Category: Independent Opinion
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William H. Johanson
Mr. Johanson, 88, of Knoxville, Tenn., died Jan. 22, 2009, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Knoxville. He had resided in Holmdel and Charlotte, N.C., before relocating to Tennessee, two years ago. Mr. Johanson was an office manager at Leif, Foster, Werle, New York City, for 35 years, retiring in 1982. He was predeceased by…
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Josephine Galiastro
Mrs. Galiastro, 88, of Hazlet, died Jan. 22, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank Galiastro, in 1976. She is survived by three daughters and sons-in-law, Rose Marie and Richard Kutler of Old Bridge, JoAnn and Frank Zsilavetz of Waretown, and Francine and Martin Siederer of East Brunswick; two…
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Appointing two lawyers in M’town unnecessary
After all of the whining by Republicans about unfunded mandates being imposed on the township by Trenton, the Republican-controlled Township Committee voted to appoint not one but two attorneys this year. Their actions do not follow their words, leading residents to assume they are not really concerned about reducing costs to keep our taxes low.…
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Small group of dolphins spotted in river
Last Thursday, I along with three restaurant employees saw three to five dolphins quickly heading toward the ocean. At around 11:30 a.m. at the end of the little snowstorm last week, we saw them outside of our restaurant windows free, jumping clear out of the water in the direction of Sandy Hook Bay. We never…
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Eleanor P. Bennett
Mrs. Bennett, 82, of Middletown, died Jan. 9, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was a retired telephone operator at New Jersey Bell, Red Bank, where she was employed 34 years. She was predeceased by three sisters, Rita Nordt, Margaret Beard and Mary Pede; and three brothers, John, Thomas and William Preston. She…
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Inspector General’s response too little, too late
Guest Column • Peter P. O’Such Jr. After reviewing the Department of Interior Inspector General’s (DOIIG Earl E. Devaney) letter of Nov. 3 sent to Rep. Frank Pallone, it became very apparent that the DOI-IG has no intent or interest in finding fault with the National Park Service (NPS) plan to permit commercialization of the…
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‘Taxlet’ needs to cut bloated employee base, rein in raises
The new Hazlet mayor took office and his first goal is to start a big spend-andpave program. With it will come sweet contracts for the town engineer, bond producers, and lawyers’ bills for contract review. The new skate park is tops on the agenda also. At a time when other towns are closing their skate…
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Kenneth G. Cassidy
Mr. Cassidy, 73, of Monroe Township, died Jan. 9, 2009, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was a shop steward with the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 1804-1 for 40 years, retiring in 2005. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Dorothy Liput Cassidy; two sons, John Cassidy of Clifton and Kenneth…
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Customer service: a truly radical approach to sales
Coda • GREG BEAN The results for the 2008 holiday shopping season are almost in from the nation’s major retailers, and it looks like it was worse than anyone could have predicted. Business was so bad at places like KB Toys and Sharper Image that it’s possible those companies won’t survive the coming year. Circuit…
