Category: Independent Opinion
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A. Charles Alexander
Mr. Alexander, 89, of Colts Neck, died March 18, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He had resided in Middletown before relocating to Colts Neck more than 40 years ago. Before his retirement,Mr.Alexander was a salesman at Armour Meats, Elizabeth. He was predeceased by his siblings, John, Frank, Joseph, Millie, Tet, Angel, Annie and…
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Keith J. Duckers
Mr. Duckers, 43, ofMiddletown, diedMarch 19, 2008, at Gateway Care Center, Eatontown. He was a graduate of Middletown High School North. He was a member of the ARC of Monmouth County, Tinton Falls, and competed in the Special Olympics over several years. He is survived by three sisters and brothers-in-law, Gail and Steve Bookbinder of…
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Nella Patti Del Prete
Mrs. Del Prete, 88, formerly of Spotswood, died Feb. 6, 2008, in Victoria Health Care Center, Matawan. Her husband, Louis Del Prete, died in 2001. Surviving are three daughters, Mary Ann Castagnetta, and her husband, Edward, of Helmetta, Theresa Crupi, and her husband, Peter, of Cornelius, N.C., and Rosary Greenberg of Staten Island, N.Y.; four…
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Schwebel rebuts letter by MHRC member
Guest Column CAROLYN SCHWEBEL Arecent letter widely published over Maria Stokes’s name is very articulate but hurtful, and contains serious errors. In fact, the very “mission statement” quoted in the Stokes letter is not themission statement, but simply a description of the Middletown Human Rights Commission (MHRC) from the township Web site. The Middletown Human…
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Coda
Father of the groom: ‘I’m not responsible!’ GREG BEAN Idon’t mean to sound like I’m whining here, but I think I’ve led a pretty responsible life, and all that responsibility has turned me into a shadow of my former self (a larger shadow, if you’re looking at the shadow of my waistline). I don’t think…
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Red State/Blue State
The tragedy is that Eliot could have bought a boat DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN 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 GreaterMedia Newspapers. Dear Greg: Hey, that Eliot Spitzer…
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Georgette E. Dunn
Mrs. Dunn, 86, of Tinton Falls, and formerly the Belford section of Middletown, died March 12, 2008. She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Tom Dunn; a son, James; and five brothers, Richard, James,Harold, Elmer andAndrew. She is survived by two daughters, Renee Schreiber of Keyport and Suzanne of Tinton Falls; two sons,…
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Edward Schwarzenberg Sr.
Mr. Schwarzenberg, 84, of Parlin, died March 12, 2008, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge. He was a tinsmith at E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company for 43 years, retiring in 1986. He was predeceased by two brothers, Charles and Walter Schwarzenberg; and two sisters, Virginia Kahel and Lavern Van Liew. He is survived…
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Diana Gentile
Mrs. Gentile, of Middletown, died March 14, 2008, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph V. Gentile, in 1994; a son, Joseph P. Gentile, in 1991; and a brother, Vincent D’Alessandro. She is survived by a son and daughter in-law, Charles and Beverly Gentile of the Belford section of Middletown; a brother, Louis…
