• Edward Tackman

    Mr. Tackman, 37, of Laurence Harbor, died June 21, 2010, at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark. He was a maintenance tech for an office equipment company. He was a member of the Elks Lodge in Old Bridge. Mr. Tackman is survived by his parents, Joseph and Roberta DeProspo Tackman; his…

  • Ruth Louise Halliday

    Mrs. Halliday, of Middletown, died June 21, 2010, at the Claremont Care Center in Point Pleasant. She was a secretary at Fort Monmouth, retiring after 35 years of service. Mrs. Halliday was predeceased by her husband of 63 years, Lloyd, in 1995; four sisters, and a brother. Surviving are three daughters, Ruth Field of Point…

  • Rita Donegan Fariello

    Mrs. Fariello, 92, of Matawan, died June 17, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She worked as a principal administrative assistant with the Matawan Regional School District for 30 years. Mrs. Fariello was a member of the PTA at St. Joseph School, Keyport; past president and a member of the Catholic Daughters of America…

  • Ann L. Bobish

    Mrs. Bobish, 59, of Union Beach, died June 17, 2010, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was employed with Wal-Mart in the cash office for the past nine years. Mrs. Bobish was predeceased by her parents, Peter and Lillian Imperali Raffaele. Surviving are her husband, Del Bobish; her children, Del P. Bobish and his wife,…

  • William A. Sumick

    Mr. Sumick, 69, a resident of Hazlet for 41 years, died June 17, 2010, at home. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during the Vietnam War, from 1959 to 1963. Mr. Sumick was a maintenance worker with GAF, Linden, for 27 years, then with the Monmouth County Youth Detention Center in maintenance for 10…

  • Scott Michael Graham

    Mr. Graham, 35, of Keyport, died June 16, 2010, in Wall. He was born in South Amboy and was a lifelong resident of Keyport. Mr. Graham was a member of the New Jersey State Police for nine years. He worked as an instructor at the State Police Academy and was a member of the Army…

  • Affordable housing is region’s most pressing concern

    As executive director of the only shelter for homeless families in Monmouth County, I see families struggle every day to find affordable housing in Monmouth County, and now Gov. Chris Christie wants to reduce the state’s affordable housing trust fund by $30 million. If this happens, there will be no money to build or rehabilitate…

  • It’s time for Mid’twn to televise town meetings

    We live in a time when we are often too busy or simply unable to attend our own local government meetings. Given the current financial crisis, it is more critical than ever to be aware of what our elected officials are doing with the responsibility entrusted to them. As a concerned resident, I feel it…

  • Speak up now to save high school athletic association

    It is sad that an elected politician has made his major political priority an attack on the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. With all of the problems confronting our society in local, county, state and federal governments, state Assemblymen John Burzichelli (DGloucester) continues his relentless effort to destroy the NJSIAA in an attempt to…

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