• Gov.’s Earth Day pledge: No LNG, offshore drilling

    Christie’s stance applauded by environmental advocates BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie marked Earth Day by reaffirming his administration’s commitment to environmental protections at the oceanfront in Sea Bright on April 22. Clean Ocean Action Executive Director Cindy Zipf (l) and former Gov. Tom Kean applaud Gov. Chris Christie’s opposition to liquefied natural…

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    Marianne and Steve Morse, of Sea Bright, are among the hundreds of volunteers clearing debris from local beaches during the statewide Clean Ocean Action Spring Beach Sweeps April 24. CHRIS KELLY

  • More appropriate signs result of teamwork

    Iwant to thank our state and local public officials, the Department of Transportation and the residents of Highlands, especially the Kiblers, for their combined efforts to have the signs on the Highlands-Sea Bright bridge relocated and be more attractive, safe and appropriate in size. This success shows what can be accomplished when everyone keeps an…

  • Wants funding for family-planning services to remain

    Gov. Chris Christie has eliminated all funding for family-planning services from the New Jersey state budget. These funds are used for vital preventive services and have been proven to save Medicaid and hospital emergency room expenses $4 for each $1 spent. These critical services include clinical breast exams, cervical cancer screening, testing and treatment for…

  • Cuts in program may lead to difficult decisions

    The New Jersey fiscal budget has been at a deficit for many years, and, yes, it needs to be fixed, but not at the expense of the disabled and elderly and the people who care for them. Gov. Chris Christie has proposed a budget cut to the Personal Care Assistance Medicaid program which provides home…

  • Charles A. Broderick

    Mr. Broderick, 83, of Hazlet, died April 13, 2010. For 37 years, he was employed by New Jersey Bell, later Bell Atlantic, and was responsible for overseeing one of the first electronic switching system cutovers in the state of New Jersey, before retiring as an engineer in 1988. Mr. Broderick was a U.S. Navy veteran…

  • Patrick J. D’Aloia

    Mr. D’Aloia, 83, of Shrewsbury, died April 9, 2010, at home after a brief illness. He was born in Red Bank and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Mr. D’Aloia retired as parts manager in 1992 from the Monmouth County Highway Department. He dedicated many years of community service to the Board…

  • William J. Stack II

    Mr. Stack, 78, of Monmouth Beach, died April 6, 2010. With his brother Maurice, Mr. Stack manned the helm of Stack & Stack, a Hoboken-based real estate and insurance firm that was co-founded in 1920 by their father, Edward M. Stack, until his retirement. Mr. Stack specialized in property tax appeals, providing this service for…

  • Louise Fenn Maresca

    Mrs. Maresca, 93, of Fair Haven, died April 3, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was a registered nurse at Paul Kimball Hospital, Lakewood, and later taught ceramics at a studio in her Rumson home and held a position as a flight nurse at Red Bank Airport. At age 50, Mrs. Maresca returned…

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