Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Albert Toth
Mr. Toth, 88, of Lakewood died March 5, 2008, at KimballMedical Center, Lakewood. He lived in Woodbridge for 40 years before moving to Lakewood 10 years ago. Mr. Toth was a bus operator for NJ Transit, New Brunswick, for over 30 years, retiring in the 1970s. He was predeceased by two brothers, Frank and Stephen.…
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Anita “Penny” Lieberman
Mrs. Lieberman, 70, of Winding Ways in Jackson, died March 9, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved to Manalapan in 1966 and then to Jackson in 1996. Mrs. Lieberman was a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, and worked as a designer of children’s…
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Oylen Lee Hom
Mrs. Hom, of Jackson Township, died March 16, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was 89. Mrs. Hom was born in Canton, China, and had resided in Manalapan before moving to Jackson. She was the widow of Ying Yuen Hom. Surviving are three sons, Weiken “Kim” Hom and Dennis Hom, both of Jackson…
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Gloria Reid Lamb
Mrs. Lamb, of Jackson Township, died March 17, 2008, at her home. She was a Spanish teacher at Howell High School for almost 20 years, retiring in 1984. Mrs. Lamb was predeceased by her husband,William P. Lamb. She is survived by two daughters, Deborah J. Fadem and her husband, Barry, of Lafayette, Calif., and Cecilia…
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Coda
Father of the groom: ‘I’m not responsible!’ GREG BEAN Idon’t mean to sound like I’m whining here, but I think I’ve led a pretty responsible life, and all that responsibility has turned me into a shadow of my former self (a larger shadow, if you’re looking at the shadow of my waistline). I don’t think…
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Red State/Blue State
The tragedy is that Eliot could have bought a boat DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Apolitical discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Dear Greg: Hey, that Eliot Spitzer Blue State Gov. (ret.) sure got…
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Are We There Yet?
She’s imagining a world without text messages LORI CLINCH ‘Hey Mom,” my 15-year-old son called out the other day, “when is our next cell phone bill due?” I’m sure there are children in the world who worry about income, budgeting and familial finances. Yet, trust me when I say that this particular adolescent is not…
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Around Town
Shopping together not always a bargain AMY ROSEN On a recent shopping trip to the ladies department in the mall, I noticed many women accompanied by men. Couples were holding hands and strolling along. Even at the supermarket, men were pushing carts (sometimes with kids inside) behind the women, and some men were actually shopping.…
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George Edward Armhold
Mr. Armhold, 85, of Spotswood, died March 15, 2008, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1980, he was employed as a foreman at E.I. DuPont, Parlin section of Sayreville, where he worked for 40 years. His wife, Katherine Ureneck Armhold, died in 1993. Surviving are three daughters, Kay…
