Category: Independent Opinion

  • Joan E. Dalton

    Mrs. Dalton, 73, of Tampa, Fla., and a former resident of Keansburg for 55 years, died March 1, 2010, in Florida following several years of poor health. Mrs. Dalton was raised in Keansburg and raised her family there. She was a lifelong homemaker and eventually worked as a librarian for Middletown Public Library. After the…

  • Joseph W. Quirk

    Mr. Quirk, 79, of South River, formerly of Hazlet, died April 24, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by his wife, Agnes M. Giff Quirk; a son, Richard; a brother, James; and a sister, Isabell Anderson. Surviving are seven children, Stephen of Millburn, Gregory of Pennsylvania, Kathleen Webster and…

  • Stephanie A. Lemberg

    Mrs. Lemberg, 54, of Hazlet died April 23, 2010, at home. Born in Jersey City, she spent most of her life in Hazlet. She was a homemaker. Stephanie is predeceased by her husband, Frederick Lemberg; her father, Edward Haff; and a sister, Lois Allocco. She is survived by her mother, Eileen Haff, of Hazlet; a…

  • John Francis Yascur

    Mr. Yascur, 71, of Holmdel, died April 24, 2010, at Bayshore Health Care Center, Holmdel. He lived in Hazlet for 25 years before moving to Keyport and then to Holmdel. Mr. Yascur, a U.S. Navy veteran, worked as a truck driver for Baxter in Edison for 25 years before retiring in 2004. Mr. Yascur was…

  • Bruce E. Warden

    Mr. Warden, 54, of Sayreville, died April 23, 2010, in JFK Medical Center, Edison. Prior to his retirement in 2003, he was employed with L.A. Dreyfus Co., a division of Wrigley Chewing Gun, Edison, where he worked for 30 years. He was predeceased by his father, George Warden, and by a nephew, Drew Warden. Surviving…

  • Herbert Wisloh

    Mr. Wisloh, 87, of Aberdeen, died May 8, 2010, at home. He was born in Hoboken and was a resident of Aberdeen for 47 years. Mr. Wisloh was a World War II veteran of the Army Air Corps. He worked for what is now J.P. Morgan Chase in New York as a vice president for…

  • Raymond J. Powell

    Mr. Powell, 74, of Freehold Township, died May 7, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in Long Branch and had resided in the Keansburg and Middletown areas for most of his life. Mr. Powell was a U.S. Army veteran. He was employed as a construction worker. Surviving are a brother and…

  • Ronald L. Horan Sr.

    Mr. Horan, 79, of Middletown, died March 11, 2009, at home. A native of Highlands, he was an attorney for more than 50 years and was a partner in the law firm of Applegate, LaMura & Horan. Mr. Horan was also a magistrate for six Monmouth County towns for about 20 years, sitting in Middletown,…

  • Mat-Ab district approves outsourcing of custodians

    District to save $500K with layoff of 32 workers BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Matawan-Aberdeen Board of Education unanimously voted 9-0 to privatize the district’s custodial services at a special meeting on May 3. The board secured a $3 million, two-year contract with Pritchard Industries Inc., Florham Park, according to the district’s…