Category: Independent Opinion
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Thank you for the gift, whatever it was
Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? Lori ClinchAre We There Yet? Thank you cards. I get sick just thinking about them. Although my saying so may make me look bad in the eyes of the etiquette police (and I’m sure it’s enough to make Ms. Manners choke on her crumpet), I wish the darned tradition…
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Board chair should listen to concerns of neighboring community
I attended a recent Planning Board meeting in Tinton Falls to merely convey a message from members of Middletown’s governing body regarding our collective concern over potential exacerbation of many varied and significant traffic issues in and around adjoining Lincroft. I received less than an enthusiastic reception from Chairman Joel Davies. In fact, the cross-examination…
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Youthful folly is fleeting, but the Internet is forever
Greg Bean Coda Greg BeanCoda Every now and then, I get a call from someone who has gotten caught doing something illegal and doesn’t want his or her name in the paper. Usually, the caller is a normally upright citizen who has gotten stopped for driving under the influence or another similar infraction. They’re not…
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Hearing planned on pay-to-play restrictions
On Aug. 2, a public hearing is planned on tightening restrictions to Holmdel’s current pay-to-play ordinance that restricts firms doing business in Holmdel to $250 to each candidate in campaign contributions. The updated ordinance would lower the donation amount for individuals doing business in town to zero. Larry Fink – the lone Democrat on the…
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Nonsewer users should be compensated by Holmdel
As nearly half of Holmdel’s $3 million sewer surplus has been removed to subsidize the current township budget, basic integrity requires a prompt and substantial reduction in the public sewer bills of Holmdel residents. The $1.4 million in sewer surplus funds taken for this year’s township budget is money paid by only those Holmdel residents…
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NPS ensuring preservation of resources at Sandy Hook
The National Park Service is committed to preserving the landmark structures of Fort Hancock through rehabilitation and adaptive use. Fifty-six of the 100 buildings at Fort Hancock are protected by other public, private and nonprofit organizations through leases or other appropriate forms of agreement. The most notable of these is a lease with Sandy Hook…
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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…
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The wrong job for the right-hand man
Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? As my boys and I will readily tell you, living with my husband Pat is nothing short of life with Bob Villa. While I’m sure that any woman who has been staring at a half-finished kitchen for five years would be green with envy, sometimes we grow tired of…
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When letter writing was a genteel, reasoned art
Greg Bean Coda When I was a young political reporter out west, I drew the unrestrained ire of a perennial candidate for governor named Al Hamburg. As it often goes with these things, Al took offense at something I’d written about him (I think it was the article about a lawsuit he filed against a…
