Category: Independent Opinion
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Hazlet resident should stop whining about skate park
A fter reading David Tinker’s letter (“Don’t Burden Residents With Cost of Skate Park”) Aug. 6, I had to shake my head. Here were two full columns-worth of Mr. Tinker’s complaint about the funding of Hazlet’s skate park and his defense of us taxpayers. I wondered how much time and energy went into his letter,…
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COAH situation result of poor management by GOP
As the campaigning for Middletown Township Committee heats up, it appears that the Republicans will be relying upon the same old rhetoric and tactics from past campaigns: namely the use of misinformation and deceit. Statements made by Republican Township Committee candidate Tony Fiore provide the most recent example of this behavior. Mr. Fiore is asserting…
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Both parties have their own poli-ninnies to bear
Red State/Blue State DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson — a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist — and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. Dear Greg: I think the most wonderful thing about the Democrats is what I call “the ninny…
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Pay attention to local, not presidential, candidates
A ccording to Assemblyman Jay Weber, New Jersey residents worked 211 days to pay for our state and local government taxes. Starting on Jan. 1, we worked until July 30 to pay our taxes. The only state residents who worked longer than us are those who live in Connecticut. New Jersey government is controlled by…
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Marie Haynes
Mrs. Haynes, 83,m of Holmdel, died July 30, 2008, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was a legal secretary for David Weisband, New York City. She was predeceased by her husband, Francis C. Haynes, in 2001. She is survived by two daughters and sonsin law, Rosemarie and Charles Fox of Rocky Hill,…
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Don’t burden residents with cost of skate park
A few weeks ago the Hazlet Township Committee passed a $2.7 million bond ordinance, the majority of it for an ambitious road program. However, cleverly attached to this ordinance was $238,000 for a matching grant the township received and the $238,000 match. The grant and the match are earmarked for improvements to Veterans Park. One…
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John Stirling DeMurley
Mr. DeMurley, Middletown, died July 30, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a project engineer with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Prior to that, he was employed in management for Stone and Webster, Jacobs Engineering, and other companies. He was predeceased by his wife, Bernadette Mahon DeMurley. He is survived by his…
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New COAH legislation will create massive tax burdens
The taxpayers of Middletown owe yet another thank you to Gov. Jon Corzine for recently signing the Democratic-sponsored bill changing the way communities deal with COAH obligations. As if an increase in the sales tax and higher tolls on the state’s major highways weren’t enough, the governor and his colleagues were kind enough to levy…
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Edward J. “Sonny” Keegan
Mr. Keegan, 81, of Hazlet, died July 29, 2008, at St. Michael’s Hospital, Newark. He was a tile finisher at Tile Layers Helper’s Union Local 88, New York City, from 1946-89. He also owned Keegan’s Deli, Port Monmouth section of Middletown, for 15 years until 1984. He was predeceased by his former wife, Catherine, in…
