Category: Independent Opinion
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Official remembers Joe Azzolina as a great friend
It is with great sadness that I write this letter to express my personal sorrow about the loss of a great friend in Sen. Joseph Azzolina. Joe came from a generation of American heroes who knew that it was their responsibility to leave the world a better place than they found it. He served his…
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Resident says kids don’t count in school elections
Kids, you simply don’t count. It’s that time of year when “kids count” signs will be posted all over the state as the school budget election is set to take place on April 20. The reality is that kids just don’t count. Gov. Chris Christie says he would like to help but his hands are…
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Teacher uses pop culture, tech to inspire students
Students video-chat with ‘freedom writer’ from the book and movie BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer For teachers, the hardest part of the job is rarely explaining long division or outlining Dickens’ many characters; connecting with the students often presents the greatest obstacles. Top: Ada Foley’s class of sophomores chats with “freedom writer” Sharaud Moore during…
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Mid’town students celebrate diversity, culture at annual fest
Fashions, food, entertainment highlight evening at H.S. North BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Katie Yasser, a student at Patricia Murphy School of Irish Dance, demonstrates Irish step dancing at Middletown High School North’s Culturefest 2010, held in the school’s cafeteria on April 13. LAUREN CASSELBERRY MIDDLETOWN — Students at High School North were able to…
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Melvin S. Willis
Mr. Willis, 77, of Keyport, died April 12, 2010, at Bayshore Health Care, Holmdel. He was born in Staten Island, N.Y., where he resided before moving to Matawan and Keyport. Mr. Willis was a heavy equipment operator with Local 15, New York City, retiring in 2002. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force…
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Charles A. Broderick
Mr. Broderick, 83, of Hazlet, died April 13, 2010. For 37 years, he was employed by New Jersey Bell, later Bell Atlantic, and was responsible for overseeing one of the first electronic switching system cutovers in the state of New Jersey, before retiring as an engineer in 1988. Mr. Broderick was a U.S. Navy veteran…
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Peter N. Partala
Mr. Partala, 84, of Howell, died April 5, 2010, at Ocean Medical Center, Brick. He was born in Russia and had lived in Germany prior to moving to Howell in 1951. He was an auto mechanic throughout the area until his retirement in 1988. He was predeceased by his daughter, Lubow, in 2009; and a…
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Denim Day to promote sexual violence awareness
As chief operating officer of New Jersey Natural Gas, I make a conscious effort to dress for success. Wearing a business suit helps convey the seriousness, authority and professionalism I bring to my job every day. But on Wednesday, April 28, I will be joining countless others throughout the state in wearing jeans to work…
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