• Resident not happy with local post office hours

    The Brick post office is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Am I the only person who thinks there is something wrong with this? Under what delusion is the postmaster in Brick? Does the postmaster think that the general population of Brick…

  • Afraid to look gift horse in the mouth

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH For 21 years now, I’ve been trying to be a good parent, and if I learned one thing it is this: it is not for the weak at heart. Take, for instance, a recent incident. The house was a mess, the laundry was overwhelming, and the kitchen was…

  • Sharon D. Lee-Borello

    Mrs. Lee-Borello, 46, of the Leonardo section of Middletown, died Nov. 20, 2009, at St. Barnabas Hospice at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, following a lengthy illness. She was a secretary at Rice Associates, Fair Haven, retiring due to illness. Mrs. Lee-Borello was predeceased by a sister, Dawn Byrnes. Surviving are her husband, Glen D.…

  • Rosemarie Palella Celley

    Mrs. Celley, 73, of Eatontown, died Nov. 7, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was senior administrative assistant at Computer Science Corp., Shrewsbury, retiring in 1990. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert J. Celley, in 1996. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Philip and Mary Gazzo of Palm Beach Gardens,…

  • A lesson in how to fail

    PATRICIA A. MILLER Ocean View So you thought it couldn’t get any worse for the Ocean County Democratic Party when they picked up only two — count ’em, two — seats out of all the municipal and county races in November? Well, think again. The county Democratic organization has lain on its side for many…

  • Norma Vela

    Mrs. Vela, 75, of Keyport, died Nov. 8, 2009, at home. She was employed in customer service at Prudential Insurance Co., Holmdel, for 15 years, retiring in 1991. Mrs. Vela is survived by her husband, Frank M. Vela; two daughters, Valerie Ulrich of Brick and Tracey Doyle of Neptune; and three grandchildren. Arrangements were by…

  • Leslie Van Pelt

    Mr. Van Pelt, 81, of Middletown, died Nov. 5, 2009, at home. He was the owner of Van Pelt Upholstery, Red Bank. He was predeceased by a son, Chipper Van Pelt. Mr. Van Pelt is survived by his wife of 62 years, BeatriceWolf Van Pelt; two daughters and sons-inlaw, Karen and Thomas Logue of Red…

  • It’s high time a medical marijuana bill is passed

    Coda • GREG BEAN Most families in this country have lost a loved one to cancer, and while each experience is different, most share some characteristics, especially if the loved one undergoes chemotherapy. In my family, my mother and father both died of lung cancer. My mother smoked for almost 50 years, but gave it…

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