Category: HUB Opinion
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IN THE ARTS
The Ocean Grove Area Chamber of Commerce and New Jersey Natural Gas are sponsoring the fifth annualMonmouth/Ocean Counties Food Bank Benefit Concert. Two shows will be presented at 3 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26. The concert of classical and flamenco guitar, Chinese pipa, Turkish oud and 12-string guitar will be performed by David…
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Do homework, and stay updated with election
Iwas shocked to find that according to a recent CBS news poll, 31 percent of registered voters said they are more likely to vote for a candidate based solely on the fact that that candidate is endorsed by Oprah Winfrey. Elections appear to be a breeding ground for polls and statistics, many of which can…
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Marjorie Anne Norcom Cron
Mrs. Cron, 87, of the Lincroft section of Middletown, died Jan. 3, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., she had resided in Denver, Colo., Madison, Wis., and Red Bank before relocating to Lincroft. Mrs. Cron was a nurse for several years at Riverview Medical Center and Holmdel Convalescence Center. She…
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Josephine J. Vonella Raimondi
Mrs. Raimondi, 89, of Monmouth Beach, died Dec. 29, 2007, at Bayside Manor, Keansburg. Born in Long Branch, she had resided in Monmouth Beach for 30 years.Mrs. Raimondi was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, Alfonse, in 1989; four brothers, William, John, Frank and Richard Vonella; and two sisters, Rose Foderaro and Susan…
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Margaret M. Harbison Holahan
Mrs. Holahan, 88, of Little Silver, died Dec. 29, at RiverviewMedical Center, Red Bank. Born in Red Bank, she had lived in Little Silver for the past 52 years. A graduate of Red Bank Catholic High School and Drake Business College, she worked for Jersey Central Power & Light Co. for several years. She was…
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A sign of his affection
Former Sickles School guard connected with school community BY JENNA O’DONNELL Staff Writer Dennis Ryan visits with students at Viola L. Sickles School in Fair Haven on Dec. 13. The former school security guard spoke to students about how he carved the sign that now hangs in the school foyer. FAIR HAVEN – The Viola…
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A community can help state’s newest drivers realize that they are not invincible
Guest Column SHEIRY MARSAY Never has the now-overused quote, “It takes a village” been more appropriate regarding the subject of new teen drivers. Perhaps the psyche of these drivers needs review to discover why they keep blowing off the new rules and regulations adopted for their own safety. It is hard to appeal to individuals…
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Jim Murphy thanks God he’s a country boy
Brick man looks back on lifetime love of country music BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer America’s Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Jim Murphy prepares to tune up his acoustic guitar at his home in Brick. Murphy and his band, Jim Murphy and the Pine Barons, will celebrate their 40th year in…
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Coda
No town meeting ’til you fill out the proper form GREG BEAN As the captain said to the convict road gang in “Cool Hand Luke,” the movie that put me off hard-boiled eggs for more than a decade, “What we got here is … failure to communicate.” That’s what happened in Gov. Jon Corzine’s office…
