Category: Independent Opinion
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Police seek man in connection to lewdness
BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer A police sketch artist’s rendering of the suspect. ABERDEEN — Police are looking for a man who allegedly exposed himself to three children at Guisti Field, in the Cliffwood section of the township May 30. The incident occurred sometime between 6:30 and 6:50 p.m., when the…
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Letters
Host families sought for visiting French students They call McDonald’s “MacDo” (pronounced “dough”). They can’t get enough of the TV sitcom “Friends.” Football is a very big deal. They don’t do ketchup, but they want nothing more than to try an authentic American hamburger. On July 8, World Exchange will be welcoming 87 French students,…
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Obituaries
Woodrow L. Hilliard Mr. Hilliard of Keansburg, died June 11 at Arnold Walter Nursing Home, Holmdel. Born in Jersey City, he resided in Keansburg the past 61 years. He owned and operated Heidelberg Restaurant, Keansburg, for more than 30 years. Prior to that, he owned Woody’s Luncheonette, Keansburg. He served with the U.S. Army during…
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Inclusion teaching method finds support
Practice involves curriculum flexibility for special ed students BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer ABERDEEN — Everyone has the right to an education. Many parents do everything they can to get their children a quality education, and The Parents of Special People, a parent group in the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District, feels…
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On Campus
Rider University, Lawrenceville, announced the following incoming freshmen who recently received scholarships to the school: Hilary Bogart, Lincroft section of Middletown, a student at Middletown High School South, a Provost Scholarship; Owen Castle, Belford section of Middletown, Middletown High School North, a Dean’s Scholarship; Janine d’Auguste, Matawan, a student at St. John Vianney High School,…
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Grads of 2005 should ‘endeavor to persevere’
Greg Bean Coda Coda There’s a moment in the classic Clint Eastwood movie “The Outlaw Josey Wales,” when the old Cherokee warrior, Lone Watie, is talking about his tribe’s defeat at the hands of white soldiers. “I didn’t surrender, but they took my horse and made him surrender,” Lone Watie says sadly. “They have him…
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Letters
All three proposed rail routes would be too expensive to operate and construct Barry Carol Guest Column Barry Carol Guest Column I want to offer some comments regarding the proposals to build a new rail line to serve the growing areas of western Monmouth and parts of Ocean counties as well as more general transportation…
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Obituaries
Natalie Martin Rickner Mrs. Rickner, 81, of Middletown, died June 4. Born in Milton, Mass., she resided in Middletown since 1954. She was a retired employee at the office of George Sheehan, M.D., Red Bank, for more than 25 years. She served with the WAVES during World War II. Her memberships included the Daughters of…
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Letters
Don June 4 marks the 25th annual National Trails Day. On this day the Monmouth County Park System (MCPS) dedicates the southern extension of the Henry Hudson Trail, from Freehold to Matawan. Only the portion from Freehold to Marlboro will be officially open; work continues on the section north to Matawan. Ten years ago, Wally…
