Category: HUB Opinion
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‘Live United,’ help others in the community
With the holiday season upon us, many of us may be more concerned with how the current economic crisis will impact our own families. While we may have less to give this year, we cannot ignore the great needs faced by individuals right here in Monmouth County over the coming weeks, months and possibly years.…
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O Christmas Tree, are you eco-friendly?
For many people, it’s not Christmas without a tree. Many of these same folks care about the environment enough to wonder, “What’s the most ecofriendly Christmas tree?” Finding the greenest option isn’t as cut and dried — pun intended — as you may think. The best choice from the Earth’s perspective may be a live,…
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Mary L. Osborne
Miss Osborne, 64, of Tinton Falls, died Dec. 12, 2008. She is survived by nine brothers and five sisters-in-law, Willie C. Osborne of Lake Placid, Fla., Ray and Inell Osborne, Roy and Barbara Osborne, and Lester and Blondey Osborne, all of Neptune; Ogean Osborne and Benjamin D. Osborne, both of Lake Placid, Fla.; Arthur “Pete”…
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Elizabeth “Betty” A Crowell
Mrs. Crowell, 85, of the Shadow Lake section of Middletown, died Dec. 13, 2008, at home. She resided in Red Bank, prior to relocating to Shadow Lake Village in 1996. She was predeceased by her husband, George B., in 1998; and a son, George B. Jr., in 2000. She is survived by two daughters and…
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Jerry D. Lodato
Mr. Lodato, 48, of Middletown, died Dec. 17, 2008, at home. He was a self-employed contractor. He is survived by his parents, Rosaria and Frank J. Lodato of Middletown; a brother and sister-in-law, Frank W. and Anne Marie Lodato of Tinton Falls; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Sandra and Robert Bandy, and Sabrina Lodato, all…
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Jesse Dorsky
Mr. Dorsky, 88, of Howell, died Nov. 30, 2008, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. A World War II veteran of the Army Air Corps, he was an accountant for Brahm’s Chevrolet, Palisades Park, for more than 30 years until his retirement in 1985. Surviving are his wife, Rita (Freed); his children, Scott Dorsky and his…
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Stanley Sokolow
Mr. Sokolow, 72, of Waretown, and formerly Oceanport, died Dec. 18, 2008, at Southern Ocean Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Manahawkin. He resided in Oceanport, prior to relocating to Waretown seven years ago. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Patricia Till Sokolow; a son, Shawn Sokolow of Waretown; two daughters and a son-in-law,…
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John H. Stewart
Mr. Stewart, 64, of Matawan, died Dec. 11, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a management consultant at Alliance Consulting, New York City. He is predeceased by his father, Malcolm W. Stewart. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Geraldine Chaput Stewart of Matawan; a son and daughter-in-law Michael and…
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Lawrence E. Brooks
Mr. Brooks, 60, of Red Bank, died Dec. 7, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was the former chief of the Red Bank- Navesink Hook and Ladder Fire Department. He was predeceased by his wife, Joyce Brooks. He is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Barbara and Steve Ruzicka of South Carolina; three…
