Category: News Transcript Opinion
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Herbert Greenberg
Mr. Greenberg, 81, of Lakewood, died March 6, 2009, at Leisure Park Health Center in Lakewood. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., he had resided in Manasquan and Manalapan before moving to Lakewood. A World War II Navy veteran, Mr. Greenberg was an executive vice president of ShopRite and owned the Clean-Rite Dry Cleaning stores in…
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Utilities authority should heed suggestions from its customers
Iread the response of the Western Monmouth Utilities Authority commissioners to Raymond Kostanty’s inquiry into the billing methodology used by the WMUA (“WMUA Responds to Resident’s Letter About Sewer Rates,” News Transcript, Feb. 25). Quite frankly I don’t get it. In these trying times, some of our friends, neighbors and colleagues are hurting. Retirement accounts…
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William David Rakes
Mr. Rakes, 56, of Jackson, and formerly of Freehold, died March 2, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, after a battle with cancer. He had been employed by the Montgomery Care Center, Freehold Township, and for the last 12 years was an employee of Quest Diagnostics, East Brunswick. Mr. Rakes was a U.S. Air…
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Reader says bring back the Ford Ranchero — say what?
Coda • GREG BEAN Once again, my readers have come through. When I ask them to respond to a column, they respond. Man, do they respond. A few weeks ago, after writing a column about how I thought the American auto industry could save itself by reintroducing the cars that made it famous — like…
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Tyrannical policies are breaking the will of New Jersey residents
Only in New Jersey could black-robed “unelected” dictators — I mean judges — tyrannically find a constitutional right for citizens to have cheap housing at the expense of the taxpaying citizens, who somehow don’t have that same right. Only in New Jersey would state government use taxpayer money to pay farmers not to develop land,…
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Resident continues debate about WMUA sewer rates
Judging by their rebuttal letter in the Feb. 25 edition of the News Transcript (“WMUA Responds to Resident’s Letter About Sewer Rates”), Western Monmouth Utilities Authority commissioners Abraham, Toubin, Rosen and Pernice either didn’t bother to read completely my Feb. 18 letter, or chose to raise bogus issues in an attempt to divert attention from…
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Optimists are looking for people who received awards
Atouch of Optimism in this difficult year. The Freehold Optimist Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary. I am the oldest surviving member of the club (now in my 81st year), having joined in 1959. During those years our club accomplished many things in the community. We raised $100,000 for the hospital — beginning long before…
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Henry Robert Norman
79, of Freehold Township Henry Robert Norman Mr. Norman was born, and raised in Syracuse, NY, and had lived in Africa, Afghanistan, and Washington D.C. before moving to Freehold Township in 2005. Mr. Norman was a 1951 graduate of Western Maryland College going on to graduate from George Washington University Law School in 1953. Henry…
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Hugh R. Maher
Mr. Maher, 83, of Red Bank, died Feb. 28, 2009, at Columbia Hospital, West Palm Beach, Fla. He had resided in Colts Neck before relocating to Red Bank 50 years ago. He owned and operated Hugh Maher and Son Enterprises, Red Bank, for 50 years. Mr. Maher was predeceased by three brothers, Thomas F. Maher,…
