Category: Independent Opinion
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Eminent domain battle now on national stage
Greg Bean Coda Long Branch Mayor Adam Schneider and the members of his “Schneider Team” should be so proud – they’ve gone from being villains on a local and regional level to villains of national renown. If you read a daily newspaper, chances are that last Sunday you noticed that a Long Branch family, the…
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Obituaries
Eileen Hogan Mrs. Hogan of Middletown, died July 29 at CareOne, Holmdel, following a battle with cancer. She resided in Middletown for more than 60 years. She was a parishioner at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth section of Middletown, and most recently at St. Catherine’s Roman Catholic Church, Middletown. She was a member…
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Board reconfigures South cheer squads
Freshman group cut, but more students will be allowed in two others BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – After a meeting that sparked serious debate, the township Board of Education has decided to increase the number of students allowed to be on the cheerleading squads at High School South. In…
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Monitors needed to protect against racial profiling
About eight years ago, the Monmouth County Human Relations Commission (MCHRC) adopted the mission of eliminating racial profiling by state and local police. After two public hearings where many residents described their experiences of racial profiling, the Monmouth County Prosecutor – at the request of the MCHRC – issued a policy statement to all Monmouth…
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In case of emergency – what’s the plan, anyway?
County and local officials took part in a hurricane preparedness seminar last week titled “Together We Prepare.” While the room at American Red Cross headquarters where the panel was held was filled with emergency responders, weather experts and representatives of agencies that serve the community, not much new and useful information resulted. Dire warnings that…
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Your Turn
Lincroft field proposal exemplifies how Township Committee makes decisions before consulting the public Don Watson Guest Column Don WatsonGuest Column The recent buzz among Lincroft residents regarding a proposed football field on an undeveloped tract across from Molzon’s nursery has indeed reached a fever pitch as of late, and it was the Middletown Township Committee…
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Coda
Zambrano feels ‘awful,’ and well he should Greg Bean Just when you think your personal disgust meter can’t go any higher, along comes Fazz Zambrano to kick it into full-tilt, red-line boogie. As most people in Monmouth County know, on July 20 John “Fazz” Zambrano pleaded guilty to taking a bribe in an undercover sting…
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For the Record
Although no definitive head count was taken at Matawan’s SharkFest last week, some members of the Borough Council say the overall attendance was significantly smaller than the figure of 2,000 provided by a Matawan Alliance official and reported in last week’s edition. One of those council members, Neil Mendelsohn, said the event was not one…
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Obituaries
Myrtle M. Hock Mrs.. Hock, 82, of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, died July 17 at Care One at Middletown. Born in Newark, she resided in Port Monmouth, and Middletown, most of her life. She was a teacher’s aide at Harmony School, Middletown, for 20 years, retiring in 1999. She was a volunteer at…
