Category: Independent Opinion
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Mat-Ab Board of Ed. member resigns
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer ABERDEEN — A Board of Education member stepped down Feb. 23 after serving 11 years on the board. Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District Board of Education member Catherine Zavorskas resigned Tuesday because she felt her presence was no longer effective, she said in a Feb. 26 interview. “I have been…
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Norma M. Wilson
Mrs. Wilson, 86, of Hazlet, died Feb. 14, 2009, at Bayshore Health Care Center, Holmdel. She was predeceased by her husband, William Dayton Wilson. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Joann H. and Harold Mertz of Hazlet; and three grandchildren. A funeral liturgy was celebrated at St. Benedict’s Roman Catholic Church, Holmdel. Burial…
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Mid’town BOE passes preliminary district budget
Spending plan calls for 2.6-cent school tax hike BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Board of Education approved a preliminary budget Feb. 24 that would result in a 2.6 percent increase in school taxes. According to Business Administrator William Doering, the district passed a “very tentative” budget even before the board knows the…
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Eileen M. Millroy Appleton
Mrs. Appleton, 59, of the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge, died Feb. 15, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was a customer service representative at Cablevision of N.J., Parlin, for 17 years, retiring six years ago. She is survived by her husband, Stephen; a daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly and Michael Gecik of Middletown;…
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Mat-Ab District adopts new student info system
Web-based program boosts home-school collaboration BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Parents will now be able to track and monitor their students’ progress in real time with a new program recently approved by the Board of Education. T he board voted unanimously to enter into a five-year contract with Realtime Information Technology at…
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Teresa Sroka
Mrs. Sroka, 92, of Middletown, died Feb. 15, 2009, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Julius Sroka, in 2002; a brother, Joseph Krolak; and a son-in-law, Bruce Pelletier. She is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Donna M. and James Massett of Middletown, and Theresa Pelletier of Sayreville; a son and daughter-in-law,…
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FRANK GALIPO Mue Carrol, of Matawan, attended Family Fun Night at Fun Time America in Aberdeen on Feb. 26. The event was a joint fundraiser for the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District’s PTOs and the Aberdeen Educational Foundation.
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JoAnne Campbell
Miss Campbell, of Red Bank, died Feb. 17, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was a licensed practical nurse at Riverview Medical Center, retiring two years ago. She was predeceased by her grandparents Ruth and Harry Lake, and Mildred Campbell Borloz and James Campbell. She is survived by her parents, Terry and Jimmy…
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High-density housing in Holmdel is wrong
As it has for the past couple of years, the issue of the Lucent property continues to dominate the politics of Holmdel. The Republican Party of Holmdel believes that it is important that the residents of Holmdel clearly understand the issue unfiltered by political rhetoric. Recently the proposed developer of the property, Ralph Zucker, announced…
