Category: HUB Opinion
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Preserve bridge or design appropriate new span
(Open letter to local legislators) As one of your constituents and a resident and business owner in the Borough of Highlands, I am writing to implore you to intervene in the matter of the Department of Transportation plan to replace the Route 36 Highlands/Sea Bright drawbridge. The out-of-scale and out-of-character new bridge, as designed, would…
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Red State/Blue State
Nobel winners sample some wine and cheese with Bush 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. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: Did you notice…
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Jean V. Longo
Mrs. Longo, 78, of Middletown, died Nov. 9, 2007, at Gateway Care Center, Eatontown. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she resided there, Staten Island, N.Y., and Red Bank, prior to relocating to Middletown. She was an executive secretary at Lehman Brothers, New York City, for 20 years, retiring in 1994. She enjoyed cooking Italian food. She…
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Samuel V. Gilman Jr.
Mr. Gilman, 76, of Rumson, died Nov. 17, 2007, at St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was managing director and senior vice president at Chubb & Son Insurance Underwriters, retiring after 35 years. He was also a member of the board of directors at Summit Bancorporation from…
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Public housing at Earle will mean higher taxes
As a resident of Tinton Falls for over 10 years, I have seen my real estate tax climb from $2,800 when I purchased my home to the current $8,000, most of which is to support school funding. The U.S. Navy is now letting 500 nonmilitary families move into its Earl Naval base, which sends its…
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Emma Pohl Lease
Mrs. Lease, 88, of South Seaside Park, died Nov. 21, 2007. Born in Carteret, she resided in Milltown and East Brunswick prior to relocating to South Seaside Park. She co-owned Sea Gull Deli, South Seaside Park, with her husband and family. Prior to that, she was employed at Sears, North Brunswick, and Pohl Brothers Bakery,…
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Lunch Break leaders move on to new challenges
For nearly 25 years, Lunch Break has provided “hot meals and more” to those struggling with poverty in Monmouth County. And for the past five years, Lunch Break’s Board of Directors has been led by Little Silver resident Kay Vilardi and Dan Petrocelli of Lincroft. These two outstanding volunteers recently completed their tenures on the…
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Mary S. Sobrenski Allocco
Mrs. Allocco, 93, of Hazlet, died Nov. 20, 2007, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in New York City, she resided in Holmdel prior to relocating to Hazlet 23 years ago. She was a retired bus driver for Holmdel School District where she was employed 14 years. She was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Roman…
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Use eminent domain on N.J.’s toll roads
Ihave the perfect plan to bring the state out of debt. We let Gov. Corzine sell the toll roads for billions of dollars. Enough money to pay off all the debt, bring the pensions up to date, reduce taxes by 25 percent overall and have enough left over to invest in Christmas tree items for…
