Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Hot summer dreams keep rolling through my mind
GREG BEAN Coda I’m sitting out on the deck looking over my backyard in the dark of a hot summer night. The air is thick and close, and if I close my eyes, I can almost imagine I’ve been transported to an earlier, almost antediluvian time. The canopy of leaves on the big trees in…
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Director: Upgrades at airport will be a boost to Lakewood
Your Turn BERT ALBERT Guest Column The Lakewood Airport Authority is pleased to announce that Lakewood Airport has received approval to proceed with projects for fiscal year 2008 amounting to $800,000. Improving the facilities at the local airport has many benefits both to the fliers and the community. For the pilot/owners of the aircraft based…
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She’s giving it her awl for a pair of shutters
LORI CLINCH Are We There Yet? My husband is a building contractor. With construction as his name and fortitude as his game, he can build a home that mere mortals only dream of. His tools are shiny, his speed square is superb, and with enough knowledge to rival Bob Vila, his walls are to die…
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John F. Spinosa
Mr. Spinosa, 91, of Manalapan, died Aug. 2, 2008, at The Chelsea at Manalapan. He lived in Jackson and then in Florida for 30 years before moving to Manalapan a year ago. Mr. Spinosa served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and was a salesman for Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. in Brooklyn, N.Y., before retiring.…
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Eugene (Gee) B. Randolph
Mr. Randolph, 42, who lived most of his life in Freehold, died June 13, 2008, at Kent General Hospital, Dover, Del. A 1984 graduate of Freehold Regional High School, he was employed as a chef and was involved with harness racing throughout the United States and Canada. Mr. Randolph was predeceased by his father, Eugene,…
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Anne (Danehy) D’Amico
Anne D’Amico, 90, of Lakewood, died July 15, 2008, at Regency Park Nursing Center in Hazlet. She was an account clerk for the Daily News in New York City for many years. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Joanne and Thomas Cataneo of Middletown; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The funeral services, under the direction…
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A $50 donation can buy a lot of pet kibble
GREG BEAN Coda There are a lot of responsibilities that come with having a pet, but one of the most difficult is fulfilling the part of the implied contract that says you will make difficult decisions for the animal that the animal can’t make for itself. In our family’s case, that has meant deciding when…
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This sure isn’t a ‘Brady Bunch’ kind of moment
LORI CLINCH Are We There Yet? Ah July, the heart of the summer. As we bask in the sun, sipping lemonade and anticipating whether or not the grasshoppers will get full before they finish off the butterfly bush, one thing lingers on the forefront of everyone’s mind — the family vacation. When I think of…
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Rayshaun Tyrone Morgan
Rayshaun Tyrone Morgan Rayshaun Tyrone Morgan Rayshaun Tyrone Morgan, 28, son of Angel Marie Morgan and Eric Green was born on Nov. 12, 1979 in Lakewood, N.J. and departed this world on Thursday, July 17, 2008. Rayshaun was raised in Lakewood and attended the Lakewood Township School System and furthered his education at Edison Job…
