Category: Independent Opinion
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John B. Jones Jr.
Mr. Jones, 80, of Keyport, died June 22, 2009, at Bayside Manor Nursing Home, Keansburg. He was a postal clerk at the U.S. Postal Service, Keyport, for more than 33 years, and a factory worker at Hercules-Dupont, Sayreville. He was also a part-time district manager at the Star-Ledger of Newark. Mr. Jones was predeceased by…
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Paul Anselmo
Mr. Anselmo, 87, of Middletown, died June 23, 2009, at home. He was a director and instructor for ARA Technical Institute, New York City, before his retirement. He is survived by his wife, Elsa Anselmo; two sons, Jorge and Ed Rodriguez; and five nieces. Interment was at Fair View Cemetery, Middletown. Arrangements were by John…
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Kathryn E. Dymkowski
Mrs. Dymkowski, 76, of Matawan, died June 17, 2009, at Applewood Estates, Freehold Township. She had resided in Old Bridge before relocating to Matawan 25 years ago. She was employed at Sunshine Biscuit Bakery, Sayreville. Mrs. Dymkowski was predeceased by her husband, Charles Dymkowski, in 1989. She is survived by five sons and one daughter-in-law,…
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Nat’l health care will ‘body slam’ free enterprise
Open letter to House of Representatives: Iwrite to implore you not to support pending legislation for national health care. Passing this legislation will be team Obama’s next “body slam” to the free enterprise system (but you already know that). Already the White House has trumpeted their goal of saving $1.7 trillion of costs over the…
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Dolores Giese
Mrs. Giese, 74, of Union Beach, died June 13, 2009, in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Her husband, Edward, died in 2006. Mrs. Giese was a former housekeeper at JFK Medical Center, Edison. Surviving are a son, Mark Giese of Union Beach; five brothers and two sisters; and a grandson, Edward Marcus Giese of Old Bridge.…
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Co-chairs thank media, public for Running/Winning support
Recently, 62 young women — juniors in 12 local high schools — participated in the third annual Running and Winning Workshop sponsored by the League of Women Voters-Greater Red Bank Area, the Northern Monmouth County Branch of AAUW, the Junior League of Monmouth County, Red Bank Area Chapter of Hadassah, and the Monmouth County Regional…
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Louis Delonardo Jr.
Mr. Delonardo, 61, of Middletown, died June 23, 2009, at home. He had resided in the Wanamassa section of Ocean Township before relocating to Middletown. He was employed by the Shrewsbury Township Public Works Department. Mr. Delonardo was predeceased by his father, Louis Sr., in 2000. He is survived by his wife, Jan; a daughter…
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He bagged the goose — and then we cooked it
Coda • GREG BEAN In our family, we love to tell the story about Grandpa and the goose, although if he were still alive, he’d probably get a nasty letter from PETA berating him for inhuman cruelty. That organization got so upset last week when President Obama swatted a fly on camera, there’s no telling…
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Lincroft should follow redesign of Times Square
Recently, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that several blocks in the Times Square area were going to be closed off to vehicular traffic to create a more pedestrian-friendly environment. In Elizabeth, Route 82 had recently undergone a redesign to transform the roadway from a treacherous industrial corridor to a safer, more aesthetically pleasing…
