Category: Independent Opinion
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Guadagno brings gravitas to candidate’s ticket
In choosing Kim Guadagno as his running mate, Chris Christie has starkly shown why he is doubly a winner over Jon Corzine. Not only did Christie manage the process like a chief executive should, Guadagno is a solid addition to the ticket who will trail blaze an important and positive role as New Jersey’s first…
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Albert Joseph Maresca Sr.
Mr. Maresca, 81, of Middletown, died Aug. 20, 2009, at home following a battle with brain cancer. He was a deputy chief of the Newark Fire Department for 40 years, retiring in 1992. He was predeceased by his first wife and mother of his five children, Evelyn Maresca. He is survived by his wife of…
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Health care reform will preserve choice of doctors
As health care continues to be one of the most talked about issues today, I hope that consumers are not being misled by some of the myths that have been circulating. Like the myth that health care reform means a government takeover — here are the facts: Health care reform means guaranteeing all Americans a…
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Donald J. Flemm
Mr. Flemm, 73, of Long Pond, Pa., died Aug. 21, 2009, at home. He resided in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, prior to relocating to Long Pond 20 years ago. He was a night manager at A & P Supermarkets for 25 years, retiring in 1985. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary Jane…
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Juttana Garbe
Mrs. Garbe, 78, of Hazlet, died Aug. 18, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was the owner/operator of Heidi’s Drive-In Restaurant, South Amboy, for 17 years, retiring in 1983. She is survived by three daughters, Deborah Forte of Hazlet, Linda Sladky of Ringoes, and Heidi Hoy of High Bridge; and two grandchildren. Burial of…
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Work on B’way impresses Middletown resident
Thanks to Middletown PublicW orks, and to its competent work force from the most junior worker to the most senior worker, and their can-do foreman, Mr. John Johnson. The job on Broadway is outstanding — paved and saved! A special thanks to Middletown’s own engineer, Mr. Ted Maloney. Your work force has a can-do spirit;…
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Elizabeth “Betty” L. Jacobus
Mrs. Jacobus, 80, of Middletown, died Aug. 18, 2009, at Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shrewsbury. She was employed at Professional Pharmacy, Red Bank, for 15 years. Mrs. Jacobus was predeceased by her husband of 38 years, Langford Jacobus; and a daughter, Elizabeth Jacobus. She is survived by a son and daughter-inlaw, Langford and Vickie Jacobus…
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Michael L. Polichetti
Mr. Polichetti, 88, of the Lincroft section of Middletown, died Aug. 17, 2009. An attorney, he was executive secretary to the New York State Labor Relations Board, New York City for 40 years, retiring in 1983. He was predeceased by his wife Mary Giammalvo Polichetti. He is survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Louis and…
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Anonymous cretins, beware: George is coming after you
Coda • GREG BEAN T he righteous jihad against the anonymous cockroaches who hide in the darkness — slavering and mumbling to themselves like Gollum in a Tolkien pageturner — to post libelous and defamatory comments about their fellow human beings on the Internet is moving more rapidly than I could have predicted. Last week,…
