Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Are We There Yet?

    January: The winter of her personal discontent LORI CLINCH Ihate January. Although we’re bound to see commercials with an adorable snow bunny that’s blushing at the prospect of the new fallen snow, I’m here to contend that January is not cute, not trendy and is the worst month of the year. First off, there’s the…

  • Christopher “Chris” P. Stanley

    Mr. Stanley, 22, of Howell, died Jan. 7, 2008, at home. Born in Freehold Township, he was a lifelong resident of Howell. He was a 2004 graduate of Freehold Township High School and a graduate of Universal Technical Institute, Houston. Mr. Stanley worked in the parts department for DCH BMW of Freehold, Freehold Township. Prior…

  • Anne R. Heron

    Mrs. Heron, 82, of The Villages, Howell, died Jan. 8, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was born in Scranton, Pa., and had lived in Clifton and Garfield before moving to The Villages 13 years ago. Mrs. Heron worked for Guardian Answering Service, Freehold. Prior to that, she was the director of communications…

  • Alan J. Ackerman

    Mr.Ackerman, 66, of Farmingdale, formerly of East Brunswick, died Nov. 20, 2007, in St. Barnabas Hospice, Long Branch. He was the proprietor of AALL Coins, a coin dealership in East Brunswick. His first wife, Susan Hacker Ackerman, died in 2002. Surviving are his wife, Iza Kabuska Ackerman; two sons, David Ackerman, and his wife, Lenora,…

  • Coda

    No town meeting ’til you fill out the proper form GREG BEAN As the captain said to the convict road gang in “Cool Hand Luke,” the movie that put me off hard-boiled eggs for more than a decade, “What we got here is … failure to communicate.” That’s what happened in Gov. Jon Corzine’s office…

  • Richard T. Pelphrey

    Mr. Pelphrey, 57, of Kinnelon, died Dec. 17, 2007, at home. Born in Chandler, N.C., he was raised in Riverdale and had lived in Oak Ridge and Howell before moving to Kinnelon in 1993. Mr. Pelphrey, a 1976 graduate of Georgetown College in Georgetown, Ky., was a salesman in northern New Jersey his entire life.…

  • Are We There Yet?

    So, what would Dave Ramsey say to this? LORI CLINCH If there’s one thing a woman can’t stand to hear this time of year, it’s some guy on a radio talk show rambling on about overspending. It’s like hanging with Jane Fonda after a bout at a buffet. Still, the year is drawing to an…

  • Hans A. Kessler

    Mr. Kessler, 97, of Lakewood, died Dec. 22, 2007, at Harrogate Health Center, Lakewood. Born in Germany, he relocated to the United States at age 15 months and resided in Indiana, Texas and Middletown before moving to Lakewood in 1995. He was employed by the Department of Institutions and Agencies from 1946 until his retirement…

  • George J. Melyan Jr.

    Mr. Melyan, 79, of the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen, died Dec. 25, 2007, at Bayshore Health Care, Holmdel. Born in Jersey City, he had lived there before moving to Cliffwood 33 years ago. He was a truck mechanic for Hostess Cakes, Woodbridge, for 35 years, before retiring in 1990. He served in the U.S. Army…