Category: Independent Opinion
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Irene K. Eldershaw
Mrs. Eldershaw, 80, of Jackson, died March 6, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Prior to her move to Jackson, she was a resident of Tinton Falls for 55 years. From 1972 to 1982, Mrs. Eldershaw was the hostess at the Lincroft Inn, Lincroft. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55…
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Martha (Patterson) Ross
Mrs. Ross, 84, a Matawan resident since 1968, died March 6, 2010, in Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick. Before marrying and raising her family, she worked as a clerk at the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, during World War II, and later for Western Union in the Mid- Atlantic area. Mrs. Ross was predeceased…
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Wind turbine issue deserves deeper study
In the March 4 edition, you published a letter (“Groups urged to eliminate pollution, not windmill”) wherein the author used the very large, all-inclusive paint brush of NIMBY-ism (not in my backyard) as it relates to efforts of the Hazlet Environmental Commission and Hazlet Area Quality of Life Alliance (HAQLA) to educate the public about…
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Resident grateful to mayor for his efforts to provide safe fields
As a coach and parent of two children in the Middletown Soccer League, and also as a lifelong soccer player and resident of Middletown, I want to commend Mayor Gerard Scharfenberger for his efforts to provide our children with safe, low-maintenance fields. I have met with the mayor in his office and also attended numerous…
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Fiscal responsibility lacking in Middletown
The Republican majority of Middletown’s Township Committee is financially irresponsible. Big time. They exhibit insensitivity to current economic conditions as they relentlessly pursue the installation of turf fields within the township that already has turf on each of its high school fields. Are the taxpayers now being obligated to provide turf in townships parks at…
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It’s time to study cutting number of school districts
Over the past two weeks, your newspaper has published a guest column (Feb. 25, “Even the Playing Field in School Negotiations,” by Dr. Marc Gaswirth) and a letter (March 4, “School Official’s View on Contracts Applauded,” Ed McNamara) supporting the position that collective bargaining practices between local New Jersey school boards and the New Jersey…
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Proposed health care reform will put medical advances at risk
Irecently underwent robotic surgery for cancer. My admiration for the individuals who thought of minimally invasive surgery, who thought of robotic surgery, who designed and built the da Vinci Surgical System, and the two doctors who performed my surgery is unbounded. I entered the hospital at 11:30 a.m. on a Wednesday, spent seven hours in…
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For the Record
Meridian Health, Wall Township, and Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel, have approved the terms of an agreement for the hospital to join the Meridian Health system. The merger is pending state approval. An article in the March 4 issue listed the Holmdel hospital as a Meridian Health affiliate.
