Category: Independent Opinion

  • Matawan Borough Council results astound resident

    My father-in-law frequently used an expression upon observing an individual exhibiting foolish or imbecilic behavior, such as the guy at the Green Bay Packers game wearing nothing but shorts and body paint in snowy sub-zero weather or the guy who attempts to fly to the stratosphere in a lawn chair using a bunch of helium…

  • John N. Lyons

    Mr. Lyons, 54, of Toms River, died Nov. 6, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He owned Lyons Transmissions, Brick, for the past 15 years. He was predeceased by his father, John V. Lyons, in 2000. Mr. Lyons is survived by his mother, Barbara Russell Lyons of Union Beach; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Lynda…

  • Mary J. Pelkowski

    Mrs. Pelkowski, 72, of Union Beach, died Oct. 14, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She resided in Matawan prior to relocating to Union Beach in 2001. She was a retired customer service representative at Shrewsbury State Bank, and employee at Bare Necessities, Matawan, for more than 20 years. She was predeceased by a son-in-law,…

  • Robert J. Stolpe Jr.

    Mr. Stolpe, 76, of Keyport, died Nov. 15, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He resided in Middletown prior to relocating to Keyport in 2007. He was a retired truck driver for Thomas Farrell Landscaping, Shrewsbury. He was predeceased by a brother, John L. Stolpe; and a sister, Lillian Kelly. He is survived by…

  • Herbert Thomas Camlin

    Mr. Camlin, 84, of Hazlet, died Nov. 16, 2009, at Regency Park Nursing Home, Hazlet. He resided in Middletown prior to relocating to Hazlet in 2009. He was a retired Jersey City police officer. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Madeline Catherine Vernum Camlin; a son and daughter-in-law, William and Suzanne Camlin…

  • Frank Picciurro

    Mr. Picciurro, 78, of Holmdel, died Oct. 14, 2009, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He resided in Middletown, prior to relocating to Holmdel in 1999. He retired from RPM Insurance Agency in 1995. Prior to that, he and his brother, Henry Picciurro, formed VIP Real Estate and The Picciurro Agency, Staten Island, N.Y.…

  • To cook a turkey — first find the darned giblets

    Coda • GREG BEAN In our family, there are lots of stories we like to tell around the Thanksgiving table. Most of them are funny — to us — and most of them involve disasters, some going back generations. There’s the story about my grandmother’s sister, Gladys, who had her eye on a skinny young…

  • New Pt. Monmouth School playground a five-year dream

    Community effort to raise funds involved PTA, Elks, Scouts BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer Members of the Port Monmouth community ushered in a new playground with a ribboncutting ceremony at Port Monmouth Elementary School on Nov. 16. Students play on the new playground at Port Monmouth Elementary School Nov. 16. Local groups like the Girl…