Category: Independent Opinion
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Bolte is an asset for Keyport Town Council
I’m for Christian Bolte! I have always heard that every vote counts, but never imagined how true that would ring until I heard the results of Keyport’s recent election for Town Council. It reads like a novel … a tie, a win, a recount and then a tie. Please make sure your vote is cast…
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Dorothy C. Carhart Kelly
Mrs. Kelly, 89, of Shrewsbury, died Dec. 6, 2009, at King James Care Facility, Navesink section of Middletown. She resided in Shadow Lake Village, Middletown, prior to relocating to Brandywine Assisted Living, Shrewsbury, in 2008. Mrs. Kelly was retired from Sonoco Paper Products, Garwood. Prior to that, she was employed at Hyatt Roller Bearing, Clark.…
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Public encouraged to honor veterans at BCC commemoration
I will be emceeing the Dec. 12 65th anniversary commemoration honoring four veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, December 1944: three local men, Robert Godfrey, Charles Nelson and Edward Turrell, and one woman, army nurse Ethel Hawryschuk. The program will be held at Brookdale Community College’s Warner Student Life Center from 2-4 p.m. with…
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John L. Young
Mr. Young, 67, of St. Cloud, Fla., and formerly Middletown, died Nov. 27, 2009. He is survived by his wife, Jeannette Scotto Young; a daughter and son-in-law, Michele M. and Patrick McNerney of St. Cloud, Fla.; a stepdaughter and her husband, Jacqueline E. and Paul McGinn of Albany, N.Y.; two stepsons, Alexander L. Crowe of…
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Elizabeth Ann Johnson Baumgardner
Mrs. Baumgardner, 58, of Matawan, died Dec. 5, 2009, at Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack. She had resided in Manalapan before relocating to Matawan eight years ago. Mrs. Baumgardner was an administrative assistant to the principal at The Children’s Home Mary A. Dobbins School, Mount Holly. Prior to that, she was an executive assistant at…
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Holt, Pallone have done their duty with health care votes
AARP thanks Reps. Rush Holt and Frank Pallone for their votes in favor of better health care for every New Jerseyan. With the passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act (HR- 3962), we are one step closer to a stronger Medicare for seniors and future generations, and stable, affordable health care options for…
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Peter P. Machonis
Mr. Machonis, 86, of Keyport, died Nov. 22, 2009, at home. He was a doorman at Baker Theater, Dover, retiring in 1985. Prior to that, Mr. Machonis was a bartender at Kelsey’s Bar, Jersey City, for several years. He was predeceased by a sister, Ann Kelsey. Surviving are his wife, Leona Resauit Machonis; a stepdaughter,…
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Barbara A. Manzella
Mrs. Manzella, 62, of the Belford section of Middletown, died Nov. 21, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was predeceased by her husband, Casper Manzella. Mrs. Manzella is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Robyn Manzella of Belford and Deborah and Kevin Ricardo of Middletown; two sons and daughters-in-law, Brian Manzella and…
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Louanne R. Acerra
Ms. Acerra, 51, of Middletown, died Nov. 30, 2009, at home. She had been a longtime resident of Shrewsbury before relocating to Middletown. Mrs. Acerra was a den mother for the Cub Scouts. She was predeceased by her parents, Louis Acerra and Anne Acerra-Ferrante; and three brothers, Ralph, Bobby and Dominick Acerra. She is survived…
