Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • This trick would even make the Dog Whisperer jealous

    Coda • GREG BEAN One of my favorite shows on television these days is “The Dog Whisperer” with Cesar Millan. Millan is a dog trainer and psychologist who has an uncanny ability to get inside a dog’s head and figure out what’s making him or her dysfunctional. And once he figures it out, he instinctively…

  • Blame it on the stinking time change

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH Iwoke up yesterday morning feeling all out of sorts. According to the clock, it was my usual time of 7:13 a.m. But instead of being awakened to a colorful sunrise with the promise of a new day, it looked more like zero-darkthirty. The sky was black, the house…

  • Joseph Johnson

    Mr. Johnson, 49, of Howell, died March 5, 2010. He grew up in Little Silver and was a former merchant mariner. Mr. Johnson worked as a boat captain for the Circle Line’s Statue of Liberty Ferry for more than 25 years. Surviving are his wife of 23 years, Joanne Morgan Johnson; three sons, Brian J.…

  • Expectations, expectations

    Green Scene Winter has taken a long time to leave, the wet, sloppy snow has melted, and we are feeling the strength of the sun’s rays. But winter’s residue is still found in the many branches that broke off during the storms and beckon to be taken care of. Albert Einstein famously proposed that doing…

  • Jacqueline Boldridge

    Mrs. Boldridge, 80, of Brick, formerly of Freehold, died March 11, 2010, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. She earned associate degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University and Brookdale Community College. She was predeceased by her husband, Austin, in 1997, and a grandson, Kevin Riley Clawson, in 2008. Surviving are two sons and one daughter-in-law, James Boldridge…

  • Agnes T. Orawiec

    Mrs. Orawiec, 86, of Jackson, formerly of Toms River, died Feb. 24, 2010, at Bartley HealthCare Center, Jackson. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank, in 2002, and three siblings, Charles, Irene and Emma. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Stephanie of Monroe Township; a daughter, Barbara Orawiec of Toms River; a brother…

  • Morris Shainberg

    Mr. Shainberg, 88, of Howell, formerly of Freehold Township, died March 13, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Shainberg was a public accountant and served as treasurer of the Surrey Downs Men’s Club in Howell. He was predeceased by a son, Stuart Shainberg.…

  • Leonard T. Benedetto

    Mr. Benedetto, 83, of The Orchards at Bartley, Jackson, died Feb. 23, 2010. He was born in Cairo, N.Y., and moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., with his mother and brothers before enlisting in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Benedetto was a jewelry business executive for over 40 years. Surviving are his daughters, Sandra,…