Category: Independent Opinion
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Byrnes should join efforts to stop new flood maps
As a registered Democrat, I must voice my displeasure with the tactics of my own party in Middletown. I have sat and watched the circus created by Committeeman Patrick Short for almost two years. Sadly, it appears that Committeeman Sean Byrnes has decided to join the show. At a recent township committee meeting, a resolution…
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Elect candidates that will work for the people
Well, the good news fromWashington continues to roll out for working men and women in the United States. First, the cost of living has continued to skyrocket as gasoline prices soar to records that were virtually unimaginable just a few years ago. Most people fail to realize that the cost of gas is not simply…
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Edna Dzurina
Mrs. Dzurina, 81, of the Cliffwood Beach section ofAberdeen Township, died June 2, 2008, at Chapin Hill Nursing Home, Red Bank. She was predeceased by her husband, John Dzurina, in 1983. She is survived by two sons, George Dzurina of Matawan, and John Dzurina of Union Beach; a daughter, Theresa Schnable of Palmer, Pa.; a…
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Joanne P. Ostervich
Mrs. Ostervich, 60, of Union Beach, died May 31, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was employed at Chester, Ploussas, Lisowsky Partnership, Matawan, for 25 years, retiring this year. She was predeceased by a sister, Maryann Kennedy; and a brother, Gregory Sembler. She is survived by her husband of 37 years, Robert Ostervich;…
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John H. Scott
Mr. Scott, 53, of Middletown, died May 27, 2008, at home. He was predeceased by his parents, and a sister, Barbara Scott. He is survived by three sisters and brothers-in-law, Kathleen and Michael Yannibelli, Marilyn and Thomas Moran, and Rosemary and Barry Halloran; and several nieces and nephews.Arrangements were by John F. Pfleger Funeral Home,…
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Gloria Eckstein
Mrs. Eckstein, 75, of Middletown, died May 24, 2008, at home, following a battle with cancer. She was a founding officer and secretary and treasurer at Eckstein, Summers, Armbruster & Company, Red Bank. She is survived by her husband, Roland; two sons and daughters in-law, Roland J. and Eileen Eckstein, and David M. and Heidi…
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Cheryl A. Parker
Mrs. Parker, 32, of the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge, diedMay 25, 2008, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was a school bus driver at Milo Bus Co., Cliffwood section ofAberdeen. She was predeceased by her father, Steve Garvey. She is survived by her husband, Arthur Parker of Matawan; three children,…
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Ernest Donald “Don” Grewe
Mr. Grewe, 75, of Red Bank, died May 26, 2008, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He resided in Middletown prior to relocating to Red Bank in 1990. He was the retired president at Fujipoly Industries, Carteret. Prior to that, he was director of sales services at Bristol-Myers Squibb for 29 years. He is…
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Thanks extended for Keyport parade efforts
I wanted to take a moment to say thanks to all who participated in and watched the Keyport Memorial Centennial Parade on May 24. Thanks go out to our Department of Public Works, the Police Department, and Carla Cefalo, our Neighborhood Preservation Program coordinator, and Denise Nellis and George Strang for all of their work…
