Category: HUB Opinion

  • Helen E. Parker

    Mrs. Parker, 93, of Springfield, Mass., died Jan. 25, 2009, at Chapin Hill Nursing Home, Red Bank. She was a lifelong resident of Springfield. She was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, Charles M. Parker Jr.; and a brother, William T. Devine. She is survived by two sons and one daughter-in-law, Richard and Susan…

  • Red Bank forum was long on summit, short on economics

    The Red Bank economic summit was long on summit and short on economics. The event was put together by DemocraticCouncilmanMichaelDuPont, a highway commissioner who signed the letter to Gov. Jon Corzine requesting the toll hike. The panel, made up almost entirely of prominent Democrats and featuring developers and real estate attorneys, failed to feature a…

  • Claire D. Acquaro

    Mrs. Acquaro, of the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, died Jan. 26, 2009, at Medi Center, Neptune. She resided in Red Bank, prior to relocating to Oakhurst 35 years ago. She was a secretary at Shore Dairies for 10 years. She was predeceased by two sisters, and five brothers. She is survived by her husband…

  • Gail Laverne Roundtree

    Mrs. Roundtree, 48, of Long Branch, died Jan. 27, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She resided in Red Bank, prior to relocating to Long Branch. She was an account manager at Pinkerton Compliance, Tinton Falls, and was employed part time at Marion Security Agency, and Edwina’s Upholstery, both Red Bank. She was predeceased…

  • Frank W. Odiotti

    Mr. Odiotti, 68, of West Long Branch, died Jan. 31, 2009, at home. He was a technical sales representative at Sun Chemical Corporation, Fort Lee, for 35 years, retiring in 2003. He was predeceased by a brother, Massie Odiotti. He is survived by two sisters, Connie Odiotti of West Long Branch, and Eleanor Onacilla of…

  • Mary D. Gerrity Fitzpatrick Quirke

    Mrs. Quirke, 90, of Hazlet, died Jan. 28, 2009, at home. Before her retirement in 1983, she was a secretary at Chase Manhattan Bank and then Mitsui Imports, both New York City. She was predeceased by her first husband, John Fitzpatrick, in 1963; and her husband, John F. Quirke, in 1999. Mrs. Quirke is survived…

  • Your Turn

    Beck: Corzine’s affordable housing law destructive to NJ Guest Column • Sen. Jennifer Beck In response to the Jan. 29 letter to the editor written by a 12th District resident, I would like to clarify my position on affordable housing and separately on Gov. Jon Corzine’s new affordable housing law. No one disagrees that New…

  • Amina Rios Hernandez

    Mrs. Hernandez, 77, of Vineland, died Feb. 1, 2009, at South Jersey Regional Medical Center, Vineland. She had resided in Newark and the Port Monmouth section of Middletown before relocating to Vineland in 1995. Mrs. Hernandez ran a grocery store in Newark for several years. She was predeceased by her husband, Jose Roberto Hernandez, in…

  • Men cook, but real men cook chicken with Provençal sauce

    Coda • GREG BEAN The papers last week had some interesting demographic information about this nasty recession we’re in, and it wasn’t good news for men. According to The New York Times, 82 percent of the people laid off or downsized — 2.6 million in 2008 alone — were men. Economists theorize that because men…