Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Writer addresses Menendez on health reform
Sen. Robert Menendez (R-NJ) recently had the unmitigated gall to run television commercials in prime time posturing as a fighter against cuts in Medicare benefits for seniors while he and his left fringe loony congressional colleagues were gleefully cutting $500 billion out of Medicare advantage plans that seniors depend on for affordable health insurance coverage.…
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Local group wants to provide assistance to people in need
As a group of independent Christians from different churches, we came together to serve our community in Ocean County and surrounding areas. We at www.njfooddrive.org feel there is a group of families and individuals that fall into a gap area when it comes to food assistance. We have come together to fill that niche. Our…
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Seniors should watch out for latest financial scam
Guest Column • Carol Abaya The 17 percent of Monmouth County’s population who are senior citizens should beware. Various consumer watchdog groups are now warning seniors to stay away from reverse mortgages (RM). RM brokers, now targeting seniors, are the same “players” as those who touted subprime mortgages. Under a reverse mortgage, a lender advances…
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Veterans to commemorate WW II victory at Battle of the Bulge
Veterans of World War II are a fading commodity. I am a veteran of that war and fought in the Battle of the Ardennes, also known as the Battle of the Bulge. I was born in Germany and, as a Jew, had to leave to save my life. After immigrating to America, the U.S. Army…
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Out of the blue
In the News • MARK ROSMAN The Internet and email are amazing resources. For all of the bad things that go on in cyberspace, there is something to be said about how easy it is these days to contact someone whom you might not otherwise reach out to. Certainly, online social networking sites have made…
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When it comes to love, can the third time be the charm?
Girl Talk • CLARE MARIE CELANO There’s a great dialogue exchange between Christopher Plummer and Diane Lane, who play father and daughter in the film “Must Love Dogs.” Lane is admonishing her widowed father about dating indiscriminately, seemingly unconcerned about hurting the women who have come to truly care about him. Plummer delivers a line…
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Lucy Tiberio Brogna
Mrs. Brogna, 82, of Lakewood, died Nov. 11, 2009, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. She had resided in Hazlet before relocating to Lakewood in 2004. Mrs. Brogna is survived by her husband of 62 years, Salvatore Brogna; two sons and daughters-in-law, Joseph and Jacqueline Brogna of Toms River, and Richard and Grace Brogna of Middletown;…
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George E. Ostrander
Mr. Ostrander, 74, of Howell, died Nov. 13, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Mr. Ostrander, a veteran of the U.S. Army, was a carpenter with his family’s contracting business, Walter M. Ostrander Inc., and with local builder Charles Megill. He was later employed by the state of New Jersey as an engineer…
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Joseph A. Riesenfeld
Mr. Riesenfeld, 73, died Nov. 19, 2009, in Jackson. He came to the United States at the age of 2 when he and his parents fled Nazi Germany. Mr. Riesenfeld lived much of his adult life with his parents in Roosevelt, where he was known for running “Joe’s Shop,” the local newspaper and candy store.…
