Category: Independent Opinion
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Rift widens between Holmdel board, HTEA
To paraphrase Richard Nixon, Holmdel doesn’t have Maureen Flaherty to kick around anymore. When Flaherty resigned as superintendent in August, Holmdel Township Education Association (HTEA) President Kathy Hodecker proclaimed it a “golden opportunity” to move the district in a positive direction and improve teacher morale, following a series of public blowups between the district’s leaders…
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Obituaries
Kitty M. Gunnarson Kitty M. Wilkins Gunnarson, 94, of Middletown, died May 23 at Care One at Holmdel. Born in London, England, she had been a resident of Middletown since 1985. Mrs. Gunnarson was a secretary at New York Life Insurance Co., New York City, for 20 years, retiring in 1974. She was predeceased by…
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Cutting club is lame choice to shave dollars on taxes
After reading three items referencing the current Hazlet Swim & Tennis Club (HS&TC) controversy, I am compelled to add my own 2 cents (and a lot more in the form of my taxes). I attended the May 2 meeting and listened attentively to each speaker. Many points were made; however, I do not recall reading…
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Mayor shouldn’t sign what he doesn’t read
In reading your article regarding the elimination of police department jobs in Keyport Borough (“Boro may eliminate police dept. jobs,” May 17), I was dismayed to learn our illustrious (often infamous and always controversial) mayor often does not read what he signs. I don’t care if some documents that cross his desk for are the…
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Taking land like comparing paper cut to amputation
A letter to the editor (Middletown to become next Long Branch with eminent domain abuse,” May 17) regarding the West Front Street bridge replacement project attempted to frighten readers into opposition by conjuring up visions of clandestine, backroom meetings, government conspiracies and yet another example of eminent domain “abuse.” While this letter is filled with…
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Government carries out misguided policy regarding marijuana
Regarding Greg Bean’s May 16 column, if health outcomes determined drug laws instead of cultural norms, marijuana would be legal. Unlike alcohol, marijuana has never been shown to cause an overdose death nor does it share the addictive properties of tobacco. Marijuana can be harmful if abused, but jail cells are inappropriate as health interventions…
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Surfrider Foundation, not retailer, knows beaches
Recently, you reported the American Shore & Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) and their friends at the Jersey Shore Partnership declared the beaches from Sea Bright to Manasquan among the best replenished beaches in America. As the main group lobbying and enabling the Army Corps of Engineers to dredge and fill our nation’s beaches, we find…
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On Campus
Berkeley College, Paramus, announced the following local students who received degrees at the spring commencement exercises: Kathryn Fearon of Middletown, a bachelor’s degree in fashion marketing and management; Tan Tran of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, a bachelor’s degree in international business; and Michael E. Wojcik of the West Keansburg section of Hazlet, a…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Monmouth University graduates line up for their diplomas during commencement ceremonies at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel Thursday.
