Category: Independent Opinion
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Coda
A somber toast for the coming year (redux) Greg Bean This column first appeared Jan. 4, 2006. I think it’s even more appropriate today than it was then. Things haven’t gotten better in the last year. They’ve gotten worse, and our president is talking about sending even more young soldiers into harm’s way. I hope…
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Mendelsohn explains position on train station development
You decide. James Shea wrote a letter about me that appeared in the Dec. 20 issue of the Independent (“Mendelsohn blew his opportunity to serve Matawan”). This is my side of the story. In 2005, Mary Aufseeser asked me if she should run for councilwoman. I told her that if you have your family’s blessing,…
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Are We There Yet?
She’s got an encroacher in her very own family Lori Clinch After giving birth to a house full of them, I’ve learned that the male of the species thinks about one thing and one thing only – sports. They live them, breathe them, and when push comes to shove on the football field of life,…
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Line item numbers raise questions
I would like to respond to the letter “Middletown residents deserve better public servants” written by Lawrence Nelsen published in your paper Dec. 27. I would also like to acknowledge Don Watson, who – as a guest columnist on Jan. 4 – answered many of Mr. Nelsen’s false accusations. However, Mr. Watson left one of…
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Obituaries
Robert Hatfield Mr. Hatfield, 44, of Middletown, died Dec. 31, 2006, at home. Born in Jersey City, he resided in the Leonardo section most of his life, prior to moving to Middletown. He was a third railman for the Port Authority Trans-Hudson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He was current president…
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New committee members will preserve open space
On Jan. 1, Hazlet Democrats James DiNardo, Kevin Lavan and Joseph Belasco took their places on the Township Committee. Having regained the majority after four years of Republican control, DiNardo was elected mayor and Lavan the deputy mayor. Together with Belasco, they outlined the priorities for our community in the coming year: managing the budget,…
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For the Record
The Dec. 28 article “Board delays decision on school upgrade study” incorrectly reported that a vote failed to pass by the Matawan-Aberdeen Board of Education regarding the sanctioning of a $46,000 study. According to Charles Shay, board secretary and business administrator, that vote actually did pass. Two votes were taken on the same matter: one…
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Let kids write what they really want to say
I’ve just finished reading “Some see red over class’ Christmas-less cards” (Independent, Dec. 28). I’ve never written to a newspaper before but I felt that I’ve had enough of this this year. Politically correct — that’s an oxymoron. What in politics is ever really correct? Matawan-Aberdeen Superintendent Bruce Quinn is so afraid of offending someone,…
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Obituaries
Evelyn M. Lufburrow Mrs. Lufburrow, 99, of Keyport, died Dec. 17, 2006, at home. She was a lifelong resident of Keyport. She was a home-care nurse and was formerly employed with the Visiting Nurse Association. She was an active member of St. John’s United Methodist Church, Hazlet, and a volunteer at Bayshore Hospital Auxiliary, Holmdel.…
