Category: Independent Opinion
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Local teacher selected for science internship
MATAWAN — Patricia Hillyer, a seventh-grade teacher at Matawan Aberdeen Middle School, was selected as one of eight teachers in the country to be recognized as a Department of Energy Academies Creating Teacher Scientists (DOE ACTS) at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). The program helps them progress as leaders of science, technology engineering and…
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Field Day
Above: Chris VanDeermark joins with his fourth-grade classmates in a tug-o-war during Field Day held at Middle Road School in Hazlet on June 4. Patrick Cooney (at left), Eryn Casey (top center) and Noah Tripolitis participate in activities during the field day, which began with a “Proud to Be American” parade. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR…
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U.S. needs national policy for energy
GUEST COLUMN George Moffatt We constantly hear “It can’t happen here,” as overconfident engineers and officials assure us that hightech systems will save us from ourselves. The promises include: It’s safe to transport oil in single-hulled ships, until the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska; we can safely build cities below sea level, until Katrina…
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Resident still waiting for National Park Service’s details on fees
More than four months have passed since I first contacted the National Park Service (NPS), specifically Gen. Supt. Barry Sullivan of Gateway National Recreation Area, concerning the Fort Hancock Chapel, theater and 26 Hudson Street buildings. I had asked for specific information concerning the total amount of rent fees and area fees collected by the…
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Thomas Patrick Hargadon Jr.
Mr. Hargadon, 55, of Matawan, died May 7, 2010, at home. He was a school custodian at the Eleanor Van Elder School in Edgewater. Mr. Hargadon was predeceased by his parents, Thomas Patrick and Frances Elizabeth Busch Hargadon; his life partner, Eugene F. Bradley, in 2009; and a sister, Maureen Hester. Surviving are a sister,…
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Albert A. Stitzel
Mr. Stitzel, 55, of Cliffwood Beach, died June 5, 2010, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. He worked in the credit department and was a salesman with Allied Beverage Group, Carlstadt. Mr. Stitzel was predeceased by his parents, Albert E. and Elizabeth McVarish Stitzel. Surviving is his wife, Susan E. Van Ry Stitzel; two…
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Mary Ann Beslanovitz
Ms. Beslanovitz, 68, a resident of West Keansburg since 1971, died May 8, 2010, at Regency Park Nursing Home in Hazlet. She is survived by her sons, Michael Beslanovitz and his wife, Elaine, of West Keansburg, and James A Beslanovitz and his fiancé, Sherel Ryan; two brothers, Thomas Beattie and his wife, Sharon, of Keansburg,…
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Thomas William Boresky
Mr. Boresky, 77, a resident of Hazlet since 1997, died May 22, 2010, at the V.A. Hospital in East Orange. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War and a retired electrical foreman for General Corrugated Co. of Palisades Park. He was predeceased by a sister, Rosemary Nuss. Mr. Boresky is survived by…
