Allentown but his residence could not be verified with borough or township municipal officials earlier this week. No charges have been filed in the accident and the investigation was continuing this week. Police said the drivers of both vehicles were wearing seat belts and that road conditions were dry at the time. According to Susan Babbit, Upper Freehold's land use administrator, Ms. Maginnis had once served as the township's deputy clerk, with her husband serving as municipal clerk, from the 1960s through the 1980s. "Ethelyn did a lot with the Historical Society," said Ms. Babbit, who began working for the municipality in 1979. "She contributed a great deal to the area. (She and her husband) have a lot of roots in Upper Freehold." Mary Clark, a local historian and a longtime friend, recalled Ms. Maginnis as being very active in local history. "She was very knowledgeable and very bright," Ms. Clark said. "She was a real successful business woman and had a real interest in the town's history," said John Fabiano, president of the Allentown/Upper Freehold Historical Society. "She will be sorely missed." Ms. Maginnis also was a member of the Allentown Presbyterian Church. Her twin sister, Evelyn Gaiser, is a member of the Villagers of Allentown. ©PACKETONLINE News Classifieds Entertainment Business - Princeton and C entral New Jersey 2006