Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Resident will hope for gypsy moth spraying next year
I am a resident of Plumsted. I’ve been reading the articles in the newspaper from the concerned residents of Jackson regarding not being treated for the gypsy moth infestation. Our township was treated (twice, as a matter of fact), but I live in a corner of the township that was left out. Across the street…
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When letter writing was a genteel, reasoned art
Greg Bean Coda Greg BeanCoda When I was a young political reporter out West, I drew the unrestrained ire of a perennial candidate for governor named Al Hamburg. As it often goes with these things, Al took offense at something I’d written about him (I think it was the article about a lawsuit he filed…
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Dad misses all the fun of orientation
Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? Lori ClinchAre We There Yet? As a loving mother, I have had many occasions to attend childbearing seminars and learning sessions. It all started with Lamaze and prenatal classes, and then I enjoyed “How to Bathe Your Baby.” It was a lovely presentation that was conducted by a 22-year-old…
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Thomas E. Mariano
Mr. Mariano, 75, of Freehold Township, died June 13, 2007, at home. Born in Elizabeth, he had lived in Westfield before moving to Freehold Township in 1964. Mr. Mariano was employed at Proctor & Gamble, Staten Island, N.Y., for 39 years, retiring as a warehouse dispatcher in 1990. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he served…
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Arrests at PNC center: stupid is as stupid does
Greg Bean Coda Greg BeanCoda Last week, when I was writing about coyotes, I noted that people trying to trap them only catch the dumb ones. The smart ones get away, because they’re too savvy to be caught in such an obvious fashion. That principle also applies to some teenagers and young adults, at least…
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Earl Fowler Hicks
Mr. Hicks, 83, of Gloucester, Va., formerly of Freehold, died June 16, 2007, in Gloucester. He was born in Tulsa, Okla. From the 1950s until he retired in 1980, Mr. Hicks worked as an electronics technician at Fort Monmouth. He was a member of the teams that developed the TIROS (Television Infrared Observation Satellite) weather…
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Security procedures need to be upgraded
It was very disturbing to recently hear that an obviously disturbed adult male was able to board a Jackson school bus claiming to be a new student. Thankfully, a student at the school noticed this trespassing individual in the hallway of the school and reported this person to school administration. It is more than clear…
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Leonard F. Pickell Jr.
Mr. Pickell, 53, of Howell, died June 13, 2007, at home. Born in Norristown, Pa., he had lived in Plymouth Township, Pa., before moving to Howell in 1982. Mr. Pickell received both his undergraduate and master’s degrees from Temple University, Philadelphia. He was predeceased by his father, Leonard Pickell Sr. Surviving are his wife, Marlene…
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Spray plan killed, but money spent on perks
After taking office last summer, Mayor Mark Seda criticized me and the prior Township Committee for spending township funds for a gypsy moth spraying program. Mayor Seda said he wouldn’t have spent that money. Recognizing an increasing problem, Toms River, Plumsted, Manchester, Lakewood and Brick all had expanded programs to combat gypsy moth infestation this…
