Category: HUB Opinion
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It’s down and dirty in the 13th District
Coda Greg Bean Just remember, you read it here first. Since we broke the story over two weeks ago, the tale of James Devine, the Union County political dirty-trickster and newspaper publisher, has been getting a great deal of attention at the state level. Devine got caught producing a phony Internet Web site to rock…
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Opinion
GRANDPA – THAT MAN SAID SOMETHING ABOUT IWO JIMA. HE’S WHY WE CELEBRATE MEMORIAL DAY, RIGHT?
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Your Turn
Host community mayors voice support for fort The Pentagon addition of Fort Monmouth to he list of recommended closures sent to the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) is cause for concern of the mayors of the host communities — Eatontown, Oceanport, Tinton Falls, Shrewsbury and Little Silver. Fort Monmouth plays a critical role in…
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No time to worry about skin tone
Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch My skin care consultant called me the other day and said it was time to rethink my skin. “With summer quickly approaching, we’re going to have to work fast if we plan to revive your appearance. Your wrinkle patches need rejuvenated, your skin is dry, and if you don’t…
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Letters
Special session needed on property tax relief Monmouth County taxpayers should not be fooled by the Assembly Democrats’ effort to force a Constitutional Convention to address the issue of skyrocketing property taxes. It delays needed relief for years, when action could be taken tomorrow to stem property tax growth. More importantly, it prohibits any discussion…
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Your Turn
Guest Column Rep. Frank Pallone Rep. Rush Holt Rep. Frank PalloneRep. Rush Holt Last Friday, U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld released his proposed list of military facilities to be closed or downsized under the process known as Base Realignment and Closure, or BRAC. Unfortunately, he included Fort Monmouth on that list. We believe slating…
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Public officials comment on closing of Fort Monmouth
Fort Monmouth jobs not transferable CHRIS KELLY staff Reps. Frank Pallone and Rush Holt (both D-N.J.) held a town hall meeting May 13 to discuss the Pentagon’s recommendation to close Fort Monmouth. It makes absolutely no sense that Fort Monmouth is on the list of base closings released by the Pentagon. The fort serves as…
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Obituaries
Alma Lou Hoogland Mrs. Hoogland, 70, of Oceanport, died May 15 at home. She was born and raised in Rochester, N.Y. She was an adjunct professor of English at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown, retiring in 1998. Prior to that, she taught in U.S. Army education centers in Germany and stateside to help…
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On Campus
Brookdale Community College Office of Business and Community Development, Lincroft section of Middletown, announced that the following local residents recently completed the Medical Billing and Coding Specialist Certificate program: Heidi Manning, Fair Haven; Florendo Buerano, Susan Fitzgerald and Saraswathi Pandiri, Ocean; Lorraine Dickerson and Karen Frey, Red Bank; and Richard Buzeta, Tinton Falls. Gabriel Sanchez,…
