Category: HUB Opinion

  • Sherwood “Sher” McCall

    Mr. McCall, 88, of Holmdel, died Jan. 20, 2009, at Arnold Walter Nursing Home, Hazlet. He resided in Little Silver, and Middletown, prior to relocating to Holmdel 11 years ago. He was the retired director of military sales at Block Drug, Jersey City. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Carol Cunningham McCall;…

  • Marie P. Serrino

    Mrs. Serrino, 88, of Little Silver, died Jan. 19, 2009, at home. Before her retirement, she was a civilian employee in the personnel department at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown. Mrs. Serrino was predeceased by her husband, Andrew Serrino, in 2006; two brothers, Robert Parker and George Parker; and two sisters, Helen Soffel and Florence Zerner. She…

  • Edward L. Soper

    Mr. Soper, of Hazlet, died Jan. 17, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He resided in Red Bank and the River Plaza section of Middletown before relocating to Hazlet. He served with the U.S. Army Signal Corps, retiring in 1965 after 22 years of service. During retirement, he worked at Red Bank Lumber and Prown’s,…

  • Catherine Mazza Kristiansen

    Mrs. Kristiansen, 78, of Middletown, died Jan. 23, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She had resided in Colts Neck and Shrewsbury before relocating to Middletown. Mrs. Kristiansen is survived by her husband of 52 years, Arthur; three daughters, Nancy Bartis, Kerry O’Brien and Linda DiLenge, and their spouses; a son, Brian Kristiansen,…

  • Referendum needed to dissolve COAH

    In reference to your letter to the editor, The Hub, Jan. 29, “Public should be able to make decision on housing choice” by Linda Zucaro, I agree with that statement wholeheartedly. Our country was founded on the principle of freedom of choice, freedom to determine our destiny without government intervention, the freedom to save and…

  • Dolphins will die, while NOAA does nothing

    This past summer, a group of dolphins visited the Shrewsbury and Navesink rivers and for some reason, have remained there during the winter season rather than return to their ocean home. This is an unusual circumstance that has occurred twice before in the same river system, in 1993 and 2001. Unfortunately, on both of those…

  • Public should be able to make decision on housing choice

    My state senator is Jennifer Beck. She is a Republican. She has recently issued a “press release” that uses inflammatory language to express her party’s opposition to a program that gives many New Jersey residents true housing choice. I disagree with a number of her comments and want to offer another point of view. Sen.…

  • Town leaders need to cut expenses in Red Bank

    It is time for the town leadership to cut expenses in Red Bank. My family has been in Red Bank for over 80 years and to see the property taxes increase makes me sick and concerned for seniors on fixed incomes. It’s time to roll back the property tax no less than 15 percent. Large…

  • Robert “Bob” S. Coiner

    Mr. Coiner, 65, of Hazlet, died Jan. 25, 2009, at home. He resided in Brick, and the Wanamassa section of Ocean Township, prior to relocating to Hazlet in 1998. He was a logistician at Naval Weapons Station, Earle, Colts Neck, from 1962 until retirement in 2000. He is survived by his wife, Julia Coleman Coiner;…