• Thomas J. Izzo

    Mr. Izzo, 23, of Middletown, died July 23, 2009. He was born in Red Bank and lived all of his life in Middletown. He was formerly employed in housekeeping at Foodtown, Port Monmouth section of Middletown. He was a graduate of Middletown North High School. He was predeceased by his father, Thomas J. Izzo, in…

  • Township reminds drivers of traffic protocol

    ABERDEEN — “Yield to Buses — Not Only Is It Safe, It’s the Law!” That’s the tagline the township is using to urge residents to be cautious when they are driving around town during heavy commuter traffic hours. As of Aug. 1, 2004, all vehicles (excluding emergency vehicles) are required to yield the right of…

  • Lillian T. Maliszewski Okuszka

    Mrs. Okuszka, 74, of Hazlet, died July 22, 2009, at home. She was a municipal employee for Hazlet Township for more than 40 years. She was also a member of the Zoning Board. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Henry Okuszka; two daughters and sons-in-law, Diane and Thomas Furlong, and Dawn and…

  • Society seeks keepers of Holmdel’s history

    Historical society seeks stories for DVD project BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Carl Zellers HOLMDEL — Can you recall a time when farming was a way of life in the township? When there were no supermarkets, mini-malls or iPhones? People traveled in horse-drawn buggies, lived off the land, and prospered by raising crops and tending…

  • Wan Fang Chu

    Mr. Chu, 85, of Keyport, died July 24, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He resided in China and India prior to relocating to Keyport in 1996. He retired in 1989 as a teacher at a Chinese school in India. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Chi Liu; his children, Men…

  • Bids are under budget for Keyport roof, solar project

    BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer KEYPORT — The downturn in the economy may help the school district save about $1 million on its solar panel and roofing project, school board officials said at the Board of Education meeting Aug. 5. Jo Ann Podracky, business administrator and board secretary, told the board that 10 bids came…

  • Marie A.F. Washington

    Mrs. Washington, 80, of Keyport, died July 22, 2009, at Bayshore Hospital, Holmdel. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, George Washington; four daughters and two sons-inlaw, Quan-Ying and Bruce Eastman of Boise, Idaho, Sue Fua-Thomas of New Milford, Conn., Pamela and Robert Woodruff of Philadelphia, and Annette Phillips of Keyport; two sisters,…

  • Twp. plans for flood control in Pt. Monmouth

    BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — When Jeanette Wronka first moved into her home on Monmouth Avenue 20 year ago, she figured there would be some occasional flooding even though no one mentioned it when she bought the house. Sure enough, the street outside her home flooded between 12 and 20 times a year,…

  • Helen W. Mueller

    Mrs. Mueller, 85, of the Belford section of Middletown, died July 24, 2009, at Care One at King James, Middletown. She was an office secretary for Dr. Harry Swartz, Middletown, for several years, retiring in 2006. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Mueller, in 1993; and a son, Matthew J. Mueller, in 1997. She…

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