Category: Independent Opinion
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Are We There Yet?
Oh, boy! A new power washer for Christmas Lori Clinch When my husband of many years returned home this evening, he was beaming with pride. “I’ve been thinking about you all day long,” he said as he buried his hands deep in his pockets. Then he smiled wildly, looked at me with love and reported,…
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Prevention First urges safe driving during holidays
The holiday season is supposed to be a time for family, friends and festive celebrations, but it is unfortunately also a time when there is a tragic jump in the number of alcohol-related highway fatalities each year between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. That is why Prevention First is joining with other national, state and local…
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Middletown residents deserve better public servants
The recent election in Monmouth County and Middletown should give residents cause for great concern. Barbara McMorrow, Beverly Scarano and Patrick Short, Monmouth County Freeholder-elect, Monmouth County Surrogate candidate and Middletown Township Committeeman-elect, respectively, ran campaigns that were deceitful and based on outright lies, yet all but one were rewarded with election to public office.…
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League of Women Voters remains nonpartisan
During the recent election some misinformation concerning the League of Women Voters appeared in a local newspaper in a letter to the editor. We would like to clarify that the League is a nonpartisan, political organization of both men and women dedicated to encouraging the informed and active participation of all citizens in government. We…
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Bridge replacement a DOT ‘boondoggle’
In St. Augustine, Fla., the town demanded repairs instead of replacement of their historic drawbridge, and they got it. The plan in St. Augustine is to erect a temporary drawbridge right alongside the old one. Then they’ll close the old bridge for repairs. When the repairs are complete, they’re going to dismantle the temporary drawbridge.…
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District obtains right to board company’s buses
Milu aide was charged in the fall with giving a student methadone BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — After an incident in which a 15-year-old township High School North student was allegedly given methadone by a bus aide, the district has entered into an agreement with the company that will…
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Some see red over class’ Christmas-less cards
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer ABERDEEN — In lands where suicide-bombers kill civilians in the name of God and religion, will American soldiers be offended by homemade Christmas cards from children? One local elementary school isn’t taking any chances. During a recent art project, students at the Lloyd Road…
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Board delays decision on school upgrade study
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer ABERDEEN — The Matawan-Aberdeen Board of Education chose to hold off last week on authorizing a $46,000 study to describe a $500,000 construction project. Board members argued over the merits of the $46,000 study, which would describe updates to the high school. Plans include…
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Citing commute, assist. principal leaving school
Teachers union rep. says administration BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — As an assistant principal at Thorne Middle School, Harry Colangelo has plenty of tough tasks to deal with, but maybe none are tougher than what he contends with each day before he walks into the building. “I live in…
