Category: Independent Opinion
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Short, Byrnes applauded for their work on budget
In our current economic crisis, it is safe to say that everyone is suffering right now with tens of thousands of job losses and pay freezes nationwide. When times are tough, our elected representatives must make difficult decisions by taking the finances of our town seriously and helping those that need the most help —…
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Ruth Dalley Horn
Mrs. Horn, 87, of Monroe Township, died Feb. 23, 2009, at The Pavilions at Forrestal, Plainsboro. She had resided in Edison before relocating to Monroe Township in 1982. She is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Carol and Jeff Markowitz of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, and Belinda Kanis of Plainsboro; a…
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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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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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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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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…
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Helen B. Karpie Schulmeister
Mrs. Schulmeister, 82, of the Cheesequake section of Old Bridge, died Feb. 14, 2009, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge. She was a quality control inspector at Revlon, Edison, for more than 20 years, retiring in 1987. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles, in 1997; and a son, Louis, in 1994. She is…
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Joseph G. Fournier
Mr. Fournier, 53, of Middletown, died Feb. 11, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He is survived by his wife, Debra Fournier; his parents, Margaret and Joseph A. Fournier; two children, Jennifer and Joseph W.; and a sister, Annmarie. Arrangements were by John F. Pfleger Funeral Home, Middletown.
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Funding for COAH flies in face of common sense
The recent revelation that Gov. Corzine was using faulty data when speaking of New Jersey’s job losses also underscores yet another flaw in the government subsidized lowincome housing program known as COAH. It turns out that New Jersey’s job losses were much greater than the governor had originally indicated. This miscalculation is compounded by the…
