Category: HUB Opinion

  • Alfred D. Payne

    Mr. Payne, 91, of the New Monmouth section of Middletown, died Jan. 15, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He resided in Brooklyn, N.Y., prior to relocating to New Monmouth in 1955. He was a director of the import export department for the New York Chamber of Commerce and Industry for nine years, retiring…

  • Helen A. Way

    Mrs. Way, 95, of Tinton Falls, died Jan. 21, 2008. She was a retired substitute teacher in New Jersey, and teacher in Connecticut. She was a member of United Methodist Church, Red Bank, for more than 50 years, and a member of the Methodist Women’s Group. She enjoyed cooking. She was predeceased by her husband,…

  • Elizabeth M. Gregorio

    Mrs. Gregorio, 61, of Tinton Falls, died Jan. 4, 2008, at home. Born inWashington, D.C., she resided in La Grange Park, Ill., prior to relocating to New Jersey 24 years ago. Before her retirement in 2001, Mrs. Gregorio was a director of service and parts at an area Ford dealership. Prior to that, she was…

  • Community urged to protect pets

    For the entire community’s safety, let’s hope that, if convicted, the man who allegedly obtained cats and kittens through “free to a good home” ads and reportedly tortured and killed them is given a strict sentencing, including jail time, counseling, and a ban on contact with animals (“Shelter warns: Avoid ‘free to good home’ ads,”…

  • Robert Gear Spencer

    Mr. Spencer, 78, of Tinton Falls, died Jan. 7, 2008, at Care One at King James, Navesink section of Middletown. He was born in Newark, Ohio. He was a computer programmer at IBM, retiring in 1994. Prior to that, he taught vocal music and directed musical shows for 20 years for groups such as the…

  • Gov. has not placed New Jersey on a path to stability

    Greg Bean’s column that appeared on Dec. 26 was right on the mark (“Day of Reckoning Is on the Horizon for Budget”). I would like to add that Gov. Jon Corzine and the lame duck Legislature don’t apparently get the message, “the money well has run dry, something realistic must be done.” I really have…

  • Fenimore P. “Fred” Storch

    Mr. Storch, 94, of Shrewsbury, died in January 2008 at RiverviewMedical Center, Red Bank. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., he resided in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., as well as Shrewsbury. He was a retired flavor technologist and entrepreneur in the United States and Canada, responsible for creating the mint formula for Girl Scout thin mint cookies.…

  • Something more troubling than global warming

    Idon’t fear global warming as much as I fear global stupidity. We couldn’t have the first problem without the second. But then again we wouldn’t have either to fear, if we had managers with moral competency at both the corporate and governmental levels. It’s the absence of them that we should fear. We need leaders…

  • Joseph P. Addonizio

    Mr.Addonizio, 58, of Ocean Township, died Jan. 1, 2008, at home. Born in Newark, he resided in Ocean Township for 20 years. Before his retirement, Mr.Addonizio was a toll collector for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and a union representative for the Garden State Parkway Authority. He was a communicant of St. Michael’s Roman Catholic…