Category: Independent Opinion
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Holmdel District receives $993K recovery grant
BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — For the 2009-10 school year, the Holmdel Township School District will benefit from a national stimulus program. The Board of Education announced that the district received an award of $993,983 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) at its meeting on Aug. 25. President Barack Obama signed…
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Christie, Guadagno will shake up status quo
History is being made in this year’s gubernatorial election; for the first time our state will elect a lieutenant governor. Whoever fills this post will play an important role in New Jersey’s government and in my opinion we couldn’t have a better choice for lieutenant governor than Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno. Chris Christie has…
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Donald George Vaughn
Mr. Vaughn, 84, of Keyport, died Aug. 7, 2009, at home, following a lengthy illness. He was employed in the engineering department at Sequa Corporation, New York City, retiring in 1993. He was predeceased by a brother, E. Arch Vaughn; and three sisters, Helen Huylar, Margeret Airey and Estelle Patterson. He is survived by his…
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Mid’town revamps high schools, kindergarten
BOE accepts new Web policy, curriculums BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — While the Board of Education has focused its efforts over the past year on expanding kindergarten in the district, the older students in Middletown will see significant changes too when they show up to their first classes Sept. 2. For much of…
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Holmdel resident is tired of politics as usual
With the tempest of obscurity brewing on the national political landscape, voters in small towns such as Holmdel are hoping for some semblance of transparency from our own elected officials. Unfortunately, Democratic Township Committeeman Larry Fink has not provided his constituents with any clarity concerning information requested of him to determine if his state-appointed position…
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Gaynell Decker
Mrs. Decker, of Middletown, 93, died Aug. 16, 2009, at home. She was predeceased by two brothers, Clay and Raliegh Neal. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Sharon of Middletown; and three grandchildren. Burial was at Atlantic View Cemetery, Manasquan. Arrangements were by John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank.
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Aage A. Pedersen
Mr. Pedersen, 87, of Middletown, died Aug. 9, 2009. He was a retired employee of Crown Engineering, Farmingdale, where he was employed several years. During retirement, he worked and volunteered for the Monmouth County Park System. He was predeceased by his wife, Elsa; and a sister, Eileen Vonzik. He is survived by a daughter and…
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Esther M. Morganelli
Mrs. Morganelli, of Middletown, died Aug. 18, 2009, at Care One, King James, Middletown. She was an employment service interviewer for the N.J. Department of Labor, Hoboken, where she was employed 27 years. She was predeceased by her husband, John Morganelli; a sister, Marie Sansone; and a brother, James Sansone. She is survived by a…
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Lillian M. Moe Hamilton
Mrs. Hamilton, 88, of Keyport, died Aug. 11, 2009, at home. She was a secretary for the California Board of Education, retiring in 1988. She was predeceased by her husband, Homer Hamilton; and a sister, Marie Moe. She is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Pamela Penniplede of the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen, and…
