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    The Matawan Rotary Club will host a Sunday morning pancake breakfast to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti on Feb. 7 from 8 a.m. to noon. The event, sponsored by IHOP of Keyport, will be held at the Aberdeen VFW, 699 CliffwoodAve. in Cliffwood Beach. Admission is 10 for adults and $5 for children under age…

  • Suppliers of alcohol to minors should also be punished

    What a wonderful article by Amy Rosen in the Dec. 31 issue of the Atlanticville, regarding the new law tossing a lifeline to underage drinkers by offering immunity if they call for help and remain at the scene for a young person who has been drinking and risks the threat of coma and death without…

  • Reporter praised for coverage of Keyport election

    We have just been through a wrenching and highly vitriolic election in Keyport. Tom Shortell’s reporting on it has been both enlightening and well written. He has attended key events, interviewed the important players and reported the facts in a very professional way. I know this because I saw some his source material, in particular…

  • Rule on unfunded mandates good for M’town

    If there was any doubt in anyone’s mind that Gov. Chris Christie is the real deal, his signing of several executive orders on his first day in office should remove any reservations. All of these bode especially well for Middletown Township.   Most notable is an executive order on unfunded mandates that will require that…

  • Raymond P. Haney

    Mr. Haney, 86, of Holmdel, died Jan. 20, 2010, at CareOne, Holmdel. He was an assistant budget director for the City of Jersey City for more than 30 years, retiring in 1989. Mr. Haney is survived by two brothers, John and Robert Haney; and a sister, Ann Piano. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated…

  • Elizabeth M. “Betty” Cassidy

    Mrs. Cassidy, 87, of Brighton Gardens, Middletown, died Jan. 20, 2010, at St. Barnabas Hospice at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in Red Bank, she resided in Shrewsbury, prior to relocating to Middletown. She was a retired secretary/dispatcher for the Shrewsbury Police Department, where she was employed more than 20 years. She was predeceased…

  • Kenneth W. Crocker Jr.

    Mr. Crocker, 39, of the Leonardo section of Middletown, died Jan. 18, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was employed in the mortgage field for several years. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) eight years ago, he raised funds for MS through Team Special K. He was predeceased by an infant brother; his maternal…

  • Yolanda “Viola” Ferrogine

    Mrs. Ferrogine, 93, of Davidsonville, Md., and formerly Middletown, died Jan. 20, 2010, at Riva Terrace Six, Davidsonville. She volunteered for Deborah Hospital Foundation for several years. Mrs. Ferrogine was predeceased by her husband, Frank Ferrogine, in 1997; three brothers, Peter, Napoleon and Thomas; and a sister, Josephine. She is survived by a son and…

  • Dorothy M. Dziekowski

    Mrs. Dziekowski, 84, of Middletown, died Jan. 17, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was predeceased by a daughter, Kathleen McGuire; a sister, Anna Herseg; and a sonin law, James Musillo. She is survived by her husband, Matthew E. Dziekowski; two daughters and one son-in-law, Jane and Frank Sabelli of Toms River, and…

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