Category: Independent Opinion
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Family extends thanks to son’s supporters
We would like to thank everyone who came out to our son Riley’s fundraiser at the American Legion Post 338 in Leonardo July 21. There was a very good turnout, and it was almost overwhelming for our family. For those of you who do not know, our son Riley was diagnosed with leukemia Jan. 5.…
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Obituaries
Pedro Toro-Casiano Mr. Toro-Casiano, 81, of the Leonardo section of Middletown, died July 20, 2007, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was born in Puerto Rico. He was a carpenter and cabinet maker, and member of Union Local No. 246, Harlem, N.Y. He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a…
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He’s driving to the store, on a wing and a prayer
Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? Lori ClinchAre We There Yet? Every once in a while someone will ask me if I make stuff up for my weekly column. Rest assured I do not. My family gives me plenty to write about. Take last week for instance, when my Huey approached the car armed with…
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Global-warming law a model for other states
New Jersey’s Meadowlands recently hosted a Live Earth concert, one of many simulcast all over the world. Gov. Jon Corzine seized the opportunity to sign into law the nation’s strongest cap on global warming pollution. The new law requires New Jersey to reduce greenhouse gas levels by 20 percent by 2020, and by 80 percent…
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These days many soldiers just want the war to end
Greg Bean Coda Greg BeanCoda As I write this today, my middle son is completing training at Fort Dix in preparation for deployment to Iraq next month. This will be his second tour of duty in that country. He joined the Army on Sept. 5, 2001, six days before terrorists attacked the World Trade Center…
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Field Day celebrates students’ successes
On behalf of our students, staff and families, I would like to thank you for writing such a wonderful article in the Independent newspaper about our recent Field Day (“Autistic students have a field day in Aberdeen,” June 20). The Bayshore Jointure Commission’s Field Day is a celebration of each student’s successes and courage to…
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Frivolous lawsuits cost Middletown taxpayers money
The best advertisement for tort reform may well be operating in Middletown Township. Attorney Larry Loigman – another unsuccessful former Democrat candidate for the Township Committee – has made a career of suing Middletown Township on the most flimsy, frivolous of reasons. Over the past 15 years, he has brought suits against the township approximately…
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Commuter calls for north merge lanes on parkway
I travel to Edison from Middletown about five times a week. Generally finding Route 35 the easier way for me to go, I get into the lane for the parkway entrance at 117. Unfortunately, so does all the traffic from Route 35. Here is my question: why is this not an alternate merge? Can anyone…
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Obituaries
Helen M. Koehler Rayner Mrs. Rayner, 92, of the Belford section of Middletown, died July 16, 2007, at home. Born in West New York, she resided there prior to relocating to Belford in 1956. She was a salesperson for Avon Products for 47 years. She was a member of and elder at Middletown Reformed Church…
