Category: HUB Opinion
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Urbanski at Art Alliance
The themes of the April show at the Art Alliance of Monmouth County Gallery are “Fill the Wall” and “Ancestors.” The exhibit runs through April 25, and the juried show will include work from members of the alliance. Work by Joyce Urbanski, Holmdel, will be featured in the window. Her large-scale works in vibrant colors…
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Edmund J. Ley
Mr. Ley, 98, of Middletown, died April 2, 2009, at home. Before his retirement, he was a member of the technical staff at Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, and began his 49-year career at AT&T, Holmdel. Following retirement in 1975, Mr. Ley performed contract work at Bell Laboratories until 1991, and he holds one patent. He is…
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Emil C. Cicchetti
Mr. Cicchetti, 92, of Shrewsbury, died April 4, 2009. He retired to Boynton Beach, Fla., prior to relocating to New Jersey four years ago. He was a retired fleet supervisor at Hohneker’s Dairy, North Bergen, where he was employed several years. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Mary; two daughters, Carol Nesbitt…
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Richard S. Gager
Mr. Gager, 56, of Oceanport, died April 6, 2009, at St Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Long Branch. He resided in North Long Branch, prior to relocating to Oceanport. He was a respiratory therapist at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, and Jersey Shore University Medial Center, Neptune, for more than 30 years, retiring five…
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‘Strokes of Electricity’
Monmouth University in West Long Branch is hosting “Strokes of Electricity,” a Woody Guthrie exhibit currently on display in the Pollak Theatre Gallery. LESTER BALOG, COURTESY OF THE WOODY GUTHRIE ARCHIVES Woody Guthrie This exhibit runs through April 25. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Guthrie left behind 70 recordings…
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Sustainable open space funds needed
It may seem a bit insensitive to be talking about saving land when our economy is in such dire straits, but the issue is very important in both good times and in bad. Well-funded open space programs are not as dramatic as stimulus programs, but they are a wise investment in our economy and in…
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Happy Arbor Day!
How do you save money on your energy bills, increase the value of your house and fight global warming? Simple — plant a tree on your lawn! According to U.S. Department of Energy, as few as three trees properly positioned can save the average household between $100 and $250 annually in energy costs. Those same…
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Vivian Chimento
Mrs. Chimento, 94, of Long Branch, died March 30, 2009, at home, following a lengthy illness. Born in Naples, Italy, she arrived at Ellis Island in 1922. She and her late husband owned and operated the Shore Hills Motel, Sea Bright Bathing Pavilion, and Sands Beach Club, retiring in 1987. Mrs. Chimento was predeceased by…
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Robert Haynes Bess
Mr. Bess, 71, of Asbury Park and formerly of Freehold, died March 30, 2009, at Chapin Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Red Bank, after a battle with lung cancer. After graduation from Freehold High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving for four years. Mr. Bess worked for the Garden State Parkway and…
