Category: Independent Opinion
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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.…
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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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Jay T. Cohen
Mr. Cohen, 81, a resident of Matawan for 47 years, died Aug. 19, 2010, at CareOne at Holmdel. He was a schoolteacher with the New York City Board of Education before his retirement. Mr. Cohen was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was predeceased by a daughter, Bonnie Norton, in 1993; and…
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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…
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Nancy Rinaldi
Mrs. Rinaldi, 63, of Middletown, died Aug. 22, 2010, after a valiant battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). She had lived in Lincroft prior to her move to Middletown a year ago. Mrs. Rinaldi was predeceased by her father, John Russo. She is survived by her husband of 23 years, Robert; a son and daughter-in-law,…
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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…
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Rain gardens to be installed at Brookdale College
MIDDLETOWN — To help keep pollutants from entering the Swimming River Reservoir, a source of drinking water for many, Monmouth County will begin building five rain gardens around one of Brookdale Community College’s parking lots that lies nearest the reservoir. The rain gardens are expected to cost $75,800 and will be paid for through a…
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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…
