Category: Independent Opinion

  • Investigate facts about health care reform, Medicare

    Fixing our broken health care system is far too important to be derailed by myths and scare tactics perpetuated by special interest groups trying to block progress on health care reform. You may have heard the outrageous claim that health care reform will get rid of Medicare. In fact, for people in Medicare, health care…

  • For the Record

    The website for the Holmdel Historical Society is Holmdelhistory.org.

  • Christine Kress

    Mrs. Kress, 94, of Matawan, died July 27, 2009, at Victoria Health Care, Matawan. She was a waitress and hostess for 25 years at the Park Place Diner, Matawan, retiring 10 years ago. She was predeceased by a brother, Christopher Melis; and a granddaughter, Colleen Cress. She is survived by her children, Paul and Maureen…

  • Frances G. Young

    Mrs. Young, 52, of Hazlet, died July 31, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She had resided in Jackson and Marlboro before relocating to Hazlet 20 years ago. Mrs. Young was a teacher for 18 years, and taught for the last seven years at Middle Road School, Hazlet. She was predeceased by…

  • Theresa “Terry” Tomchik

    Mrs. Tomchik, 64, of the Lincroft section of Middletown, died Aug. 14, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, following a lengthy illness. She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Ronald Tomchik; two children, Ron Tomchik and Lori Tomchik, both of Lincroft; a sister, Annette Velez; a niece; and a nephew. A Mass…

  • Felix Russo

    Mr. Russo, 97, of the Lincroft section of Middletown, died July 30, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a cashier for the U.S. Government in Staten Island, N.Y. He was predeceased by his wife, Anna Petralia Russo, in 1995; a daughter, Phyllis DeMeo, in 2004; five brothers, Joseph, Michael, Vincent, Anthony and…

  • Linda Pricoli

    Mrs. Pricoli, 45, of Rumson, died Aug. 6, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She is survived by her husband, Paul; three children, Connor, Bryan and Erin; her parents, Joan and Arthur Lindsay of Middletown; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Gary and Diane Lindsay of Middletown, and Michael and Susan Lindsay of Staten Island, N.Y.;…

  • Marlene J. Fischer

    Mrs. Fischer, 71, of Hazlet, died Aug. 17, 2009, in Holmdel. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles “Lindy” Fischer; a brother, Russell Gillette; two sisters, Joan Nigro and Ann Sheridan; and a son, Michael Fischer. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Daniel and Michele Fischer of Old Bridge, and Joseph and Sirojni…

  • Christine M. Pace

    Mrs. Pace, 31, of Keyport, died July 26, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was an X-ray technician at Eatontown Medical Associates. She is survived by her parents, Gail Weir Pace of Marlboro, and Michael Pace of Union; a sister, Jennifer Pace of Marlboro; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. A funeral liturgy…