Category: Independent Opinion
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Angela Shanahan
Miss Shanahan 98, of Hazlet, and formerly Tinton Falls, died Nov. 19, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was employed as a defense worker during World War II. Miss Shanahan was predeceased by six siblings. Surviving are a sister, Lily Ryan of Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, Canada; and several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.…
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Honor veterans at college’s commemoration ceremony
Although I believe that Veterans Day is a wonderful tribute to all our veterans, I also believe we should not limit our gratitude to just that one day each year. I believe it is important to remember all of those men and women who have served and are serving our country to protect our freedom.…
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Martin Sheeran
Mr. Sheeran, 61, of the Navesink section of Middletown, died Oct. 20, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a systems analyst for 30 years, most recently at Chase Manhattan Bank, New York City. He is survived by his wife of 14 years, Lori Singer; a son, Neal Sheeran, at home; and a…
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Holmdel GOP campaign had anti-Semitic tone
In two separate letters to last week’s opinion page (Independent, Nov. 19), Holmdel residents Ralph Blumenthal and Mike Sockol corrected false statements about themselves that had been disseminated by local Republican Chairman Tom Scarano and the Committee to Elect Frank Capaci. Specifically, the Capaci campaign had sent out a flier on the controversial “Lucent property,”…
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In long battle over shaky degrees, taxpayers suffer
Coda • GREG BEAN The interminable dispute in the Freehold Regional High School District over administrators and teachers who got ginned-up degrees from an unaccredited and highly suspicious online diploma mill just won’t go away. Regular readers know the saga of the tale’s most highly visible player, FRHSD Superintendent of Schools James Wasser, who got…
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Matawan Regional test scores yield mixed results
Administrators adopt strategies to boost student scores BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Standardized test scores at Matawan Regional High School showed slight improvements in language arts and mathematics, but more work needs to be done to help struggling students, administrators said. “If we want our students to excel, we need to develop the…
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Sharon D. Lee-Borello
Mrs. Lee-Borello, 46, of the Leonardo section of Middletown, died Nov. 20, 2009, at St. Barnabas Hospice at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, following a lengthy illness. She was a secretary at Rice Associates, Fair Haven, retiring due to illness. Mrs. Lee-Borello was predeceased by a sister, Dawn Byrnes. Surviving are her husband, Glen D.…
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Holmdel GOP chair stands by statements on opponents
As chairman of the Republican Party in Holmdel, I recognize that opponents will often take political jabs at me. I realize that it comes with the territory. What is unacceptable, however, is when those opponents lie and mislead the public. This is particularly unacceptable when these lies are about issues that directly affect Holmdel residents.…
