Category: Independent Opinion
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BOE plans for new kindergarten classrooms
BY TOM SHORTELL Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Board of Education hopes to have two new kindergarten classrooms ready by the start of the school year, but emergency plans are in place if construction doesn’t take place this summer. The board authorized Sonnenfeld and Trocchia Architects to submit plans to the state Department of Education…
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Josephine Gordon Karkut
Mrs. Karkut, 88, of Middletown, died July 1, 2009, at Bayside Manor, Keansburg. She was a retired employee of Emerson Radio & Webb & Lynch Company, New York City. She was predeceased by a brother, James Gordon and a son, John Karkut. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Michael Karkut; a son…
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NPS violates public trust with Ft. Hancock lease
Guest Column • Peter P. O’Such Jr. After almost 10 years of observing the National Park Service’s (NPS) actions in the procurement for the Fort Hancock buildings, I believed that the NPS was incapable of sinking any lower ethically and legally. I was wrong. The NPS has once again violated the public trust as the…
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Adult students mark an ending … and a beginning
Brookdale’s Adult Basic Education students graduate BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer With praise from their instructors and friends and families looking on with pride, more than 200 students marked the completion of Brookdale Community College’s Adult Basic Education (ABE) program last week. Kevin Dohorty (second from left) stands with other graduates during Brookdale’s Adult Basic…
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Angela Cangialosi
Mrs. Cangialosi, 100, of the Lincroft section of Middletown, died July 15, 2009, Sunrise Assisted Living, Lincroft. She resided in Rumson, and the Bronx, N.Y., prior to relocating to Lincroft in 2002. She was a retired embroiderer for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, New York City. She was former president of Bronx Republican Club,…
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Oh yes, it’s ladies night, and the feeling is right
Coda • GREG BEAN This presentation of the Greg Bean Common Sense Award goes to New Jersey Senate Republican leader Tom Kean, who has struck a blow against stupid bureaucratic intervention in the private sector. Specifically, Kean — who represents Essex, Union, Somerset and Morris counties — called on state Democrats last week to support…
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Irene Gordon
Mrs. Gordon, 84, of the Leonardo section of Middletown, died July 3, 2009, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, James T. Gordon, in 1983. She is survived by a son, Garry T. Gordon of Atlantic Highlands; a daughter, Gail A. Gordon of Leonardo; a sister, Doris McIntyre of Cambria, Calif.; a brother, Artie…
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Lois Ruth Maymon
Mrs. Maymon, 80, of Holmdel, died June 30, 2009, at the Care One Center, Holmdel, following a battle with cancer. She was a medical assistant and office manager for 23 years for Dr. Thomas E. Baumlin at Holmdel Pediatrics. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Gilbert W. Maymon; a brother, Dr. Charles…
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Patricia “Patsy” McCrane
Mrs. McCrane of Middletown, died July 2, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She resided in Little Silver and Sea Bright prior to relocating to Middletown. She also resided briefly in London. She was an interior decorator for 20 years in New York and London. She was a member of the National Association of…
