Category: Independent Opinion
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After Obama’s inauguration, Cheney will be out in the cold
Coda • GREG BEAN The winter my wife and I packed our family and moved from my hometown in Casper, Wyo., to take a newspaper job in the relatively balmy climes of Illinois had been a tough son of a gun. For starters, in January of that year, 1984, the temperature hadn’t risen higher than…
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Olympia DeCarlo Parisi
Mrs. Parisi, 103, of Keyport, died Jan. 2, 2009, at Victoria Health Care, Matawan. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Parisi, in 1978. She is survived by three sons, George Parisi of Lakehurst, Daniel Parisi of Bayside, N.Y., and Robert Parisi of Jackson Heights, N.Y.; a daughter, Marjorie Lemma of Keyport; eight grandchildren; 13…
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School board candidates must file by March 2
HOLMDEL — The Holmdel Township School District has announced the deadline for filing petitions for Board of Education nominations. The deadline for filing nominating petitions to run for positions on the Board of Education is 4 p.m. March 2, Business Administrator and board Secretary Michael R. Petrizzo announced last week. The election is scheduled for…
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Marietta “Tootsie” Shindle Rolzhausen
Mrs. Rolzhausen, 96, of Holmdel, died Jan. 2, 2009. She was predeceased by her husband, George H., in 2001; and a son, George J., in 1988. She is survived by a sister, Ruth Halliday of Point Pleasant; and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements were by Thompson Memorial Home, Red Bank. Memorial donations may be made…
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A thank you for making Christmas brighter
On behalf of the Matawan Community Food Pantry, the following people/groups need to be publicly thanked for making Christmas 2008 a little brighter for 40 local families. Generous financial donations were given by Bob Bunyon, William Malley, and Temple Shalom in Aberdeen. Food donations/gifts were given by community members of Matawan/Aberdeen, Matawan Boy Scout Troop…
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Molly Grande Chionchio
Mrs. Chionchio, 95, of Matawan, died Jan. 3, 2009, at Regency Park Nursing Home, Hazlet. She was predeceased by her husband, Nicholas, in 1988. She is survived by two sons and daughters in-law, Nicholas and Judith Chionchio Jr. of South Amboy, and Joseph and Patricia Chionchio of Sayreville; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A Mass…
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Clubby’ committee at it again in Middletown
Who decided that Brightbill should be the mayor of Middletown? It looks like the “clubby” Township Committee is at it again. Why did the mayor have to be a Republican? Were the two Democrat members outvoted because they are not in the majority? I for one do not see what her qualifications are. Brightbill was…
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James J. Shanley
Mr. Shanley, 78, of Holmdel, died Jan. 3, 2009, at Riverview Hospital Hospice, Red Bank. He was an electrical engineer and department head at Bell Laboratories, Middletown, retiring in 1995. He had several patents and was instrumental in working on Telestar. He was predeceased by eight siblings. He is survived by his wife of 56…
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Woman’s Club of Middletown thanks project supporters
The members of the Woman’s Club of Middletown would like to sincerely thank all the residents of Middletown Township and the surrounding areas for their participation in the club’s 10th annual Holiday Gift Trees project. Once again the holidays were made so much brighter for the children in our area when Santa arrived at the…
