Category: Independent Opinion
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Last minute ‘planning’ drives this mom crazy
Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? Last Wednesday morning I looked at the calendar and jumped for joy. For there in the midst of our color-coded schedules, obligations and car pools was an empty day. The date almost leapt from the page and it was as bright and free as I could ever have hoped.…
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Keyport ordinance deserved consideration
Ronald Kmetz Guest Column I attended the Keyport Borough Council meeting Oct. 17, and I have to say that most of what I have read in various newspapers regarding this meeting and the entire issue of the proposed code ordinance change in Keyport is slanted at best and outright fabricated at worst. There were indeed…
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Note to readers
Because of our Monday evening deadlines, the results of the local elections could not be reported in this week’s edition. Full coverage of all the local races will be available in next week’s Independent.
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Cops can’t tell the real guns from the ‘replicas’
Greg Bean Coda Instead of messing around with things like keeping trans fats away from our french fries, I have a suggestion for our local representatives in the state Assembly that might save some young lives now. Last week, cops in Holmdel caught a group of local boys with a replica handgun they planned to…
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Keyport right to have rejected ‘unjust and immoral law’
I would like to publicly thank Keyport’s mayor and council for rejecting the recent proposal by Councilman Joseph Wedick making it a requirement to have hardworking residents prove their legal status in this country before they could reside in our town. Absentee and greedy landlords are one of the biggest problems Keyport faces today. Overcrowded…
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Middletown school board adopts drug-test policy
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – After months of back-and-forth banter concerning a proposed random drug-testing policy, the Board of Education passed the motion unanimously at its Oct. 23 meeting. The policy, which will demand tests for students who park their vehicles on campus or are involved in extracurricular activities,…
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Winners named in annual eighth-grade math contest
MIDDLETOWN – Christian Brothers Academy held the Brother Christian Jones, FSC, Eighth-Grade Mathematics Contest on Oct. 21. This was the 35th annual math contest, and only the second year that the contest was named for Brother Christian Jones, chair emeritus of the mathematics department at CBA and the founder and longtime host of the event.…
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An informed voter makes the best decision at polls
Greg Bean Coda As we count down to the elections, I’ve been taking calls from local politicians and their handlers wondering if they’ll get our endorsement before voters go to the polls. I always tell them no. Fact is, we stopped making editorial endorsements of candidates several years ago for a variety of reasons. In…
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Crossing guard leaves legacy of kindness
What William A. Blackburn meant to our community is bigger than words. We at Raritan Valley School on Cresci Boulevard in Hazlet will miss him deeply. Just wanted to share a story about Bill and what he means to my family. He was “Bill” to us, and it was always “Good morning, Bill.” We met…
