Category: HUB Opinion
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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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Carmela Perri Torchia
Mrs. Torchia, 95, of West Long Branch, died Feb. 20, 2009, at St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Long Branch. She was predeceased by her husband, Saverio Torchia, in 1987. She is survived by a son, Anthony Torchia of Ocean; a daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Norman Deitch of Ewing; two sisters, Sue Santanello…
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Leaders need to eliminate RCAs, level playing fields
We agree with state Sen. Jennifer Beck that New Jersey needs more housing people can afford (Your Turn guest column, The Hub, Feb. 12). However, Sen. Beck does not propose to do anything new or different that will help build these homes or create jobs. Instead, she proposes that New Jersey return to failed and…
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Angel Luis Rivera
Mr. Rivera, 56, of Red Bank, died Feb. 21, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was a self-employed gardener. He is survived by his wife, Leonarda Soto Rivera; three sons, Luis Angel Rivera and Eliseo Angel Rivera, both of Long Branch, and Elias Angel Rivera of Red Bank; a daughter, Esther Janis…
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Tell ASIG New Jersey’s ocean is not for sale
Take enough dirt, sediment, and other building materials to fill 10 Empire State buildings. The Atlantic Sea Island Group (ASIG) wants to create an island with this material to be used for a facility to offload, store, and process liquefied natural gas (LNG) only 19.5 miles off the coast of Sea Bright. This group has…
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William K. Finegan
Mr. Finegan, 64, of Little Silver, died Feb. 21, 2009, following a battle with cancer. He had been a carpenter since 1960 and was self-employed since 1988. Mr. Finegan is survived by his wife of 40 years, Barbara; two daughters and one son-in-law, Kimberly and G.J. Homefield of Shrewsbury, and Lisa Finegan of Little Silver;…
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George Albert “Al” Tromer
Mr. Tromer, 88, of Tinton Falls, died Feb. 23, 2009, at home. He was the owner of Tromer Plumbing and Heating, Staten Island, N.Y., for more than 30 years, retiring in 1985. He was predeceased by his wife, Anne Gorman Tromer, in 1990; and a sister, Faith Tromer Oliver. He is survived by a daughter,…
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Carolyn Hopper
Mrs. Hopper, 66, of Fair Haven, died Feb. 20, 2009, at St. Barnabas Hospice at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She resided in the Navesink section of Middletown, prior to relocating to Fair Haven 29 years ago. She was a bookkeeper at Builders General, Little Silver, for 28 years, retiring in 2006. She was predeceased…
