• Walter E. Asseng Jr.

    Mr. Asseng, 82, of the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge, died June 11, 2010, at home. His wife, Ruth, died in 2006, and a daughter, Louise Clark, died in 2008. Surviving are two daughters, Donna Simms of High Bridge and Ellen Vakulchik of Piscataway; a son, Walter E. Asseng III, and a daughter-inlaw, Rosanne…

  • Musings on the sights and sounds of a holiday parade

    Hometown parades don’t last too long, but we show up just the same. We come to be spectators. We come to show support and to be patriotic. The American flags have been brought out of mothballs or plastic bags to once again wave in the breeze. Some of the flags have faded, and some older…

  • Grateful to assemblyman for bill to protect seniors

    Iwould like to thank Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski (D-19) for sponsoring the consumer-protection legislation that protects seniors from predatory practices surrounding security-investment products. The bill, which was adopted by the New Jersey Legislature and awaits the signature of Gov. Chris Christie, makes it unlawful for salespeople to claim false titles on their marketing materials. Under…

  • In praise of Salk School teachers, administration

    Another school year has come to end. The teachers and administration of the Jonas Salk Middle School in Old Bridge did an exceptional job, as usual, this school year. I can personally attest to the fact that the teachers at Salk are more than committed to ensuring our children have the best education, but they…

  • Avoid another oil tragedy, look to renewable energy

    The tragic explosion at BP’s offshore drilling facility in the Gulf of Mexico, and its devastating aftermath, underscores the need for America to reduce its reliance on gasoline and other fossil fuels and embrace clean-energy alternatives. Regulation and oversight is one part of the equation. Congress must pass meaningful legislation, not only to prevent future…

  • CODA

    For some men, the other woman is just a voice GREG BEAN It turns out I’m relatively normal after all — at least in this contentious regard. And it pleases me to know that my wife and I aren’t the first happily married couple to have a disagreement about the other woman in a husband’s…

  • Photos

    Above: Volunteer Celeste Formanek trims the hair of a youngster during the third annual Cuts for a Cure cut-a-thon at The Hair Shop on Washington Road, Parlin. At right: Maryann Lavery Minnella (l), owner of the salon, and employee Carrie Foster style hair to raise money for the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research. Their…

  • Milestone moment

    Above: Brett Campion (l) and Cory Candido mingle with fellow graduates before the Old Bridge High School class of 2010 graduation ceremony, held June 24 at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. Below: Graduates proceed to their seats. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Family thankful to local responders after accident

    Emergency personnel come up big after toddler is struck by car BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer South River Patrolmen John Minacapelli (l) and Edwin Yorek pose for a photograph with Cynthia, 2, her mom, Cristiane Silva, and Christopher Rowe, of CTR Contracting LLC. KATHY CHANG SOUTH RIVER — It was just an ordinary day on…

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