Category: HUB Opinion
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Hook personnel still clueless despite new superintendent
As a result of my visit to the Feb. 20 National Park Service (NPS) meeting held at the Fort Hancock Chapel concerning a proposed ferry dock at Fort Hancock, I feel compelled to relate to all concerned citizens that the Sandy Hook Unit of the National Park Service still remains clueless, despite the installation of…
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Kenneth E. White
Mr. White, 84, of Red Bank, died March 3, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a retired postal worker at the U.S. Postal Service, Red Bank, for 38 years. Mr. White was predeceased by his first wife, Shirley Renigar White; three brothers, Ralph, George and Roger; and two sisters, Helen and Arlene.…
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Borden case is over, but it should never have begun
Coda • GREG BEAN Well, the Marcus Borden school prayer saga is finally over (at least in the courts), bringing to an end one of the saddest chapters in New Jersey education. I’ve had mixed feelings about this business from the start. I understood the stance taken by the East Brunswick school district, which had…
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Right to Repair Act needs to be passed ASAP
The New Jersey Assembly recently passed legislation — The Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act — allowing consumers to have their vehicles repaired where and by whom they please. Currently, vehicles that are equipped with computers — even those with expired warranties— are forced to return to the new car dealerships for repairs. The…
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Margaret A. Marshall Anderson
Mrs. Anderson, 70, of the Belford section of Middletown, died March 7, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was predeceased by a brother, John Marshall, in 1980; and a sister, June Adams, in 2008. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Kenneth R. Anderson of Belford, three daughters and two sons-in-law,…
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Roland M. Smith
Mr. Smith, 71, of Princeton, died Feb. 23, 2009. He resided in Holmdel for 22 years, prior to relocating to Princeton. He was a student loan specialist for the State of New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority. He was predeceased by his wife, Barbara Smith. He is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law,…
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Mildred Guido
Mrs. Guido, 92, of the Lincroft section of Middletown, died Feb. 12, 2009, at home, following a battle with cancer. She resided in Sayreville, prior to relocating to Lincroft in 1960. She was an executive assistant at McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Hightstown, for 23 years, retiring in 1985. During retirement, she was employed part time at…
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Donald P. Mazza
Mr. Mazza, 75, of West Long Branch, died Feb. 18, 2009, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was employed at N.J. Bell, for 35 years. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Jacqueline Ceppaluni Mazza; a son and daughter in-law, Donald and Dara Mazza of the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township; a…
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Drinking-age debate important to the future of young lives
Your Turn Guest Column • Stephen Wallace Behind the fusillade of faulty arguments proffered by the Amethyst Initiative in support of lowering the minimum legal drinking age to 18 lurks an inconvenient truth: doing so would only exacerbate the current epidemic of underage drinking, further jeopardizing young lives at a critical juncture in their physical,…
