Category: Independent Opinion
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Mat-Ab parent speaks up about homework
I am writing this letter to express my concern with the amount of homework these kids are receiving. I have three sons in the Matawan-Aberdeen School District that each came home with homework on the first day of school. Are these people for real? Do they have any regard for families or how much added…
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Annette Calabrese
Mrs. Calabrese, 91, of Middletown, died Sept. 14, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was predeceased by a daughter, Lucille Mitchell; and a son, Ronald Calabrese. She is survived by a sister, Sarah Ruggiero of Clearwater, Fla.; a son-in-law, Raymond Mitchell of Middletown; a granddaughter; and four great-grandchildren. A funeral liturgy was celebrated…
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Disruption at town hall meeting shocks resident
I tried to attend the town hall meeting conducted by Rep. Rush Holt that was held at the Middletown Arts Center (MAC) recently. When I arrived, there was a line around the parking lot and down the street. The MAC only holds 238 people so, naturally I was left out of the building. The majority…
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Rosemary Nappi Ross
Mrs. Ross, 85, of Keyport, died Sept. 4, 2009, at Arnold Walter Nursing Home, Holmdel. She was an assistant teacher of special needs for 14 years. Prior to that, she founded and owned Mary’s Haven Kindergarten, Holmdel, and started the first kindergarten class at St. Joseph’s, Keyport. She was predeceased by five siblings, Louis, Mary,…
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Americans must make a decision, and cast a vote
It isn’t the right to vote that keeps government responsive to those whom it governs, rather it’s those who vote who accomplished this miracle of government. Voting is more than just a right of citizenship for American citizens, it’s their duty, their responsibility, their obligation. Today, more than ever before, this country needs the political…
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Marguerite L. Marriner
Mrs. Marriner, 89, of the Belford section of Middletown, died Sept. 10, 2009, in Holmdel. She resided in Red Bank prior to relocating to Belford 55 years ago. She was a clerk and cashier at Foodtown Supermarket, Middletown, for 20 years, retiring in 1975. She was predeceased by her husband, Francis E. Marriner, in 1988;…
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Christie will save New Jersey from culture of corruption
For several months now, the citizens of New Jersey have been subjected to one of the sleaziest, most dishonest campaigns in recent memory. Gov. Jon Corzine’s entire re-election campaign appears to hinge on character assassination using amateurish cutting, pasting and overdubbing to create grossly misleading and false ads about his opponent, Chris Christie. The reason…
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Mary T. O’Flaherty Spollen
Mrs. Spollen, 80, of Middletown, died Sept. 15, 2009, in Neptune. She received a master’s degree at Seton Hall University, South Orange, and was a former teacher at Grover Cleveland Junior High School, Elizabeth; Holmdel High School; Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown; and the American Institute of Banking. She was predeceased by her…
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We can no longer afford a governor who’s out of touch
Iread Mark Rosman’s article “Corzine and Christie: A couple of characters” (Sept. 10). It’s unfortunate that the headline appears to describe Gov. Jon Corzine and Chris Christie as two of the same type of politicians. And I don’t think Chris Christie needs Mr. Rosman’s gratuitous “advice” to use our taxpayers more efficiently. Gov. Corzine remains…
