Category: HUB Opinion

  • Time to replace government pensions with 401(k)s

    Bruce Papkin’s letter in last week’s issue raises some good points about government pensions but his solution doesn’t go far enough. In a time when most non-government workers have only 401(k) plans with no guaranteed benefits, why should government workers continue to collect pensions tied to their final three years’ earnings? It’s time to replace…

  • Red State/Blue State

    Is it time to put the fat cats on a profit diet? DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: Twenty-three…

  • Barbara Lydia Hitz

    Mrs. Hitz, 84, of Yuma, Ariz., and formerly Fair Haven, died March 5, 2008, at home. She was a registered nurse for various doctors in Monmouth County. She was predeceased by her husband, HenryArthur Hitz in 1990. She is survived by a son and daughter in-law, RobertArthur and Carla of Yuma, Ariz.; three daughters and…

  • Thomas C. Coakley

    Mr. Coakley, 75, of Fair Haven, died March 6, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a machine mechanic for Lily Tulip, Holmdel, for 20 years, retiring in 1980. He was predeceased by a brother, Kenneth. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Nancy; a son and daughter-inlaw, James C. and…

  • Patricia Lott

    Mrs. Lott, 73, of Tinton Falls, died March 3, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was a court clerk for the municipality of Colts Neck for 10 years, retiring in 1980. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, David H.; two daughters, Gay Lind of Middletown, and Amy Sidorwich of Davie,…

  • Motorists urged to just drive when behind the wheel

    On March 1, a new state law regarding cell phone usage behind the wheel goes into effect. It prohibits drivers from using a handheld cell phone and makes doing so a primary offense – which means police can stop and ticket solely for that reason. The law also prohibits drivers from text-messaging while driving. Clearly,…

  • Shirley S. West

    Mrs. West, 81, of Fair Haven, died Feb. 21, 20087, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was a retired employee of Yonkers (N.Y.) health Department. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard P. West Sr.; a daughter, Diane Mary; and a son-in-law, William Devereaux. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Richard. P. and…

  • Robert Ciccotti

    Mr. Ciccotti, 74, of the Cheesequake Village section of Old Bridge, died Feb. 26, 2008, at JFK Medical Center, Edison. He was an inside metal salesman at Vincent Brass and Aluminum, Cranford, for eight years, retiring in 1970. He was predeceased by two sisters, Lila Slimko and Esther Marino; and two brothers, Vincent and Mario…

  • William J. Lambert

    Mr. Lambert, 83, of Flagler Beach, Fla., and formerly Old Bridge, died Feb. 27, 2008, at home. He was president of The American Bureau ofMetal Statistics, Chatham, for 26 years, retiring in 1990. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Regina Lambert; two sons and daughters in-law, Gary and Jennifer Lambert of Howell,…