Category: Independent Opinion
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A perfect place for Aunt Patti’s gifts
Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch I love my sister, Patti, dearly. Growing up, she and I had more fun than a barrel of drunk monkeys. Together we cut teeth, ruined Barbie’s hair-do and maxed out our pretend credit cards at one imaginary white sale after another. She’s still quite the bargain shopper today and…
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On Campus
Jaclynn Heefner, Middletown, recently received a bachelor of science degree summa cum laude in special education of the developmentally handicapped at the spring commencement exercises at The College of New Jersey, Ewing, where she was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester. A 2001 graduate of Middletown High School North, she is the…
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It’s not insipid; it’s the superhero look
Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch When the children were smaller, I had a recurring nightmare. I’m sure all young mothers must have it. It’s the one where you’re in the middle of a social function with the kids and you realize that they’re wearing the wrong clothes. They’re adorned with swim trunks in the…
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Letters
Councilman thanks Matawan for chance to serve The purpose of this letter is to thank all Matawan residents for their help and support the past five years I have served on the Matawan Borough Council. With much regret, I have resigned my seat as of July 1. I will be moving out of town and…
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Obituaries
Mary Stuart Foots Collison Mrs. Collison, 56, of Eatontown, died July 9 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., she resided in Rutherford and Hazlet, prior to moving to Eatontown five years ago. She was employed at Verizon, Shrewsbury. She enjoyed time with her family. She was predeceased by her parents,…
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Park service resistance could derail MOM line
An effort to restore rail service between Ocean County and western Middlesex County has been dealt another blow, one that has the potential to stop the proposal dead in its tracks. Just months after NJ Transit released a study indicating that a rail line from Lakehurst to South Brunswick would cost more and be used…
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Hazlet committeeman answers criticisms of town hall site
Your Turn Scott Aagre Reading the recent letters in the Independent and a daily local newspaper, there seems to be a lot of misinformation and incomplete responses on this issue. The new Hazlet municipal building project should be something all residents should be proud of and anticipating. It has been discussed for years — proposals…
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For the Record
A group of Monmouth University students, in collaboration with the Monmouth County Park System, have been conducting an archaeological survey in the Middletown area as part of a $1.2 million project. The cost of the project reported in a June 29 article was incorrect.
