Category: Independent Opinion

  • Vera A. Cesario Picariello

    Mrs. Picariello, 88, of Holmdel, died Nov. 13, 2008, at home. She was a cafeteria worker at Matawan High School for 10 years, retiring in 1986. She was predeceased by her husband, Peter in 1977; and three sisters, Rose Hoffman, Mary Dan’Duono and Lorrianne Trosi. She is survived by a daughter, Donna Alcott of Holmdel;…

  • Jean F. Boyd

    Mrs. Boyd, 84, of the Shadow Lake section of Middletown, died Nov. 12, 2008, at home. She resided in Fair Haven, and Florida, prior to relocating to Shadow Lake. She was a secretary in the guidance office of Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, Rumson. She was predeceased by her husband, Tyra in 1998 and a…

  • Gary R. Tango

    Mr. Tango, 55, of Keyport, died Nov. 13, 2008, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He resided in Laurence Harbor, prior to relocating to Keyport 20 years ago. He was a custodian at Old Bridge Board of Education for 23 years, retiring in August 2008. He is survived by his wife, Francesca Giaritta Tango; a daughter,…

  • Carolyn Mulkerin

    Mrs. Mulkerin, 75, of Mount Bethel, Pa., died Nov. 15, 2008, at home. Born in Cannonsburg, Pa., she had resided in the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen for 35 years before relocating to Mount Bethel one year ago. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph. She is survived by six daughters, Donna Allen of Pennsylvania, Debra…

  • When Chris Christie leaves, there’ll be big shoes to fill

    Coda • GREG BEAN For a while there, you couldn’t walk out into the parking lot of nearly any diner or bar in Monmouth County without tripping over the bagmen with sacks of bribe money for local politicians. There was so much bribe and kickback money floating around, in fact, that briber Tony Spalliero had…

  • New council members extend thanks to supporters

    We would like to warmly thank the residents of Keyport for choosing us to represent them on borough council. We had a great time campaigning and enjoyed meeting and speaking with so many of you. With record voter turnout (over 67 percent in Keyport), it was a very exciting election night. We are grateful to…

  • Show me a good loser, and I’ll show you a loser

    Red State/ Blue State • DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Dear Greg: As you know, I’m working hard to be a good loser, telling anyone who will listen that Barack Obama will soon be our president, and we must support him. I’m trying to be a lot nicer than your side was to George W.…

  • Critic should pick up ‘The Art of Language’

    Mr. Art Perri has publicly criticized the MARSD administration and athletic department for having a football game on Halloween night. He claims there was traffic and the safety of the trick-ortreaters was at risk. At Back to School Night, I recalled Mr. Perri was promoting a community center to keep kids off the street and…

  • Vehicles needed for Family Lift program

    MonmouthCares, West Long Branch, is seeking donations of used, working cars with less than 150,000 miles on them for its Family Lift program. The program addresses the problem of public transportation as a barrier to employment opportunities by matching donors of used cars with MonmouthCares families in need of reliable transportation. The nonprofit has the…