Category: Independent Opinion
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Proud Americans
Fourth-graders Dylan Lonnay (l) and Daniel Clark lead the “Proud to Be an American” themed parade held during field day at the Middle Road School in Hazlet on June 4. ERIC SUCAR staff
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June – Make things happen!
GREEN SCENE GOTTI KELLEY “Green fingers are the exterior of a verdant heart.” — Russell Page Aperfect twist of silk scarf can catapult an ordinary outfit into a fashion achievement. Joy prevails in such moments. We gardeners can achieve a similar moment by planting summer bulbs. Placed with strategic aplomb, these subtropical plants lend glamour…
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Matawan Regional H.S. graduates
Left: Arnai Richardson is all smiles as she walks during the Matawan Regional High School commencement ceremony on June 21. Above: Heather Bethune, senior class president, delivers the welcome address during commencement. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY
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on campus
Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn., has named the following local residents to its spring dean’s list: Daniel Acquafredda and Melanie Price, both of Matawan; Thomas Booth, Julianne Couch, Jennifer Griffin, Marissa Kameno and Vanessa LaSala, all of Middletown; Christopher Thompson and Brittany Tomkiewicz, of Hazlet; and Alyssa Hackmann and Jessica Otterbine, of Aberdeen. Andrew Reinold, Aberdeen,…
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Mayor waits for gov to sign bill to abolish COAH
The recent passage of Senate bill S-1 is welcome news for every New Jersey taxpayer. This bill effectively ends the taxpayer-subsidized bureaucracy known as the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) that dictated housing quotas from Trenton. As a longtime opponent of this program, I have witnessed the enormous cost to the taxpayers and the damage…
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Caroline T. Hassmiller
Mrs. Hassmiller, 95, of Middletown, died June 9, 2010, at Regency Park Nursing Center, Hazlet. She resided in Texas for 12 years and Howell for many years before moving to Middletown three years ago. Mrs. Hassmiller worked as a secretary with RCA, Bayonne, and MW Kellogg, Houston, before retiring. She was predeceased by her husband,…
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Anthony S. Molino
Mr. Molino, 83, of Keyport and formerly of Port Monmouth, died May 20, 2010, at Regency Park Nursing Home in Hazlet. He was a retired lab technician for Pantasote Co, and a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Molino is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ernestine Myers Molino; his…
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Josephine Rizzie
Mrs. Rizzie, 82, of the Morganville section of Marlboro, formerly of Hazlet, died May 22, 2010, at home after a brief illness. She was a receptionist at Snip and Tip Hair Salon in Middletown. Mrs. Rizzie is survived by her husband of 59 years, Charles Rizzie; her children, Donald Rizzie, Lynn Knapp and her husband,…
