Category: Independent Opinion

  • Robert E. Patterson Sr.

    Mr. Patterson, 87, of Red Bank, died Jan. 16, 2010, in Red Bank. He was employed with the federal government at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, retiring after 44 years. Prior to that, he served as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Army Military Police charged with guarding the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, N.M. He was…

  • Suppliers of alcohol to minors should also be punished

    What a wonderful article by Amy Rosen in the Dec. 31 issue of the Atlanticville, regarding the new law tossing a lifeline to underage drinkers by offering immunity if they call for help and remain at the scene for a young person who has been drinking and risks the threat of coma and death without…

  • George Headden

    Mr. Headden, 87, of Wall, died Jan. 4, 2010, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He resided in the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge prior to relocating to Wall five years ago, where he resided with his daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Jack, and two granddaughters. He was an auto body mechanic and owner…

  • Rose Gere Hertel

    Mrs. Hertel, 69, of the Lincroft section of Middletown, died Jan. 16, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was retired from the C.B.W. Elementary School, Bayville. She was predeceased by her husband, Peter R. Hertel; a son, Peter J.; a daughter, Madelyn; her father, Herbert Gere; and a brother, Arthur Gere. She is…

  • NOTES

    The Matawan Rotary Club will host a Sunday morning pancake breakfast to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti on Feb. 7 from 8 a.m. to noon. The event, sponsored by IHOP of Keyport, will be held at the Aberdeen VFW, 699 CliffwoodAve. in Cliffwood Beach. Admission is 10 for adults and $5 for children under age…

  • John Adams

    Mr. Adams, 87, of the Locust section of Middletown, died Jan. 5, 2010, at home. Before his retirement, he was employed in the finance department at a utility company in New York City. An avid sailor, he raced in the Newport-Bermuda race in 1956. Mr. Adams was predeceased three brothers. He is survived by his…

  • Bruce Rosenblatt

    Mr. Rosenblatt, 64, of Hazlet, died Jan. 1, 2010, at Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center, New Brunswick. He was a member of Knights of Pythias, and the Hazlet First Aid. He is survived by his wife, Kathy; a daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Stuart Perlman of Farmingdale; and two grandchildren. A funeral service was held…

  • Charles F. Musillo

    Mr. Musillo, 83, of Oceanport, died Dec. 27, 2009, at Bayshore Healthcare Center, Holmdel. He had resided in Oceanport for 10 years before relocating to Bayshore Healthcare three years ago. He was predeceased by his wife, Eileen Murphy Musillo; and a son, James Musillo, in 1995. He is survived by two sons and daughtersin law,…

  • Why was Oceanic Bridge allowed to deteriorate?

    Iread with interest your article in the Dec. 24 issue regarding the replacing of the Oceanic Bridge. While I applaud the efforts of Todd Thompson to assure that any replacement span would replicate the “ … aesthetic and practical aspects of the present bridge …,” I fear that what is in the cards is really…