• Bertha “Marty” Oliva

    Mrs. Oliva, 90, of Monmouth Beach, died Jan. 14, 2012, at home. She served as a corporal in the Women’sArmy Corps in World War II, where she met her husband of 66 years, George. They resided in Fort Lee until moving to Monmouth Beach in 1976. Surviving are her husband, George; two sons, George and…

  • Racine “Ray” E. Megill

    Mr. Megill, 80, of Howell, died Jan. 14, 2012, at King Manor Care Center, Neptune. He was selfeducated in weather, medicine and audio-visual techniques. Mr. Megill owned and operated his own farm for more than 50 years. He was a veteran of the Korean War, where he was wounded. Mr. Megill was predeceased by two…

  • Oris “Bill” W. Jones

    Mr. Jones, 78, of Neptune, died Jan. 1, 2012, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. A veteran of theU.S. Army from 1953-55, he worked in many capacities before he became employed at Fort Monmouth as a civilian supervisor. Mr. Jones became a member of Second Baptist Church in Long Branch during the 1960s, where he…

  • Quilt club stitches to help those in need

    Members of the quilting group at the Garden Hills Residence in Ocean Township display the patchwork quilt donated to St. Anselm’s Church. Standing: (l-r) Tom Fitzsimmons, Paul Mazoki, the Rev. Gene Vavrick of St. Anselm’s, with residents Alice Clare, Annie Valmas; seated, (l-r) Elizabeth Lonnie, Mary VanCleve, Grace Mando, Evelyn Hauschild, and Karen Lerner. OCEAN…

  • School vote can be moved to Nov.

    On Jan. 17, Gov. Chris Christie signed into law legislation allowing for local school board and budget elections to be moved fromApril to November. The bill, which passed with bipartisan support in the state Legislature, puts into law a tool kit proposal originally introduced by Christie in May 2010, according to a press release. “After…

  • No more Twinkies? Now that’s a real nightmare

    CODA GREG BEAN Here are three stories you might have missed due to the 24/7 coverage of the South Carolina Republican primary and Newt Gingrich’s marital peccadilloes last week. We start with Zingers and Ding Dongs: Over the last few years, the crummy economy has made most of us feel like Job, that Old Testament…

  • N.J. toll road drivers are taking an unfair hit with increase

    New Jersey Turnpike Authority Commissioner Michael DuPont’s justification of a 50 percent toll increase is an example of the arrogance and disdain displayed against drivers on toll roads by the toll authority, but this is not surprising. After all, when former governor Jon Corzine proposed an 800 percent toll increase in 2008, its replacement with…

  • Public awareness of pancreatic cancer needed

    Pancreatic cancer is the fourthleading cause of cancer death in the United States; it is the most lethal cancer, with a five-year survival rate of just 6 percent. Despite the staggering statistics, pancreatic cancer receives the least amount of federal funding among the leading cancer killers. The month of January is Clinical TrialAwareness Month. The…

  • Deferred compensation has put us in tough spot

    I read in Greg Bean’s recent column of his and others’ displeasure with public workers’ sick and vacation day buy-backs and other benefits they receive when retiring. You are right that some of these stories are appalling, but perhaps you vent your spleen in the wrong direction. These benefits and others like pensions, health, dental…

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