Category: Independent Opinion
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Christie puts state’s support behind charter schools
Gov. on NJEA: ‘This is all about greed and self-interest’ BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie and state Education Commissioner Bret Schundler showed their support for charter schools last week, telling a crowd of 400 educators that the Christie administration is a friend to the charter school movement. Keynote speaker Gov. Chris Christie…
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On Campus
Ashley Lynn Lanza of Middletown was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Montclair State University, Upper Montclair. William Paterson University, Wayne, has named the following local students to its fall dean’s list: from Hazlet, Brian Boehler, Jenna Sandman and Anthony Vona; from Holmdel, Samantha Desocio; and from Matawan, Kelley Callahan and…
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Taxpayers can’t afford to subsidize COAH housing
Arecent letter from the Rev. Bruce H. Davidson (N.J. Must Preserve Fair and Just Housing Policy, March 18) in support of taxpayer-subsidized low-income housing exemplifies the well-meaning but ill-advised sentiment behind such programs as the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH). With New Jersey having the unenviable distinction of being the state with the highest property…
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Stojtscho “Steve” Velitschkow
Mr. Velitschkow, 82, a resident of Hazlet since 1978, died Feb. 12, 2010, at Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel. He was a retired tech sergeant for the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Velitschkow is survived by wife of 52 years, Lambrini “Nina” Etipoulos Velitschkow; his children, Crystal Velitschkow of Hazlet and Lia Velitschkow and her husband,…
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Residents support Sockol for Holmdel Board of Education
We are writing this letter in support of Mike Sockol, who is a candidate for the upcoming election of the Holmdel Board of Education. We first met Mike at the karate school where he and one of our daughters were training for their black belt. We could not help but admire the determination and perseverance…
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Sandra Cennamo
Mrs. Cennamo, 68, a resident of North Middletown since 1987, died Feb. 13, 2010, at home. She was predeceased by her husband of 46 years, Anthony Cennamo, in November 2007. Surviving are her children, Rosanne Moreno and her husband, Tom, of Holmdel, Lisa Cennamo of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Anthony Cennamo and his wife, Beverly, of…
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Benefits of a diet rich in plant-based foods are many
Actress Farrah Fawcett, age 62, was one of the 50,000 people who die annually from colorectal cancer. Early stages present few, if any, symptoms. Advanced colorectal cancer may result in rectal bleeding, blood in the stool, change in stool appearance, bloating, diarrhea, constipation and/or a feeling of incomplete elimination. In 1990, scientists determined that eating…
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Michael Manganelli Jr.
Mr. Manganelli, 70, of Union Beach, died Feb. 17, 2010, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was raised in Orange and Keansburg and settled in Union Beach in 1965. Mr. Manganelli retired from International Flavors and Fragrances as a maintenance foreman. He was predeceased by a sister, Carol Novembre. Surviving are his wife of 47…
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Vincent Solomeno Sr.
Mr. Solomeno, 73, of Whiting, and formerly of Hazlet, died Feb. 17, 2010. He worked as a lithographer in New York City for 40 years, retiring in 1991. Mr. Solomeno was a member of North Centerville Volunteer Fire Company for 40 years and was chief of the Hazlet Township Fire Department in 1983. His brothers,…
