• Alexander Thomson

    Mr. Thomson, 94, a resident of Hazlet for 54 years, died Nov. 20, 2010, at Regency Park Nursing Home, Hazlet. He worked for 20 years as a commercial artist with Unity Engraving, New York City, retiring in 1982. Mr. Thomson was a member of American Legion Post 321, Union Beach. He was a U.S. Army…

  • Call governor’s office if you object to bear hunt

    Iawoke to the disheartening news that 53 percent of residents approve of a bear hunt in the state. I couldn’t believe the majority of the residents are so callous and unthinking, so I decided to investigate the poll. The Fairleigh Dickinson-PublicMind poll sampled 831 registered voters and found that 53 percent agreed to a hunt…

  • Speak the truth about our financial crises

    The financial industry has been judged on it profits and return on capital. No one wanted to be in the rear of the pack. Therefore, they leveraged their capital with borrowed funds and assumed more risk in the transactions they entered into. The financial crises our economy has suffered over the past three or four…

  • Resident’s health insurance premium has doubled

    Ihave one question for the people of New Jersey and especially Monmouth/ Ocean counties: What were you thinking about when you voted for Representatives Pallone and Holt for another term in office? Thanks to their votes as well as most of the other Democrats in Congress, I no longer can afford health insurance. The premiums…

  • Dems should press colleagues to pass ‘tool kit’

    To Laura Baum, Dora Crisafulli and the rest of the Middletown Democrats who have spent the last two weeks whining and acting like childish sore losers, here’s a news flash — you lost the election, get over it. Instead of perpetuating a losing campaign after the election, your energy would be better spent partnering with…

  • When the engine blows, and it’s 20 below

    CODA GREG BEAN I’ve been getting a real kick out of those “You always remember your first Subaru” ads, with lots of wistful people fondly remembering things that happened in their cars. There’s one with a young guy looking into the backseat of his Subaru, and you get an idea what he’s remembering, but the…

  • Donations sought for troops overseas The Guild celebrates 50 years

    “Yellow Gardenia” by Carol Seip The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation is partnering with The Brookdale Student Veterans Club in working with American Recreational Military Services Inc. (ARMS) for an ongoing collection of items to send to troops currently deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Supplies are running low, and help is needed Examples of…

  • Matawan 5K Turkey Trot

    Clockwise from left: Leader of the pack John Smith, of Keyport, nears the finish line in the annual Matawan 5K Turkey Trot on Nov. 27. Runners stretch prior to the start of the race, held in downtown Matawan. Ashley Urquijo (l-r) and Amy Urquijo congratulate Alina Ogurek after she crossed the finish line. Fans cheer…

  • Helping veterans get services they are due

    Monmouth Co. hopes to offer one-on-one help to as many veterans as possible BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Veterans in Monmouth County will now get help accessing benefits and programs that they are entitled to at the newly named Office on Aging, Disabilities and Veterans Services located at 21 Court and Main streets in…

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