Category: Independent Opinion
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Survey shows high rate of drug use by students
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Township students as young as eighth grade who participated in a survey stated that they feel drugs and alcohol are readily available, according to results that were released to the public at last week’s Board of Education meeting. Other data collected from the American…
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Throughout many towns, cities and states across our country, September has been declared Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. On Nov. 27, 2004, my then 8-year-old son Timmy was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor. Never in my life did I personally know a child with cancer. It is a world I never knew existed. Cancer is…
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Ordinance a weak effort to address serious health issue
uality-of-life issues and noise ordinances seem to be two separate issues for municipalities. Many ordinances were crafted years ago when New Jersey was a very different state. Much of the noise pollution we suffer today comes from the lack of enforcement of the laws regulating equipment on trucks, passenger vehicles and motorcycles. Speed of any…
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S.S. White property plan is best for Holmdel
While I sympathize with Kal Ganesan’s position in his Aug. 16 letter regarding development of the S.S. White tract, I feel this may be more a “not in my backyard” issue than of what is best for all of Holmdel’s residents. I fully understand Mr. Ganesan’s dislike of former Mayor Larry Fink’s plan, since his…
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Mom thanks school board, superintendent for memorial plaque
On behalf of my family and myself, I would like to express our most sincere appreciation to Superintendent Renae LePrete and the Hazlet Board of Education for the beautiful plaque memorializing Raritan High School graduates who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the United States military. The beauty, size and placement of the plaque…
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Middletown Performing Arts Center is a waste of money
The Middletown Performing Arts Center on Church Street is nothing more than a white elephant and a total waste of taxpayer money. It is unfortunate the public has no clue how much has been spent on this project. Money has been given to a contractor for unsatisfactory work. Let’s take a look at the Two…
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For the Record
Last week’s story “Council rejects funding plan for road upgrades” incorrectly reported the vote tally on the motion to approve road improvements to Union Street in Matawan. The measure was defeated 4-2, not 4-3. Last week’s story “Roggy Field may not be ready for home opener” reported on synthetic “field turf” being installed at Holmdel…
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Coda
There is a silver lining in housing bubble blip Greg Bean There’s an old philosophical saw that says if a butterfly flaps its wings in Mexico, it can lead to a tidal wave in China. It’s the illustration of the immutable law of cascading consequences. One thing happens, no matter how small, but that thing…
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Obituaries
Catherine “Kay” Crowley Mrs. Crowley, 91, of Hazlet, died Aug. 25 at home. Born in Hoboken, she resided in Brooklyn, N.Y., Union City, and North Bergen before moving to Hazlet 28 years ago. She was employed at Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., New York City, for several years, retiring in 1981. Mrs. Crowley was predeceased by…
