Category: Independent Opinion

  • William G. Strohkirch

    Mr. Strohkirch, 81, of Effort, Pa., died June 9, 2008, in Effort. He resided in Middletown, prior to relocating to Effort five years ago.He was a Traffic and Safety Department head for Middletown Township PublicWorks formore than 30 years, retiring in 1984. He was predeceased by his wife, Dora E.Harris, in 1995; and a daughter,…

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    Flag Day at Fort Monmouth was celebrated on June 13.

  • Eleanor Grace Pfersick Witek

    Mrs. Witek, 85, died June 10, 2008, at The Willows in Holmdel. She resided in Wayne, and Whiting, prior to relocating to The Willows. She was a retired executive secretary atAFIAInsurance Co., Wayne, and Westinghouse, New York City, prior to that. She was predeceased by her husband, Chester F. Witek, in 2001. She is survived…

  • Your Turn

    COAH plan encourages never-ending cycle of development Guest Column Judith Stanley Coleman COAH plan encourages never-ending cycle of development Guest Column In the complex debate over affordable housing, our choice of words confuses the issue – our problem isn’t affordable housing, it’s affordable land. Throughout the country, more than half of all Americans now live…

  • Betty Jones

    Mrs. Jones, 81, ofHazlet, died June 12, 2008, at home. She was employed in the export department at International Flavors&Fragrances, Hazlet, for more than 20 years. She is survived by her husband of 55 years,HaroldM. Jones; two sons and one daughter-in-law, H. Michael and Virginia Jones ofWhitehouse Station, and Daniel P. Jones ofWestHartford, Conn.; a…

  • Attorney general says: Stealing gas a bad idea

    Coda GREG BEAN So, N.J. Attorney General Anne Milgram, who grew up in East Brunswick, says her office will file criminal charges against government employees believed to have stolen gasoline from public agencies. Here’s my question: It’s a good idea, but why have they waited so long? Last December, a state auditor found a whole…

  • Dorothy Mae Staats McClain

    Mrs. McClain of Matawan, died June 12, 2008, at Raritan BayMedical Center,Old Bridge. She was an administrative secretary of social services at St. Francis Hospital, Jersey City, for 25 years, retiring in 1990. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward; and a grandson, Christopher Miller. She is survived by two daughters,Arleen Lofstrom and PatriciaMiller; a…

  • Some will kick when she’s down, and others won’t

    Red State/Blue State DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. Dear Greg: I heard some of your wild-eyed liberal friends on the radio last weekend, with their…

  • Stephen W. Winzalevitch

    Mr.Winzalevitch, 66, ofHazlet, died June 13, 2008, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was a factory worker for 42 years, retiring in 2007. During retirement, he was a crossing guard for Hazlet School System. He is survived by his wife, Marie T. CirincioneWinzalevitch ofHazlet; two daughters and sons-in-law, Audra and Brian Goggins of Hazlet, and…