Category: Independent Opinion
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On Campus
Boston University has named Danielle M. Shafer of Matawan and Jaime L. Silverstein of Lincroft to the dean’s list for the fall semester. Caldwell College, Caldwell, recently named Bryan Broderick of West Keansburg, Megan DiCanio of Holmdel and Joseph Doerrer of Middletown to its dean’s list for the fall semester. Alison McLaughlin of Middletown has…
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Lula V. Davis
Mrs. Davis, 86, of Hazlet and formerly of Monmouth Beach, died March 9, 2010, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was a homemaker and a member of St. John’s Methodist Church, Hazlet, and the Eastern Star of Long Branch, and a former member of the KeyportAmerican Legion. Her husband, Ivan F. Davis Sr., died in…
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Frank Nunes
Mr. Nunes, 75, of The Villages, Howell, died March 9, 2010, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran, serving during the Korean War. Mr. Nunes retired as a warehouse manager at Roofing Sales Co., East Rutherford. He was predeceased by his four sisters, Marie, Allie, Rita and Dolores.…
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Commission continues to study wind turbine issue
Please allow this to serve as a response to a March 4 letter in the Independent regarding the issue of a proposed wind turbine installation in Union Beach. The Hazlet Environmental Commission (HEC) has not taken a position on this project. Rather, the commission is working to educate itself and the citizens of Hazlet on…
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Editor’s column goes after the wrong individuals
This letter is in response to the column “School Districts Face a Moment of Truth” by Greater Media Newspapers Managing Editor Mark Rosman. I am a relatively new teacher. I changed careers in my late 40s. Prior to teaching, I worked at a large telecommunications company for many years, earning a very good salary. Now…
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Expectations, expectations
Green Scene Winter has taken a long time to leave, the wet, sloppy snow has melted, and we are feeling the strength of the sun’s rays. But winter’s residue is still found in the many branches that broke off during the storms and beckon to be taken care of. Albert Einstein famously proposed that doing…
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‘Sylvia’s Children’ exhibit at Pollak Gallery
‘Sylvia’s Children: A Photo Exhibition of the Mbiriizi Advanced Primary and Day Care School in Musaka, Uganda, Africa” is at Monmouth University’s Pollak Theatre Gallery in West Long Branch. Sylvia’s Children: Young students at Mbiriizi Advanced Primary School in Musaka, Uganda, Africa. The exhibit is sponsored by Monmouth’s School of Social Work and Center of…
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Barbara Ann Murray
Ms. Murray, 70, of Holmdel, died March 5, 2010, at CareOne at Holmdel. From 1957 to 1960, she was a member of the Women’s Army Corps, serving in Germany and the Pentagon. Ms. Murray was an administrative assistant at Fort Monmouth for 25 years and a volunteer at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Surviving are…
