Category: Independent Opinion
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Ann Towney
Mrs. Towney, 95, of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, died Feb. 17, 2009, at home. Her husband, William, died in 2004. Surviving are a daughter, Linda Kurimsky of Laurence Harbor and Union Beach; a son, William Towney of Laurence Harbor; a brother, Edward Stancik of Holmdel; a sister, Eleanor Stancik of New York…
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Carol Ann Roche
Mrs. Roche, 63, of Old Bridge, formerly of Keyport, died Feb. 12, 2009, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. She was predeceased by her parents, Charles and Olga Morse, and by a grandson, Michael. Surviving are her husband, James Roche; a daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Daniel Ladjack; a grandson and a granddaughter.…
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Sandra M. Barbarotta Policastro
Mrs. Policastro, 88, of Hazlet, died March 18, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank Policastro, in 1980; a sister, Jane Micchelli; and a brother, Ben Barbarotta. She is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Catherine and John of Hazlet, and Linda Nausedas of Middletown; a brother, Dominick…
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Walter Stobo
Mr. Stobo, 78, of the Lincroft section of Middletown, died March 18, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He resided in the River Plaza section of Middletown Township, and Red Bank, prior to relocating to Lincroft in 1998. He was a retired letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service, where he was employed 25…
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Elected officials don’t work across party lines
The way the Middletown Township Committee spends our money is amazing. In an effort to obtain some federal funds they have, once again, hired a lobbyist for $65,000 to go to Washington and see if they can come back with something to show for their efforts. Hopefully, our town officials have not used our tax…
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Tai will devote talent and expertise to Holmdel
I am writing to share my enthusiasmf orD r. Ray Tai’s candidacy for the Holmdel Board of Education. For five of the six years I served on the board, I was privileged to sit beside Ray. During those turbulent years, Ray would sit back quietly and listen to all the different stakeholders. Then he would…
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Liu will be passionate advocate for Holmdel students, parents
We are writing in support of Mrs. Chiung-yin Cheng Liu’s run for the Board of Education. Our children have been taking group music lessons and private piano lessons with Mrs. Liu for the past six years. Mrs. Liu is a lifelong educator with a special talent for developing potential in children through her encouraging, nurturing…
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Ann Holmes Maghan
97, of Holmdel, lifelong area resident Ann Holmes Maghan Ann Holmes Maghan, age 97, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2009, at the Madison Center in Matawan. Born in Holmdel, and eventually moving to Matawan, Ann was a life long resident of this area. Mrs. Maghan graduated from Centenary College for Women in 1931…
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Keep Holmdel school district moving in right direction
It has been three years since we Holmdel voters first elected Robin Wetmore to the Board of Education … and in those three years, we have seen our school district move in a positive direction, climbing back to the position it once held as one of the best school districts in the state of New…
