Category: Independent Opinion
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Richard C. “Dick” McQuestion
Mr. McQuestion, 84, of Aberdeen, died July 11, 2008, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was a sales manager at Berlin and Jones, East Rutherford, for 45 years, retiring in 1993. He was predeceased by a brother, Herbert McQuestion; and a sister, Florence Ebecke. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Helen “Mickey”…
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Margaret “Peggy” G. Estey
Mrs. Estey, 88, of the River Plaza section of Middletown, died July 13, 2008, at home. She was the former owner of a kinder gym school in Middletown. She was predeceased by her first husband, Robert Goodman. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Harold; two sons, Bruce Goodman of Georgia, and Peter…
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Harry F. Beirne
Mr. Beirne, 60, of Middletown, died July 14, 2008, at River Hospital, Alexandria Bay, N.Y. He resided in Red Bank, and the Middletown area for 20 years. He was the retired manager of a distribution center for Cooper Electric, Freehold. He is survived by his fiancée, Barbara Toal of Middletown; a sister and brotherin law,…
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Robert H. Sickles Jr.
Mr. Sickles, 53, of Union Beach, died July 16, 2008, at home. He resided in Hazlet before moving to Union Beach 28 years ago. He was a carpenter with Local No. 2250, Red Bank, for the past 28 years. He is survived by his wife, Terry J. Gilgannon Sickles; his parents, Ellen and Robert H.…
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Bonnie Zalewski-Howarth
Mrs. Zalewski-Howarth, 60, of Middletown, died July 16, 2008, at home. Born in Long Branch, she was a lifelong resident of Keansburg. She was a waitress and bartender at a local restaurant and tavern, and activities coordinator at McGrath Towers, Keansburg, for two years. She was predeceased by a brother, Anthony Weber; and a sister,…
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Developers undermine environmental protections
If anyone doubts the inordinate influence the building and related industries have on our state legislators, consider their continuous and blatant efforts to weaken and even erase our environmental protection laws. A while back, building lobbyists proposed a "fast track" law that would have required a deliberately understaffed Department of Environmental Protection to act on…
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Jeanne A. Oliva Gaeta
Mrs. Gaeta, 52, of Middletown, died July 17, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was a real estate agent at Better Homes VRI, Middletown. She was also a paraprofessional for the Middletown Board of Education for several years. She was predeceased by her husband, Matthew Gaeta, in 2001; her parents, Florence and Anthony…
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Fly flag on July 27 in honor of Korean War veterans
Another upcoming notable date will probably be lost in our allconsuming modern-day lifestyle. July 27 will mark the 55th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice. On June 25, 1950, the Russiantrained and -equipped communist North Koreans smashed over the 38th parallel into the fledgling Republic of South Korea, where they were met by brave but…
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Patricia A. McGuire
Miss McGuire, 70, of Lakewood, died July 17, 2008. She was a retired space planner at AT&T, where she was employed for 42 years. Prior to that, she was employed at Western Electric. She was predeceased by a brother, John “Jack” J. McGuire. She is survived by a sister, Bernadette “Bunny” McGuire of Middletown; a…
