Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Louise Fenn Maresca

    Mrs. Maresca, 93, of Fair Haven, died April 3, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was a registered nurse at Paul Kimball Hospital, Lakewood, and later taught ceramics at a studio in her Rumson home and held a position as a flight nurse at Red Bank Airport. At age 50, Mrs. Maresca returned…

  • The spin cycle of life …

    AROUND TOWN AMY ROSEN When life gets frustrating, sometimes taking a glimpse into the life of another person can help us put things into perspective. For instance, I was recently frustrated because my “Washing Machine from the Black Lagoon” had given us years of grief when the spin cycle would not work. We decided it…

  • Sarah Faulhaber King

    Mrs. King, 61, of Howell, died April 3, 2010, at home. Born in Neptune, she lived in Bradley Beach before moving to Howell a few years ago. Prior to retiring, Mrs. King was a salesperson at F-Stop Shop in Belmar. Surviving are her sons, Sean King of San Antonio, Texas, and Nicholas Faulhaber of Egg…

  • Angelarose “Rosebud” B. Rafaniello

    Mrs. Rafaniello, 84, of Jackson, died April 8, 2010, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. She was born in Newark and had lived in Belleville before moving to Jackson in 1994. Prior to her retirement in 1985, Mrs. Rafaniello worked for New Jersey Bell for 47 years. Surviving are her husband of 64 years, Lawrence; a…

  • Jackson residents deserve better

    GUEST COLUMN ANTHONY M. BEJA After too many years of being relegated to unsanitary and non-compliant Americans with Disabilities Act restrooms, unsafe and feces-infested playing fields, broken equipment, no first aid supplies, no dugouts and not even able to get a drink of water, I believed when the Bartley Field (softball) facility in Jackson was…

  • Roy W. Archer

    Mr. Archer, 72, of Millstone Township, died April 17, 2010, at his daughter’s home in the New Egypt section of Plumsted. Born in Long Branch, he had resided in the Millstone area for the last 53 years. Mr. Archer retired after working for more than 35 years with NWL Transformers of Bordentown. He was a…

  • When gov’t goes in debt, people go in debt

    Reports about mounting debt at all levels in the U.S. government have been growing at an alarming rate. From the federal level to the municipal level and everywhere in between, record levels of debt will eventually threaten the financial stability of our country. The people blame the politicians. They should blame themselves because the politicians…

  • Real questions, need answers

    Newspaper editors and reporters who cover local politics sometimes get a little loopy writing about the people who are running for public office. How many more times can we ask a candidate, “Why are you running for office?” How many more times should we subject readers to a pandering answer from a candidate who says…