Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Alice A. D’Amico
Mrs. D’Amico, 83, of Freehold Township, formerly of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Staten Island, N.Y., died Dec. 23, 2012, at The Manor, Freehold Township. She was a homemaker. Mrs. D’Amico was predeceased by her husband, Frank D’Amico, in 2007; and a brother, Edward Skrocki. Surviving are two sons, Daniel D’Amico and his wife, AnnMarie, and David…
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Parent cannot agree with officers in schools
First let me say I have the greatest respect for Mayor Jonathan Hornik, who has done great work as the mayor of Marlboro. However, as the father of an 11-year-old middle school student, I believe putting armed guards in our schools is an expensive overreaction to the recent tragedy in Newtown, Conn. Should the school…
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Mary Elizabeth Ascough
Mrs. Ascough, 45, of Howell, died Dec. 13, 2012, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was employed as a veterinary technician in Jackson. Mrs. Ascough was a member of Pi Theta Kappa fraternity at Brookdale Community College, Alpha Pi Theta chapter, and served as its state president…
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Actions hurt working people, middle class
When members of Congress go back to the table soon to decide on program spending cuts to deal with the national deficit/debt — after passing the so-called fiscal cliff legislation — they ought to undo the damage they just imposed on working people and the “real” middle class. They effectively provided a 2 percent tax…
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Emily Kunz
Mrs. Kunz, 78, of Howell, died Dec. 23, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was born in Poland and had lived in Irvington until moving to Howell 15 years ago. Prior to retiring 16 years ago, she was a pharmaceutical technician at Glaxo SmithKline, Piscataway. Surviving are a son, Tom Kunz of Lincroft;…
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Do not trample on rights granted by the Second Amendment
This letter is in response to Dennis Levinson’s recent Your Turn guest column attacking the National Rifle Association (NRA) as being a terrorist organization responsible for the Newtown, Conn., massacre. I am an NRA member, but not a gun owner. I believe every lawful American has the God-given, not government-given, right to own a gun(s).…
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Mildred Orso Giaritelli
Mrs. Giaritelli, 75, died Dec. 16, 2012, at Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin. Born in North Brunswick, she lived there before moving to Barnegat eight years ago. She worked for Brunswick Corporation for 19 years before her retirement. Mrs. Giaritelli was a communicant of St. Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Church in Kendall Park. She…
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Dawn Varsolona
Ms. Varsolona, 39, of Manalapan, formerly of Roselle, died Dec. 23, 2012. She was employed in the finance department for Champion Sports, Manalapan. Ms. Varsolona was predeceased by her mother, Janet, in 2010. Surviving are her father, Raymond J. Varsolona of Manalapan; two brothers, Raymond Varsolona of Manalapan, and Richard Varsolona and his wife, Faye,…
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This is what happens when the GOP is in total control
CODA GREG BEAN So there was the state of my nativity, Wyoming, in the news again last night for yet another wacky law they’re considering — this time a bill sponsored by eight members of the state House of Representatives and two state senators declaring that any federal law that attempts to ban semi-automatic firearms,…
