Category: Independent Opinion
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Keep up the pressure for school funding fix
Municipal officials and school district administrators in many New Jersey school districts will be getting down to business this week as they try to pare down budgets for the 2006-07 school year that residents rejected in the April 18 election. Residents should clearly understand one thing – rejecting a school budget does not mean your…
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Noah Lipman
Guest Column Inaction by state officials, not Abbott districts, to blame for school funding problems On April 5, you published a political cartoon that suggested the Abbott school districts were depriving all the other school districts in the state of need financing. This cartoon suggests – as did your guest columnist – that a new…
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Greg Bean
Coda Big brothers specialize in diabolical pranks I stopped at the pharmacy the day before Easter, and among the customers waiting at the register was a mom and three kids – a couple of boys maybe 8 and 9, and a girl, 2 or 3. The boys had the look of mischief in their eyes,…
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Former Keyport board member grateful for support
I would like to thank all the voters who supported me in my attempt at re-election to the Keyport Board of Education, especially my family, who endured countless hours without “mom” in this last year and who still gave a nod to a re-election bid. Thanks, guys! As a parent, business owner, Keyport Business Alliance…
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Obituaries
Frank M. Cangelosi Mr. Cangelosi, 86, of Holmdel, died April 23 at home. Born in New York City, he resided in Staten Island, N.Y., prior to moving to Holmdel in 1977. He was a life insurance agent at Metropolitan Life, Staten Island, for 25 years, and became a partner for Industrial Molded Products Inc., Roselle,…
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Incumbents succeed, but school budget fails
BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer ABERDEEN – The hotly contested $59 million Matawan-Aberdeen school budget was defeated by voters on April 18, making it the fifth-straight year the towns’ governing bodies will review it and recommend cuts. The proposed $59 million school budget would have hiked the tax rate 18.25 cents…
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Smoke ban may make winners of some bars
Old habits die hard – especially smoking – so the Smoke-Free Air Act, which took effect in almost all indoor workplaces Saturday, is going to be a big adjustment for both smokers and business owners. On April 4, Charles Merla, owner of the Uptown Bar & Grille, appeared before the Keyport Borough Council requesting permission…
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What’s the evacuation plan? There is no plan
Coda Greg Bean About 20 years ago, it dawned on people in northern Massachusetts that if the Seabrook nuclear power plant near the border of that state and New Hampshire melted down, or if there were a bad hurricane or other disaster, people were pretty much S.O.L. because there was absolutely no evacuation plan. The…
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Letters
State’s legacy of home rule is an ancient practice Exorbitant taxation in New Jersey is hurting the backbone of the state’s economy, the middle class and the employers who provide the jobs. There is evidence that New Jersey’s high taxes has led to larger than expected migrations out of state since the beginning of this…
