Category: HUB Opinion

  • Ruth A. Hammer O’Gara

    Mrs. O’Gara, 93, of East Brunswick, formerly of Red Bank, died Dec. 26, 2008, in Golden Living Center, Old Bridge. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph O’Gara, and by a daughter, Kathleen Gallagher. Surviving are a daughter, Judy Creegan, and her husband, Jim, of East Brunswick; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A Mass was…

  • Inspector General’s response too little, too late

    Your Turn Guest Column • Peter P. O’Such Jr. After reviewing the Department of Interior Inspector General’s (DOIIG Earl E. Devaney) letter of Nov. 3 sent to Rep. Frank Pallone, it became very apparent that the DOI-IG has no intent or interest in finding fault with the National Park Service (NPS) plan to permit commercialization…

  • Margaret M. Reinhard

    Mrs. Reinhard, 83, of Freehold, died Jan. 3, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She had lived in Union and Middletown before moving to Freehold 20 years ago. Mrs. Reinhard was a member of the Freehold Recreation Department Pathfinders Club, the Catholic Daughters of America and a volunteer at the John L. Montgomery Medical…

  • Customer service: a truly radical approach to sales

    Coda • GREG BEAN The results for the 2008 holiday shopping season are almost in from the nation’s major retailers, and it looks like it was worse than anyone could have predicted. Business was so bad at places like KB Toys and Sharper Image that it’s possible those companies won’t survive the coming year. Circuit…

  • Carlos Holub

    Mr. Holub, 72, of Manalapan, died Dec. 26, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Argentina, he resided in Manalapan for the past 40 years. Mr. Holub was a self-employed jeweler in the Manalapan area. He is survived by his wife, Maria; a daughter and son-in-law, Sabrina and Christopher Scerbo of Oceanport; and…

  • CVA Gallery matters

    BY MARIE MABER Correspondent “Lobby & Coffee Shop” by Lisa Jones During the spring term, the CVA Gallery will display Brookdale students’ works from each art-related program starting with Interior Design, on view through Jan. 29, with a reception on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 4:30 – 6 p.m. Beginning in April, Photography; Digital Animation and 3D…

  • Mary Gordon Fitzsimmons

    Mrs. Fitzsimmons, 96, of Rumson, died Jan. 10, 2009, at home. She was an advocate for patients at the Bird S. Coler Hospital, New York City, for more than 30 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert J. Fitzsimmons, in 1982. She is survived by a brother, John Gordon of Old Saybrook, Conn.; two…

  • Lunch Break says thanks for holiday support

    Lunch Break wants to take this opportunity to thank our supporters, especially those of you who were so generous around the holidays. With your help, we distributed special food baskets with turkeys to more than 500 people at Thanksgiving and Christmas; plus more than 520 children received presents from Lunch Break. While many of you…

  • Philip A. McDermott

    Mr. McDermott, 91, of Tinton Falls, died Jan. 11, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was a retired chemical engineer at Lederle Laboratories, Pearl River, N.Y. He was predeceased by two sisters, Louise Scanlon and Virginia Gorfain. He is survived by his wife, Winifred McDermott; a son, Philip A. Mc- Dermott III;…