Category: HUB Opinion
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Philip C. Payne
Mr. Payne, 60, of West Long Branch, died Dec. 20, 2007, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Long Branch, he was a lifelong resident. He was deputy chief at Fort Monmouth Fire Department, Eatontown, retiring in 1998, after joining the department in 1973.Hewas also a former lifemember and captain of Neptune Hose Company…
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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…
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Red State/Blue State
All tuckered out from the holiday ‘debates’ 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 Greater Media Newspapers. Dear Greg: The holidays are over and this Red State Republican/conservative is one…
