Category: Independent Opinion

  • Constance A. “Connie” Crea

    Mrs. Crea, 78, of North Brunswick, died March 15, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She assisted in operating her family’s establishment, Moscos’s Tavern, New Brunswick, for several years. She was employed at Webcraft, North Brunswick, and was a receptionist at Haven, Highland Park, and Heaven On Earth. She was predeceased by…

  • Three seats open on Mat-Ab Board of Ed.

    BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Three seats on the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District Board of Education are open and one incumbent and two newcomers are in line to fill them. Two, three-year seats from Aberdeen Township are open as Board of Education President Patricia Demarest and board member John Barbato end their…

  • Richard Territo

    Mr. Territo, 72, of the Shady Oaks section of Middletown, died March 16, 2009. He owned and operated Richmond Dental Laboratory, Staten Island, N.Y., from 1967-2009. He was predeceased by his wife, Joan, in 1990; a brother, John D. Territo; and a sister, Betty Dorato. He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and…

  • Mary C. Kavanagh Tymon

    Mrs. Tymon, 81, of Atlantic Highlands, died Feb. 21, 2009, at her daughter’s home. She was a registered nurse at Mission of the Immaculate Virgin, Staten Island, N.Y., for 10 years, retiring in 1989. Prior to that, she was a nurse at Mount Vernon Hospital, New York City, during WWII. She was predeceased by her…

  • John J. Caliendo Sr.

    Mr. Caliendo, 94, of Morganville, died Feb. 24, 2009, at Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shrewsbury. He resided in Matawan for 25 years, prior to relocating to Morganville. He was the proprietor of Rural Auto Body, Old Bridge, for 41 years, retiring in 1989. Prior to that, he was a welder at Kearny Shipyards, and worked…

  • Diocese closes door on Bayshore school proposal

    Bishop rejects merger of three schools BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer KEYPORT — A proposal to combine three Bayshore Catholic schools into one has been rejected by the Diocese of Trenton. According to Rayanne Bennett, chief communications officer for the diocese, Bishop John M. Smith has rejected the latest proposal put forth by a group…

  • 3 seats open on M’town, Hazlet school boards

    BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A two-day extension due to last week’s snowstorm gave candidates extra time to submit their names as candidates for Board of Education seats in their towns. In Middletown, seven candidates are running for three seats with three-year terms that are up for election on the Middletown Township Public…

  • For the Record

    The registration fee for the Lemonade Crop ’09 benefit is $50, not $100 as reported in an article in the Feb. 26 issue. Also, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is based in Wynwood, Pa., not at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

  • Drivers urged to be considerate of wildlife

    Driving home from the store the weekend of Feb. 21, my husband and I saw what we thought was a dead squirrel in the road. And then the poor thing lifted its head. This is not the first time I’ve found injured animals that have been hit by cars but were not killed. As spring…