Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Emma M. Mack

    Mrs. Mack, 90, died at Bartley Manor in Jackson on June 30, 2009. Born in Lavallette, she resided in Colts Neck before moving to Jackson in 2006. Mrs. Mack was a cafeteria worker in the Colts Neck Township school system before retiring in 1975. She was predeceased by her husband, James E. Mack, in 1991.…

  • Charles R. Glowzenski

    Mr. Glowzenski, 66, of Cream Ridge, died June 30, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold Township. He had lived in New Egypt and Manahawkin before moving to Cream Ridge about a year ago. Mr. Glowzenski retired from the Air Force Reserve at McGuire Air Force Base and was a veteran of the U.S. Air…

  • Marie A. Pedulla

    Mr. Pedulla, 83, a 50-year resident of Howell, died July 19, 2009, at home. She worked as an investigator for the Monmouth County Division of Social Services, retiring in 1998. Mrs. Pedulla was a parishioner of St. Veronica Roman Catholic Church, Howell. She was a Red Hatter and a member of the Howell Senior Center.…

  • Animal rescue desperately needs donations

    My name is Linda Gress, and I am the founder of All About Them Giant Breed Rescue, a 501(c)3 organization located in New Egypt. We rescue large-breed dogs, mainly Great Danes, Irish wolfhounds and English mastiffs. For 10 years I have poured my heart and soul into my cause and have run this organization on…

  • Arrghhhh! Why did you pour milk on the cereal?

    Coda • GREG BEAN The emails started coming in from out-ofstate friends yesterday: “Rabbis and mayors in a corruption probe? Some of which included the sale of body parts? Sounds like you newspaper guys are going to have fun with this.” “Have you gotten your bag of cash yet?” another began. “If you haven’t, what’s…

  • Government-run health option will not serve the United States

    As a health insurance broker and a member of the New Jersey Association of Health Underwriters, I disagree strongly with the federal government’s plans for a new governmentrun health option. The new plan would compete directly with private insurance companies and ultimately reduce the choice of doctors and services available to patients. We have the…

  • Christie shows leadership with selection of Guadagno for Lt. Gov.

    In choosing Kim Guadagno as his running mate, Chris Christie has starkly shown why he is doubly a winner over Jon Corzine. Not only did Christie manage the process like a chief executive should, Guadagno is a solid addition to the ticket who will trail blaze an important and positive role as New Jersey’s first…

  • Seafood lover’s dilemma: eating healthy, eco-friendly fish

    New Jerseyans know there is nothing like going down to the shore in the summer and enjoying fresh seafood. But seafood lovers now face a dilemma when it comes to deciding which fish to eat, due to health and environmental issues. Mercury, PCBs, dioxin and other contaminants in our oceans, rivers and lakes have made…

  • Choices can help people find the possibilities in life

    Girl Talk • CLARE MARIE CELANO Icome from a generation of women who fell asleep at night dreaming of white knights and rescues from castles by handsome princes. After falling in love, we’d find a wildflower, pull off the petals, and begin chanting, “He loves me. He loves me not.” It was the thing to…