Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Resident supports Barlow, Roach, Witkowski for board
Last week two candidates running for the Plumsted Township Board of Education, Joanna Barlow and Rick Roach, knocked on my door. They were out campaigning in the rain and gave me a copy of their flier. The flier detailed the forward strides taken by Mrs. Barlow and the board over the past three years. Mrs.…
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Carolin M. Muchmore
Mrs. Muchmore, of Oceanport, died March 29, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She had resided in Jackson and Millstone before relocating to Oceanport 12 years ago. Mrs. Muchmore was a broker and the owner/operator of Realty Executives Your Home, Jackson, for the past 15 years. She was predeceased by a son, Robert…
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Dedication of new church was an uplifting experience
For many people in Jackson and in my Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, I would like to express our thanks for two significant experiences. First, the dedication service for the new sanctuary at St. Aloysius Catholic Church was a very impressive and meaningful service. Father Scott and the leaders of the church have built a very beautiful…
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Barbara J. Robertson
Mrs. Robertson, 66, of West Long Branch, died April 1, 2009, at home. She had resided in Oceanport before relocating to West Long Branch in 1998. She was predeceased by her husband, George “Bucky” Robertson. Mrs. Robertson is survived by two sons and one daughter-in-law, John M. and Donna Robertson of Ocean, and Michael A.…
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Molly Bossewitch
Mrs. Bossewitch, 95, of Howell, died April 4, 2009, at Brandywine Assisted Living in Howell. Born in New York, she had lived in Brooklyn for many years before moving to Manalapan, then Marlboro and later Howell. Mrs. Bossewitch was a stenographer for Harry K. Ebenstein, New York City, for more than 40 years. Her husband,…
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Pamela (MacDougal) Miller
Mrs. Miller, 50, of New Egypt died March 15, 2009, at home. She was a lifetime resident of the New Egypt area. Mrs. Miller was a stay-athome mother and had been owner of Pamela’s Flowers on Main Street in the early 1980s. She was predeceased by her father, John “Jack” Mac- Dougal, and her father-in-law,…
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Poet speaks at Georgian Court
LAKEWOOD — Former United States Poet Laureate Billy Collins presented a free poetry reading at Georgian Court University to students and the public on March 31. The event, which was held in the Casino building on the Lakewood campus, was arranged by Mary Chinery, associate dean of arts and humanities and sciences and mathematics, and…
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They say life is sweeter for Twitterers who Tweet
Coda • GREG BEAN The email message was enough to make little beads of sweat break out on my forehead and set my heart to thumping with dread. It said one of my brothers had invited me to join Twitter so he and I could Tweet. It’s not easy keeping true to my Luddite philosophies…
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A mother-and-son moment to remember
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH Spring break. The very mention of the words conjures up images of college kids running amok on beaches, partying in the streets and showing up on “Girls Gone Wild.” It’s enough to cause great apprehension in the hearts of moral-teaching parents worldwide. Luckily enough for us Clinches, our…
