Category: HUB Opinion
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John “Johnny” Connor
Mr. Connor, 70, of Rumson, died Dec. 14, 2008, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was the retired chief inspector of the Monmouth County Mosquito Commission, where he was employed more than 43 years. During retirement, he was a consultant for the commission. He was also a consultant at LabriolaMotors Inc. He was predeceased…
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SeaStreak and NJNG thanked for their help
Iapplaud the efforts of SeaStreak and New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) for providing financial relief to their customers during these trying times. SeaStreak ferry has decided to lower their base fair rates to reflect the drop in fuel costs. As of Dec. 1, they also agreed to one fixed round ticket price for all departures,…
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‘The Nutcracker’
PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff The Performing Arts Ensemble, based in Red Bank, presented its version of “The Nutcracker” at Monmouth University’s Pollak Theatre in West Long Branch on Dec. 21.
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Martha Elise Demontreux Kitson
Mrs. Kitson, 92, of Rumson, died Dec. 21, 2008, at home. She had resided in the West Keansburg section of Hazlet, Monmouth Beach, Highlands and Hazlet before relocating to Rumson in 2003 to live with her daughter. She was a parish secretary at St. Mary’s Church, Colts Neck, for several years. She was predeceased by…
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Using property taxes to fund schools is all wrong
If there is injustice anywhere in the property tax system, it is not in the pricing or valuation of our homes. The tax rate will only be changed to reflect the dollar amount needed to fund future budgets anyway. The way education is funded is by far the biggest fallacy of the system. There is…
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Katrina taught us lesson about welfare of pets
The country learned quite a bit from Hurricane Katrina. One of our lessons was to have an evacuation plan that would include taking into account the welfare of our pets. N.J. Assembly Bill A3052 will “bring the state in compliance with the federal Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-308), which requires…
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NOTES
Friends of Ocean Township residents Chris and Dana Lee will hold a fundraiser 1-5 p.m. Jan. 17 at Bar Anticipation in Belmar to raise money to help offset medical expenses for their 5-year-old daughter, Tori, who has acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Tickets are $25 per person, which includes a buffet, entertainment and drinks. There will also…
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Henry J. Andrykovitz
Mr. Andrykovitz, 90, of Brick, died Dec. 10, 2008. He spent many years living in Roselle while raising his family and running his company, Regal Molding Corp. Upon retirement, he lived in Spring Lake and moved to Princeton Commons in Brick several years ago. Mr. Andrykovitz continued to go to school until he was 88…
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Arthur L. Mac Fadyen
Mr. Mac Fadyen, 81, of the Madison Park section of Old Bridge, died Dec. 16, 2008, at home. Surviving are his wife, Mary Donnelly Mac Fadyen; his children and their spouses, Mary Frances Mac Fadyen and David Sheppard of Peaks Island, Maine, Eileen and Maurice Quinto of East Brunswick, Jean and Donald Kibbler of Gainesville,…
