Category: Independent Opinion
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Are We There Yet?
Grandkids don’t fit into their busy plans Lori Clinch Just for fun, the boys and I thought we’d pay my mother a visit last Thursday. Although she’ll tell you otherwise, Mom just loves it when I bring the kids by. For kicks and giggles, I had Huey, my animated and free-loving child, phone my mother…
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Overriding a vote is no example of ‘democracy in action’
I just read your front-page story (“Holmdel reluctant to override vote,” May 9) regarding the attempt to induce the Holmdel Township Committee to overrule the overwhelming rejection by the voters of the second question (a mere $1.9 million addition to school costs) on the April 17 ballot. The story quotes what may be the most…
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Keyport Ministerium extends thanks to drive supporters
The Keyport Ministerium Food Pantry (KMFP) has participated in the Alan Shawn Feinstein Foundation Challenge to help fight hunger since 2004. We participated again this year and are very pleased to say that between food donations and monetary contributions we were able to raise $8,743. The challenge for organizations is to get the word out…
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Keyport mayor’s treatment of councilman ‘deplorable’
This letter is in reaction to your article “Councilman wants more options for factory site” dated May 9. It should come as no surprise to Councilman Joe Sheridan that any hope of process integrity is lost when it involves redevelopment in Keyport. Given the predisposition by some, to put the developers’ profit ahead of the…
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Cell phones, unsafe drivers annoy Matawan resident
There are two public safety concerns that have been eating at me for a while now. I speak of the infamous hand-held cell phone ban and our old friend, the traffic light. I am certainly not making any startling announcement when I say that the hand-held cell phone ban is ignored by thousands of New…
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Council must raise the bar for economic development
As a downtown merchant in Keyport, I am appalled by the lack of vision our current Keyport Business Alliance (KBA) has. All decisions are being made by nonresidents, such as an owner who has sued the borough multiple times at taxpayer expense, a real estate operator whose business is to sell and list properties, and…
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Guadagno has experience for county sheriff position
U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie is right. We need to identify and encourage the election of “reform-minded individuals to municipal governing bodies. From there, formidable candidates for county and statewide seats can begin to develop.” In 2005, the Boro of Monmouth Beach did just that. Kim Guadagno was elected to the Boro Commission. She has worked…
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Preschoolers have special delivery for African peers
Pupils raise $10K in school supplies for local charity BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer Karen Bowes Sylvia Allen, Holmdel, helps students at the Home Away From Home Academy, Aberdeen, read during a presentation on Thursday. The students at the school donated $5 each to buy supplies for their sister…
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More accountability must be shown by Matawan-Aberdeen school leadership
While the tide may have changed on the school board leadership for the Matawan-Aberdeen School District, the numbers still do not add up for the students and taxpayers yet again. Once again the numbers of registered voters was abysmal for an election which is so important. Perhaps the possible change on the date of school…
