Category: Independent Opinion
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Elizabeth E. Campion Corvasce
Mrs. Corvasce, 69, of Hazlet, died Sept. 30, 2007, at home. Born in Dublin, Ireland, she resided in Leicester, England, and Irvington, prior to relocating to Hazlet 47 years ago. She was employed at Raritan High School, Hazlet, for 30 years, retiring in 1999. She was a member of St. John’s Methodist Church, Hazlet. She…
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Agency thanks supporters of kids’ educational program
On behalf of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth County, thank you to everyone who helped make the start of school bright for more than 100 children this year. Monmouth Mall collected school supplies, donated backpacks, and hosted our “I’m Committed to My Education” pizza party at which kids participated in an educational program and…
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Relative extends thanks to fundraiser supporters
Iwould like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who worked on the VFW Post 2179 fundraiser for my grandson, Riley Franklin. I would especially like to thank the committee who worked so hard to put this fundraiser together, Dennis and Dolores Beauregard, Pat Lipka and Jim D’Elia. A special thanks also to our post…
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Obituaries
Dennis E. Hornig Mr. Hornig, 57, of Keansburg, died Sept. 22, 2007, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel, from complications following a stroke. Born in Red Bank, he resided in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, prior to relocating to Keansburg 38 years ago. He was a steel welder/fabricator at US Filter, Marlboro, for 25 years,…
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He’s just too busy to call his frantic mom
LORI CLINCH Are We There Yet? Our eldest son is off at college, and I have to say that it’s been a tough row to hoe for a mother such as myself. The mornings have been too quiet, the laundry basket has been running a load short, and I have to go to bed at…
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Skate park should help cure youth board-om
The construction of a new skate park in Hazlet promises to alleviate the headaches caused by classic cases of generational disconnect. Slated to be completed by the spring of 2008, the skate park will be paid for with a mix of public and private funding in a section of Veterans Memorial Park, Union Avenue. Mayor…
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Results of ‘basic civics’ test can be misleading
GREG BEAN Coda GREG BEAN Coda The national papers and pundits were all atwitter last week over the results of a test given to 14,000 college students across the country that seemed to suggest that lots of them got stupider during their four years of expensive education instead of smarter. The test, the results of…
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Scrutinize tobacco more than mac and cheese
Who would have thought that a box of macaroni and cheese is more rigorously regulated than tobacco products, such as a pack of cigarettes produced with poisons and addictive substances, including arsenic, formaldehyde, benzene and nicotine? Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, killing more than 400,000 Americans each year,…
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Berk, Sockol deserve Holmdel’s votes in November
This year when Mayor Serena DiMaso of Holmdel told everyone how proud she was that the Republican majority on the Township Committee managed to stay within budget and not raise taxes, we were skeptical. As residents who have been paying sewer utility bills, we became annoyed and angry to learn that a significant surplus of…
