Category: Independent Opinion
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School heads gather to discuss cost-saving ideas
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer ABERDEEN – With a goal of getting local school district administrators and board members to work together in the future, Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R-13) hosted a roundtable discussion at Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School last Thursday. Handlin, who hosted a similar forum for municipalities last fall, felt it…
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PTO hopes playground condition swings upward
Group trying to raise $100,000 for new equipment BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer PHOTOSBY DANNEWMAN Above: Just one example of vandalism at the Harmony School playground. Efforts to raise funds for a new playground are under way. At right: Out with the old and in with the new … these monkey…
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Lori Clinch
Are We There Yet? Letting the house stay grubby out of love I’ve decided to let my home stay grubby out of love for my children.Some may think that’s just an excuse, and most likely they are clean people. But I’ve noticed that I’m a much better person when I’m not stressing about a jelly…
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Greg Bean
Coda A powerful story that may change your life Here’s a secret about people in the news business. While readers sometimes assume we’re callous and opportunistic, we’re often deeply affected by the news we report. I remember the first murder I covered. After I’d gotten the necessary facts for a story – the who, what,…
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Aberdeen taxpayers get a break in 2007
It’s that time of year when ballooning property taxes are all over the headlines, but homeowners in Aberdeen were the recipients of some good news last week. The Township Council and Mayor David Sobel announced that under a proposed $14 million budget, the municipal portion of their tax bills would not increase in 2007. It…
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Vote for O’Connell, Gambino and budget
Board of Education elections rarely cause much of a stir in the typical New Jersey community. This year’s election in Aberdeen and Matawan should be no different than any other when only about 10 percent of the registered voters will bother to go to the polls. This letter is not intended for the 90 percent…
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Short commended for living up to campaign promise
Committeeman Patrick Short was elected to bring reform in Middletown and he is trying, despite the committee majority fighting that reform. Short’s agenda seems simple enough: Take the partisanship of political parties out of the realm of taxpayers paying for benefits to people who should not have them in the first place. The whole notion…
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Pastor sorry for conditions of sidewalks after recent storms
As the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, I want to express to our community how much we appreciate our neighbors. We understand the responsibility we have as being a part of this community and we want to be considered a good and caring neighbor. To that end, I want to express to those who live…
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Gardeners urged not to buy cypress mulch
Many folks think that levees are the Gulf Coast’s first line of defense against hurricanes, but they are not. This spring many gardeners in Monmouth and Middlesex County will buy cypress mulch, not realizing that this mulch is cut from vital wetlands that stabilize our coasts against storm surges and erosion. Cypress wetlands absorb floodwater…
