Category: Independent Opinion

  • Union Beach resident is in favor of wind turbine

    Ihave been a resident of Union Beach for the past eight years. In that time, I have lived on Dock Street, which literally backs up to Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority (BRSA). During those years, BRSA has continually strived for progress that has been both environmentally friendly and efficient. The results of efficiency trickle down to…

  • Michael L. Morgantini

    Mr. Morgantini, 71, a resident of Matawan for 13 years, died July 4, 2010, at home. He was a financial adviser with Wells Fargo and a veteran of the U.S. Army. Mr. Morgantini was predeceased by his parents, Luigi and Dora Morgantini; and three brothers, Anthony, Vincent and Alfred D’Amico. He leaves behind his wife…

  • Francis J. Kelly

    Mr. Kelly, 84, of the West Keansburg section of Hazlet, died July 4, 2010, at Meridian at Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury. He was a loan officer with Emigrant Savings and Loan and then was vice president at BroadwayMutual Savings and Loan for 15 years. Mr. Kelly, a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, also worked as…

  • Joseph H. McCabe

    Mr. McCabe, 24, a lifelong resident of Matawan, died July 11, 2010, as the result of an accident in East Brunswick. He was a mechanic at BMW in Montvale and a member of the Keyport Knights of Columbus. Surviving are his parents, Leo and Jacqueline of Matawan; two brothers, Leo and Chase, both of Matawan;…

  • Ralph F. Mocci

    Mr. Mocci, 88, of Matawan, died June 29, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was born and raised on the family farm in Holmdel, moving to Keyport and then to Matawan for the past 18 years. Mr. Mocci was a 65-year member with the Hazlet Fire Company. He formed and operated Economy Office…

  • Ann L. Nicholson

    Mrs. Nicholson, a resident of Cliffwood Beach, Aberdeen, died July 1, 2010. She was employed as a secretary for the Matawan Board of Education, as a school bus driver for Milu Bus Co., Cliffwood, and as a secretary for the Board of Fire Commissioners, Fire District 2. Mrs. Nicholson was a life member of the…

  • John E. Gardner

    Mr. Gardner, 98, of Aberdeen, died June 28, 2010, at Center for Hope Hospice in Scotch Plains. He was a mechanic for General Cable in Perth Amboy for 31 years and a mechanic for the N.J. State Marine Police in Monmouth Beach for 4½ years, retiring in 1978. Mr. Gardner was active in the Sayrewood…

  • Professional journalists not ready to pack it in

    CODA GREG BEAN State Sen. Richard Codey has introduced a bill that would make New Jersey’s penalties for talking on a cell phone while driving the strictest in the nation, but here’s my question: If this thing passes, who’s gonna arrest cops for talking on their cell phones while they drive? I’m not joking about…