Category: Independent Opinion
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Margaret K. Sottili
Mrs. Sottili, 90, of Tinton Falls, died Sept. 20, 2009, at Renaissance Gardens, Tinton Falls. She resided in Brick prior to relocating to Tinton Falls two years ago. She was a mortgage processor at Columbia Savings & Loan, Fair Lawn, retiring in 1983. She was predeceased by her husband, Bernard Sottili; three brothers; and two…
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Matawan Rotary donates backpacks, dictionaries to students
BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Matawan Rotary Club members with backpacks collected for schoolchildren. MATAWAN — The Rotary Club began a new project this year to ensure that no child would go back to school without a backpack or proper supplies for class. The organization collected 70 backpacks, hundreds of school supplies and more than…
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NPS pushing its ‘worst idea’ at Fort Hancock
As we celebrate our national parks with Ken Burns’ documentary “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” the National Park Service single-mindedly pursues its own “worst idea” — commercial development at Sandy Hook. In a transparent attempt to give James Wassel and his inexperienced and underfunded company a 60- year lease for 36 Fort Hancock buildings…
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Seven attainable objectives for health care reform
Guest Column • Dave Mordo As a member of the New Jersey Association of Health Underwriters, I have paid close attention to the boisterous health care debate that has consumed headlines this summer and has confused Americans about this issue more than ever. Unfortunately, much of the partisan wrangling has been nonproductive and threatens to…
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Letter about governor nothing more than political myth
The recent letter by Gerry Scharfenberger, deputy mayor of Middletown Township, regarding Gov. Jon Corzine is unfortunately nothing more than a political myth. When Jon Corzine took office, he inherited a financial mess that goes back to Christie Whitman. She ran for office promising a 30- percent tax cut phased in over a three-year period.…
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Mary Rametta
Mrs. Rametta, 75, of Holmdel, died Aug. 23, 2009, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Salvatore J. Rametta; two daughters and sons-in-law, Jennifer and James Chickara of Holmdel, and Donna and Daniel Rubano of Holmdel; two sons and daughters-inlaw, Sebastian and Lisa Rametta, and…
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On Campus
Berkeley College, Woodbridge, announced the following local students who achieve a GPA of 4.0 or higher and were named to the president’s list for the spring quarter: Cristina Amato of the Belford section of Middletown; and Donovan Forbes of Keyport. Named to the dean’s list with a GPA of 3.5 or higher were: Zaneta Malinowska…
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For the Record
Lloyd Road School’s “Instruments Out of the Attic” program provides donated musical instruments to children who otherwise might not be able to participate in the school band. Students are considered for the program after their eligibility is confirmed with the school secretary. The information is confidential and not available to the music department. An article…
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Joseph N. Puccio
Mr. Puccio, 85, of Hazlet, died Sept. 16, 2009, at Laurel Bay Health Care, Keansburg. He was employed at the Comptroller’s Office for the City of New York for more than 25 years, retiring in 1988. Mr. Puccio was predeceased by a daughter, Diane Giordano, in 2002; and a brother, Vincent Puccio, in 1997. He…
