Category: Independent Opinion
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Frank Stavola
Mr. Stavola, 81, of Middletown, died Oct. 29, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a founder of Stavola Company, a registered cattle farmer, and past president of the New Jersey Asphalt Paving Association. He was predeceased by a son, Frank Jr., in 1996; two brothers, John and Mike; and three sisters, Mary…
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Paul DiNero
Mr. DiNero, 57, of Middletown, died Nov. 2, 2008, at home. He was a salesman at Builders General Supply Company, Edison, the past 12 years. He was predeceased by his mother, Mildred Lenge, in 2006. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Lynch DiNero; two daughters, Kathleen DiNero of the Leonardo section of Middletown, and…
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New Matawan Council members extend thanks
We would like to thank the people of Matawan for their support in the recent Borough Council elections. We are honored and humbled that you chose us to represent you and we will work hard every day to earn the trust you have put in us. Tom Fitzsimmons Joe Urbano Matawan
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Brother Andrew O’Gara, FSC
(Brothers of the Christian Schools) Brother O’Gara, FSC, 80, of the Lincroft section of Middletown, died Nov. 8, 2008, at the community residence at Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft. He was the first president of Christian Brothers Academy (CBA), from 1991 until his death. Prior to that, he was principal of CBA since 1979. He was…
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Thanks extended to voters of Middletown
The election of 2008 will go down in the record books as one of the most actively participated elections in the long and proud history of Middletown Township. On Nov. 4, over 70 percent of all registered voters in Middletown exercised their right to choose by casting a ballot in the general election. We would…
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Laura Frigoletto
Mrs. Frigoletto, 95, of Honesdale, Pa., and formerly Keyport and Hazlet, died Nov. 6, 2008, at Ellen Memorial Health Care, Honesdale. She was a seamstress at the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, New York City, for 50 years, retiring in 1984. She was predeceased by her husband, Anthony, in 1997; and a sister, Jean Castro.…
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Aberdeen public officials commended for action
On this past Halloween night, we here in Aberdeen Township, specifically along Atlantic Avenue, had the makings for a very unsafe situation for our trick or treaters, but to the credit of the Aberdeen Police Department, it was averted. It seems that the athletic department scheduled a night football game versus Long Branch, increasing the…
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Margaret A. Cokas
Mrs. Cokas, 56, of Brick, died Sept. 19, 2008, at Ocean Medical Center, Brick. Born in South Amboy, she lived most of her life in the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge prior to moving to Brick 15 years ago. She was predeceased by her husband, Adam Cokas, her father, Victor A. Van Exter, and…
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Save Fort Hancock for people, not for the dump
When will the torture stop? Congressman Frank Pallone’s trumpet call to rally the state government and local nonprofits to restore and reuse the historic buildings of Fort Hancock is an ill-disguised, cynical effort to do an end run around the appellate court decision that affirmed the legality of the National Park Service (NPS) lease with…
