• John J. Oswald

    Mr. Oswald, 68, of Belford, died Aug. 16, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was the founder and president of Oswald Enterprises Inc. and a member of the Community Advisory Board at Riverview Medical Center. Mr. Oswald was one of the founding members of the New Jersey chapter of the Lymphoma Research Foundation.…

  • Robert C. Krugh

    Mr. Krugh, 83, of Middletown, died Aug.18, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. After 15 years as manager at Bamm Hollow Country Club, he managed Shadow Lake Village and began a career with K. Hovnanian Cos., managing condominium developments. He was Middletown Businessman of the…

  • John “Jack” F. Drum

    Mr. Drum, 75, a resident of Middletown since 1967, died Aug. 15, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He served with the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1958 and was the editor of NY Waterways from 1960 to the ’70s. Mr. Drum was self-employed at John F. Drum and Associates, New York City, from…

  • Marie C. (Barlok) Menges Sembler

    Mrs. Sembler, 83, of Union Beach, died Aug. 7, 2010. She was a communicant of St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, Middletown, a member of the Union Beach Fire Company No. 1 Ladies Auxiliary, and a former member of the Holy Family Altar Rosary Society. Mrs. Sembler was predeceased by her first husband, Raymond Menges, in 1983;…

  • Elizabeth M. Miller

    Mrs. Miller, of Keyport, died Aug. 21, 2010, at home. She lived and worked in Keyport for more than 50 years. Mrs. Miller was employed by Avco Financial Services and, later in life, by Hair Casino. She was predeceased by her husband, Raymond E. Miller. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Jeanette and…

  • Holmdel resident says he supports McFarland and Berk

    One of the few accurate statements in Arthur Frank’s letter to the editor (“Holmdel Township Committee Did ‘An Admirable Job,’” Aug. 12) is that it is politically motivated. Although he admits he is a Republican Party official, what he does not say is that Anthony Cooper (“Fiscal ResponsibilityNeeded on Twp. Committee,” July 22) is also…

  • Politics, ideology trump the needs of 9/11 first responders

    Many of you have seen Rep. Anthony Weiner’s (D-N.Y.) rant on the House floor regarding the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 (H.R. 847), but do you know who started the whole thing? On July 29 it was our very own U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) who made the motion to suspend…

  • DEP’s order to remove oyster project makes no sense

    The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) ordering the removal of 50,000 water-cleaning oysters from Raritan Bay is just another example of our sick government, that functions only for itself and not the people. The reasons given by both NJDEP and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are ludicrous, a perfect example of wasteful…

  • Resident: Mid’twn not such a great place to live

    Ifelt I had to reply to Ms. Steph Murray’s comments pertaining to Middletown being such an exquisite town to live in (“Mid’twn Resident Credits Mayors With Town’s Success,” Aug. 12). Her reference to Money magazine says it all; only those with money can live in Middletown, i.e., taxes, taxes, taxes. I see the waste in…

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