Category: Independent Opinion
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Committee cuts school tax rate hike 2.9 cents
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – On May 15, parents who showed up to object to cuts to the school budget were surprised when the Township Committee opted to vote on the cuts before allowing members of the public to speak. Adding fuel to the fire, a press…
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Hazlet students on fire in annual poster contest
FREEHOLD – Students from the Hazlet school district made an impressive showing in the Monmouth County Fire Prevention & Protection Association’s annual Fire Prevention Poster Contest, winning five of eight available awards this year. This year’s theme was “Use Candles with Care.” The Monmouth County Fire Prevention & Protection Association announced the following county level…
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New scholarships for BCC grads attending Monmouth
FREEHOLD – The Board of Chosen Freeholders have established a $50,000 annual scholarship program that will benefit up to 10 Brookdale Community College graduates a year who elect to continue their college education at Monmouth University. The scholarships will be awarded annually to approximately 10 Monmouth County residents who graduate Brookdale with a minimum grade…
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44 Holmdel teachers moved to new schools
High school students stage walkout over ‘retaliatory’ transfers BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer HOLMDEL – Several township high school students walked out in protest of the Board of Education approving a list of 44 teacher transfers, a move some considered retaliatory in nature. Board of Education student representative Michael Lonie said…
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Greg Bean
Coda Gov’s hospital bed tax is a ludicrous plan I appreciate new Gov. Jon Corzine’s predicament. He came into office faced with a financial mess of astronomic proportions and now has to close a $4 billion budget gap by July 1. But like too many politicians, he has so far seemed reluctant to take the…
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Lori Clinch
Are We There Yet? The next time, she’ll just have a flat tire I adore attending my children’s events. In fact, any time my little dears are in sports attire, three-piece suits or singing off key to a crowd, I’m there. Place them on a stage and give them a spotlight, and you’ll find me…
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Honor real meaning of Memorial Day
We have in the past looked back to the pages of the old Freehold Transcript, the forerunner of our sister paper the News Transcript, for commentary on issues that are still topical today. Last week, we came across the following editorial from May 1906. An unknown author discusses the topic of Memorial Day in his…
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Obituaries
Judith Ann (Leek) Procopio Mrs. Procopio, 63, of Manalapan, died May 18 at home after a 15-month battle with cancer. She grew up in southern New Jersey and lived in Maplewood for several years before moving to Manalapan in 1978. Mrs. Procopio was a teacher, beginning at West Orange High School and later at Hillel…
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Punishment should fit crime of killing animals
Regarding the May 10 Independent article “Probation dealt for groundhog killings,” that such unspeakable cruelty and malice could take place in an otherwise civilized society speaks volumes about the perpetrators and the system that refuses to see these criminals for what they really are. No being whether human or nonhuman should be subjected to such…
