Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Clinch clan in the flu’s clinches

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH Although it’s only mid-fall, we Clinches have already had our flu season. We weren’t willing victims, I’ll give you that! We waged a war, put up a valiant fight and battled the enemy until the last man was standing and he was holding up a white flag and…

  • Angelina Coppola

    Mrs. Coppola, 87, of Lakewood, died Oct. 18, 2009, at home. Mrs. Coppola was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and had lived in Ocean Township and Brick before settling in Lakewood in 2004. Before her retirement, Mrs. Coppola was a bookkeeper for the John McGrath Co., New York City. She was predeceased by her husband, Carmine,…

  • Another race where we picked the lesser evil

    Coda • GREG BEAN In my home state of Wyoming at the dawn of the 20th century, there was a surfeit of what were politely referred to as “bachelor cowboys.” It wasn’t that these old boys didn’t like women; in fact, they loved them, every chance they got. The problem was that there just weren’t…

  • St. Aloysius grads honored at St. Rose

    JACKSON — St. Aloysius School has announced that several of its alumni were among those students recently honored at St. Rose High School, Belmar. On Sept. 17, St. Rose held its annual National Honor Society induction ceremony and academic awards ceremony at which several St. Aloysius alumni were inducted into the Sister Ann Massarelli Chapter…

  • Josephine F. Zielinski

    Mrs. Zielinski, 86, of Middletown, died Oct. 24, 2009, in Shrewsbury. She was employed at Western Electric, Kearny, for 25 years, and was a member of the Pioneers Club. Mrs. Zielinski was predeceased by her husband, Stephen, in 1984; a brother, John; and four sisters, Lillian, Mary, Anne and Martha. Surviving are two sons and…

  • Volunteer, ‘you will love the giving you do’

    Guest Column • Kevin Carlin Alms is just another word for charity. Post 9/11, the acts of charity and volunteerism around this country were legendary and otherwise without parallel. Some social and charitable agencies were overwhelmed and needed to turn away volunteers. Recognizing that spirit, President Barack Obama said at a memorial at the Pentagon…

  • Youngsters will learn about helping others

    Lil’Achievers learning center is conducting food drive BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — This Thanksgiving, some of Howell’s biggest philanthropists will be coming in pint-size packages. The children at Lil’Achievers, an early childhood learning center, are participating in the preschool’s first Thanksgiving food drive, an event that aims to benefit less-fortunate township residents. The…

  • Frances Barbara “Penny” Lach Miltner

    Mrs. Miltner, 82, of Yulee, Fla., died Oct. 23, 2009, at home. She had resided in Matawan for more than 20 years and in Lakewood, and Omaha, Neb., before relocating to Yulee two years ago. Before her retirement, Mrs. Miltner was a bookkeeper at House of Prill, Perth Amboy, and for the Sisters of the…