Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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To turn alarm off, throw entire clock against wall
Coda • GREG BEAN If there’s anything more frustrating than trying to follow a procedure manual for a product that was built in a non-Englishspeaking country and then translated into the King’s Own by someone with a limited grasp of our language, I don’t know what it is. Back in the day when I didn’t…
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Tuition caps hide more than they help
Guest Column • Paul Shelly As it will still be a while until the next state budget is put before the Legislature, it is a good time to single out an artful Trenton creation that serves primarily a political aim: the tuition cap. Over the past decade or so, ironically coinciding with a period of…
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Old love vs. new: Is one really better than the other?
Girl Talk • CLARE MARIE CELANO I’m a people watcher. I think many writers are. We observe gestures, facial expressions, body language, and many times create stories around what we see. I created one such story around an older couple I see from my apartment window. He has gray hair. So does she. He’s tall…
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Helene M. Cullen
Mrs. Cullen, 81, of Jackson, died Dec. 12, 2009, at CareOne at Jackson. She had resided in Freehold Township for 32 years before moving to Jackson 10 years ago. Mrs. Cullen was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Church, Freehold, and a former member of Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court St. Rose of…
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Stephen E. Cottrell
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephen E. Cottrell, 25, of Browns Mills, died Dec. 15, 2009, in Burlington County. Born in Long Branch, he had lived in Howell, Manasquan, and Port Richey, Fla., before assignment to Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst in February 2009. Sgt. Cottrell had served as a special police officer for Freehold Township.…
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Thomas J. Schmidt
74, of New Egypt Thomas J. Schmidt, age 74, of New Egypt died Friday, January 8 at home surrounded by his family. Born in Long Branch, he was a resident of New Egypt for the past eight years and formerly of Browns Mills and Jackson. Tom was a veteran of the Marine Corp and…
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Antonino “Anthony” Mazzara
Mr. Mazzara, 20, of Freehold Township, died Dec. 12, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Raised in Manalapan, he moved to Freehold Township in 1995. Mr. Mazzara was a laborer for union Local No. 731 in New York City. He is survived by his father, Isidoro Mazzara and his wife, Jodi, of Farmingdale; his…
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Harry R. Crain
70, of New Egypt Harry R. Crain, age 70, of New Egypt died Saturday, January 16 at Compassionate Care Hospice in Trenton. Born in Trenton, he was a lifetime area resident. Harry was a self-employed carpenter and had served in the Army National Guard Reserves. He was a member of the New Egypt Elks…
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Suppliers of alcohol to youths should be jailed
What a wonderful article recently by Amy Rosen regarding the new law tossing a lifeline to underage drinkers by offering immunity if they call for help and remain at the scene for a young person who has been drinking and risks the threat of coma and death without immediate medical attention. This law will help…
