Category: Independent Opinion

  • Agency laments loss of pet advocate Bea Arthur

    Bea Arthur had a truly golden heart and will be sorely missed by everyone at PETA. She joined our organization in 1987, when the Golden Girls did an anti-fur episode, and because of her unending compassion and tireless efforts to make the world a kinder place, she won multiple HumanitarianAwards. Bea never missed a chance…

  • Joanne “Jan” Yorke Bunnell

    Mrs. Bunnell, 85, of Oceanport, died April 15, 2009. She resided in Rumson, and Middletown, prior to relocating to Oceanport. She was an interior designer for more than 40 years, and co-owned with her husband LeRoy Bunnell, an antique store, The Mews at Blossom Cove, Shrewsbury. She was a co-founder of Monmouth Museum, Lincroft section…

  • Family thanks community for support

    The family of Jawann Brown would like to thank everyone who donated blood on behalf of Jawann at the blood drive on April 22, during which we received 171 pints of blood. Special thanks to those who gave their time and effort to coordinate the blood drive and to the community members who generously donated…

  • Margaret M. Selzam

    Mrs. Selzam of Eatontown, died April 17, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She resided in Eatontown the past 20 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Selzam; and two brothers, Robert and James Mc- Cormack. She is survived by four daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and Peter Nigra of New Hyde Park, N.Y.,…

  • Celebrate National Arthritis Month during May

    Arthritis is at epidemic proportions in our nation. Forty-six million Americans have doctor-diagnosed arthritis and 1.7 million of them live right here in New Jersey. Yet arthritis remains the silent epidemic, overlooked by many because they view it as an inevitable disease of aging. But it is not inevitable, and it is not just a…

  • Peter Carparelli

    Mr. Carparelli, 90, of Hazlet, died April 26, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was a storeroom clerk at Howe Richardson Scale Company, Clifton, for 20 years, retiring in 1983. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary Natale Carparelli, in 2009. He is survived by a brother, Victor of Passaic; and several nieces and…

  • RCAs did not effectively address housing need

    There is a critical shortage of housing throughout New Jersey, making it impossible for hundreds of thousands of working families to live within reasonable distances of their jobs. This predicament leads directly to increased congestion, pollution and time spent on the roadways for all of us, and a decrease in everyone’s quality of life. The…

  • Sophie Schoen

    Mrs. Schoen, 88, of the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, died May 2, 2009, at St. Barnabas Hospice and Palliative Care Center at MonmouthMedical Center, Long Branch. She was the owner of Sophie Catering, Ocean Township, for more than 40 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Carl N. Schoen, in 1984. She is survived…

  • New Holmdel board member thanks supporters

    I would like to say thank you to you who believe in me and voted for me to be a member of the Holmdel Board Education on April 21, and I would like to express my sincere appreciation to my campaign team: campaign manager Dr. Jun-Min Liu, advisers Dr. Elisa Caridi, Dr. Ray Tai and…