Category: Independent Opinion

  • Grandparent impressed by graduates of St. Mary’s

    I would like to acknowledge and share the achievements of the 2009 St. Mary, New Monmouth section of Middletown, graduates. In addition to receiving the spirituality, discipline and knowledge that comes with a St. Mary’s education, these exceptional students carried over their academic prowess to the athletic arena. In 2009, the girls and boys of…

  • June Dombrowski

    Mrs. Dombrowski, 81, of the Cheesequake Village section of Matawan, died June 25, 2009. She had resided in the Cliffwood section of Matawan before relocating to Matawan 20 years ago. Mrs. Dombrowski was a housekeeper at various homes in the area. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph; a son, Joseph; and a brother, Andrew…

  • Helen Zagacki

    Miss Zagacki, 102, of Holmdel, died May 30, 2009, at Arnold Walter Nursing Home, Hazlet. She was a secretary at Kornbluth Realty Co., Bayonne, before her retirement. She was predeceased by a sister and brother-in-law, Mae and Steve Sagaski; two brothers, Peter and Joseph Joswick; a brother-in-law, Adam Brakowski; and two nephews, Edward and Stanley…

  • Holmdel welcomes new math and science supervisor

    HOLMDEL — At the June 24 meeting the Holmdel Board of Education (BOE) appointed Cresenda Jones to the position of supervisor of math and science K-12. According to a press release from the district, the Holmdel BOE conducted a search over the last few months for a mathematics and science supervisor, and after a careful…

  • Legislation would help some returning veterans

    Coda • GREG BEAN This Fourth of July was certainly a bittersweet holiday in our home. Those who know me know that our son Coleman, an Army sergeant who served two tours in Iraq, took his own life last September. In the months since, our family has learned a lot about the problems faced by…

  • John J. “Pop” Gaynor

    Mr. Gaynor, 85, of Hazlet, died June 14, 2009, at home. He was an engineer for the U.S. Postal Service, retiring in 1975. He was predeceased by his wife of 57 years, Dorothy LaPierre Gaynor, in 2005; two brothers, James and Thomas; a sister, Alice Murphy; and a daughter-in-law, Denise Gaynor. He is survived by…

  • Lodge names Holmdel H.S. educator Teacher of the Year

    Sandra W. Whitten HOLMDEL — A Holmdel teacher has been named New Jersey Educator of the Year and was recognized by the Board of Education at the June 24 meeting. On April 14, the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons recognized Holmdel High School’s Sandra E. Whitten as New Jersey State Educator of the…

  • Ronald V. Strelko

    Mr. Strelko, 58, of Hazlet, died June 10, 2009, in Philadelphia, following a battle with cancer. He was a signal man with New Jersey Transit. He was predeceased by his father, Vincent R. Strelko, in 1987; and a sister, Cynthia Critelli, in 2004. He is survived by his fiancée, Carole Ann Johnson; his mother, Grace…

  • Modesta Thompson

    Mrs. Thompson, 82, of Middletown, died June 21, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was a bookkeeper at the law firm of Simpson, Thatcher and Bartlett, New York City, where she was employed 25 years before her retirement. She was predeceased by a brother, Louis Marinaro; and a sister, Nancy Palazzolo. She is…