Category: Independent Opinion
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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…
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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…
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Three seats open on Holmdel BOE
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Two incumbents and two newcomers are vying for three, threeyear term seats that are open on the Holmdel School District Board of Education. Incumbents Robin Wetmore and Ray Tai are seeking to hold onto their seats as newcomers Derek Dailey and Chiung-Lin Cheng Liu try to unseat…
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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.
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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…
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Mildred Guido
Mrs. Guido, 92, of the Lincroft section of Middletown, died Feb. 12, 2009, at home, following a battle with cancer. She had resided in Sayreville before relocating to Lincroft in 1960. She was an executive assistant at McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Hightstown, for 23 years, retiring in 1985. During retirement, Mrs. Guido was employed part time…
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Auto industry column struck positive chord with readers
Coda • GREG BEAN Iget a lot of reader response to this column. Sometimes, I opine about something that rubs some people the wrong way, and I hear about it. Once in a while, though, I write something that strikes a positive chord with readers, and I hear about that, too. That was the case…
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Joyce Chiafullo
Mrs. Chiafullo, 70, of the Lincroft section of Middletown, died Feb. 14, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was employed at the family-owned Red Bank Pizza for more than 50 years. Mrs. Chiafullo was predeceased by her husband, John J.; a son, Tommy; and two sisters, Barbara Halsey and Patricia Burkhardt. She is…
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Margaret C. King Crawford
Mrs. Crawford, 66, of Union Beach, died Feb. 14, 2009, at home. She had resided in Hazlet before relocating to Union Beach 44 years ago. She was a coach for Special Olympics for 23 years, and a teacher’s technician at Monmouth County Regional School District, Tinton Falls. She was also a floor aid worker at…
