Category: Independent Opinion
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Eugene “Gene” J. Stroz
Mr. Stroz, 67, a resident of Hazlet since 1971, died May 12, 2010, at home after a brief illness. He was a retired toll collector for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Mr. Stroz was predeceased by a sister, Barbara Scheurer. Surviving are his wife of 43 years, Mary Jane Koch Stroz; his children and their…
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New beginnings
From top: Graduates walk in procession into Mary, Mother of God Church in Middletown for Mater Dei High School’s commencement on June 10. Graduates chat while Matt Erickson awaits the start of the class of 2010 graduation ceremony. More photos at gmnews.com. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff
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On Campus
Danielle Marie Austin, daughter of Lyn and Henry S. Austin of the New Monmouth section of Middletown, has earned a place on the spring dean’s list at Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, Pa. The 2009 graduate of the Academy of Health and Sciences, Neptune, is majoring in equine sciences. David Blumenfeld of Lincroft, a student at…
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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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Gov. urged not to delay medical marijuana law
My name is Charles Kwiatkowski. I live in Hazlet. I’m a father, a former computer programmer and a permanently disabled multiple sclerosis (MS) patient. Medical marijuana is the only medicine that allows me to both manage the painful symptoms of MS and still function as an active member of society. Prescription painkillers such as OxyContin…
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Resident says Christie has ‘global negativism’ toward teachers
Gov. Christie’s rants on the credibility and performance of New Jersey’s public schools, specifically its teachers, get more copy than the oil spill. Words like wretched, greedy, old and unenergetic go a long way to instill pride in a noble profession. It seems that he had less animosity for the trough-feeding political hacks that he…
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Karen Cummings
Mrs. Cummings, 61, of Middletown, died June 2, 2010. She was a holistic healer with a strong emphasis in hypnotherapy and Reiki. More recently, Mrs. Cummings had been volunteering to care for the elderly, working with an English as a Second Language program. She is survived by her husband of 29 years, John; a son,…
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Janet Smith
Mrs. Smith, of River Plaza, Middletown, and formerly of Lincroft, Fair Haven and Shadow Lake Village, died May 27, 2010, at home. She was born in North Jersey in 1921 and grew up in Ocean Grove. Mrs. Smith was predeceased by both husbands, Spencer C. Miller and Lawrence “Bud” Smith; and a son, Spencer C.…
