Category: HUB Opinion
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Obituaries
Helen M. Koehler Rayner Mrs. Rayner, 92, of the Belford section of Middletown, died July 16, 2007, at home. Born in West New York, she resided there prior to relocating to Belford in 1956. She was a salesperson for Avon Products for 47 years. She was a member of and elder at Middletown Reformed Church…
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A template for the new woman
Playwright celebrates two extraordinary friends in ‘Bookends’ BY TOM CHESEK Correspondent BY TOM CHESEKCorrespondent Katharine Houghton Katharine Houghton has had the honor of knowing some extraordinary women in her time, many of them no further away than her own formidable family tree. For instance, her grandmother, the ardent suffragist and philanthropist Katharine Houghton Hepburn, was…
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Writer travels a new road with ‘Highwaymen’
Aberdeen man lands deal with DC Comics to pen first series BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer PHOTOSBY JEFF GRANIT staff Top: Marc Bernardin, Aberdeen, signed copies of his new comic book, “The Highwaymen,” at MC Comics in Old Bridge on July 5. Above: The first issue of “The Highwaymen”…
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Monmouth Beach mum on bridge project
Where do the Monmouth Beach leaders stand on this Sea Bright-Highlands drawbridge repair project? They have to know that a wide replacement bridge there will lead to a widened Ocean Avenue next. They have to be aware that engineers funded by the state Office of Smart Growth already presented a plan for the first Sea…
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Obituaries
Eleanore Crespy Mrs. Crespy, 92, of Little Silver, died July 9, 2007, at home. She resided in Little Silver for more than 50 years. She was a communicant of St. James Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank. She enjoyed cooking, and spending time with her family. She was predeceased by her husband, John J. in 1974.…
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New Jersey farms turning to organic farming
‘A few years ago, everyone thought ‘organic’ was a fad,” says farmer Vickie Race. “But it isn’t going away; if anything it’s getting bigger. People are more and more concerned about what they are putting in their mouths, and are supporting a ‘buy fresh, buy local’ ethic.” Race Farms in Blairstown, Warren County, is just…
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FMERPA, SHMERPA*
The misrepresentations (e.g., a connection to the crime of 9/11, WMD, nuclear yellow cake, etc.) that produced the death, destruction – and debt – of the invasion of Iraq have now been revealed to have been involved in the BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) proposed closing of Fort Monmouth, if said closing is based solely…
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Opponents of Home Depot proposal treated rudely
On Wednesday, June 27, and at the previous meeting of the Planning Board in Tinton Falls, I was the witness to and the victim of the outrageous, crude, rude conduct of the chair of that board. I cannot say much favorable about the attorney of Tinton Falls, either. I watched as the chairman rudely treated…
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Out-of-state plates may mean unlicensed drivers
Why are there so many Mexican drivers with out-of-state license plates driving all over the New Jersey area? I see Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Maryland plates all over my town, yet none are stopped. Since when are illegals allowed to be driving cars without licenses and insurance? Why are they not stopped by local law…
