Category: Independent Opinion
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Lori Clinch
Are We There Yet? Gender equality has its own disadvantages Although I’m not a die-hard feminist, you’d be hard-pressed to find a woman who feels stronger about the equality of women than I do. I’ve always felt that anything that a man can do, I can do. If I want to, that is. This belief…
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Supreme Court ruling a loss for Holmdel
On the surface, the state Supreme Court’s ruling last week on Holmdel’s suit to claim back taxes from the PNC Bank Arts Center appears to have given both sides something they wanted. However, the decision is a big and, from our view, unexpected blow to the hopes of township taxpayers. The ruling was the latest…
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Obituaries
Frederick C. O’Connell Mr. O’Connell, 71, of Middletown, died March 267, 2007, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was born in New York City. He was a Realtor at Diane Turton Realtors, Middletown, where he was employed the past 30 years. He served with the U.S. Army during Peacetime. He was a member of…
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On Campus
Maryellen Conway, Hazlet, was named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where she is majoring in educational psychology. The student body president, she is the daughter of Eileen and James Conway. Darren DiCostanzi, Hazlet, was been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Rutgers University…
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Holmdel to hold hearings on school budget
The Holmdel Board of Education will hold public hearings in April to familiarize residents with the 2007-08 school budget. Hearings will be April 10 at 10:30 a.m., and 7:30 p.m. at Village School, 67 McCampbell Road; April 11 at 10:15 a.m. at Indian Hill School, 735 Holmdel Road; April 14 at 10 a.m. and April…
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Middletown board puts $136M budget to voters
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – After suffering through a failed budget in 2006, the Board of Education hopes to change its fortune with a nearly $136 million budget adopted at a public hearing March 27. Taxpayers in Middletown will vote April 17 on the spending plan, which carries a…
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Hazlet budget calls for technology upgrades
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET – The Board of Education formally adopted its 2007-08 school district budget at a public hearing held March 26. Residents will vote on a local tax levy of $30,987,424 as part of an overall proposed budget of $44,311,706. If the budget is approved, the school…
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Keyport school budget would raise tax rate 9¢
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT – The rising cost of education has not eluded Keyport. On March 28, Board of Education members proposed a $17.09 million budget for the 2007-08 school year. If it passes at the polls on April 17, the tax rate would rise 9 cents…
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Five running unopposed for school board seats
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET – Three candidates are running for just as many three-year terms, while two more candidates are facing no competition for a pair of one-year terms on the Board of Education. Current board President Glenn Mason and board member Jay Oza will be seeking the one-year…
