Category: Independent Opinion

  • Thomas G. Derby Jr.

    Mr. Derby, 78, of Keyport, died Nov. 27, 2008, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was a firefighter with the Jersey City Fire Department for 29 years, retiring in 1988 as captain. He is survived by his wife, Betty Jane Price Derby ; a daughter and son-inlaw, Kathleen and Francis Finn of Hazlet ; a…

  • Mayor has done right thing for taxpayers

    Iwould like to commend Middletown Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger for once again having the courage to speak out in support of the citizens of Middletown. Middletown — along with towns like Red Bank, Long Branch and Aberdeen — was ordered to undergo a property revaluation while in the throes of an erratic, slowing real estate market.…

  • Kenneth W. Braitling

    Mr. Braitling, 62, died Nov. 30, 2008, at home. He was an environmental consultant and owner of Enviro-Tech Inc. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Kathleen; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Shawn and Rebecca of Cranford, and Ryan of Matawan; a brother and sisterin law, Joseph and Rebecca of Pinehill; and a…

  • Freeholder-elect promises to work for county residents

    Iwould like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the voters of Monmouth County who put their confidence in my candidacy for freeholder. We saw a record number of voters turning out to make their voices heard. This dramatic election changed the course of history in our nation and in our county. As…

  • June A. Rauscher

    Mrs. Rauscher, 78, of the Belford section of Middletown, died Nov. 30, 2008, at home. She was employed at Sears, Middletown, for 11 years, retiring in 1980. She was predeceased by a brother, George. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Stirling W.; a daughter and sonin law, Kimberly and Winston Littlefield of…

  • Clayton Fred Strobel Jr.

    Mr. Strobel, Jr., 65, of the Belford section of Middletown, died Nov. 16, 2008, at home. He was a sales executive at Absolute Fire Protection Systems Inc., Edison, and Allied Fire and Safety, Neptune. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Elizabeth “Betty” Strobel; two daughters and one son-in-law, Kristen Eleanor Strobel of…

  • Richard Anthony Bunty

    Richard Anthony Bunty Mr. Bunty, 79, of the Lincroft section of Middletown, died Dec. 1, 2008. He was a selfemployed mason contractor in New Brunswick. He was predeceased by his wife, Iris Olive Bunty, in 2005. He is survived by three daughters and a son-in-law, Leigh and Robert Montalbano of Colts Neck, and Valerie Bunty…

  • Irma Valentina Ferraris

    Mrs. Ferraris, 93, of Middletown, died Dec. 1, 2008. She co-owned with her husband Val’s Meat Market and Cheval’s Restaurant, both Union City. She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Constantine Valentine Ferraris; and a sister, Mary Lawrence. She is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Ronald and Carol Ferraris of Holmdel,…

  • Ada Formon

    Mrs. Formon, 87, of Matawan, died Dec. 1, 2008, at Care One, Holmdel. She was a retired employee of Armstrong Cork Factory, Keyport. She was predeceased by her husband of 43 years, Bill Formon, in 1991; a daughter, Nancy Formon; two brothers, Peter and Frank Fierro; and three sisters, Josephine Sturt, Mary Brower Carradino, and…