Category: Independent Opinion
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Obituaries
Martha B. Marczyk Yatsko Mrs. Yatsko, 70, of the Belford section of Middletown, died April 30 at home. Born in Nesquehoning, Pa., she had been a resident of Belford for the past 45 years. Mrs. Yatsko was a homemaker. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth section of Middletown. She…
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Photos from special needs students at BCC
MIDDLETOWN — A program called Special Eyes on the Environment (SEE) encourages young people with disabilities to express themselves through photography. Photographs made by students at High Point Elementary School, Marlboro, are currently on display at Brookdale Community College. The goal of the program is to have students experience photography in a simple, workable form…
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To your health
At the annual Health Fair at Fairview Elementary School, Middletown, Kelly Van Sickell, a certified acupuncturist, touches the acupressure points of Max Morgan, 10. Behind him are Paul Petrucci and Beth Ann Caballero, both 10. PHOTOS BY MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Catherine Clinton, Justin McCall, Beth Ann Caballero, Emily Frazze and Caitlin Burton take a look…
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Obituaries
Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. Josephine “Josie” Davino Merla Mrs. Merla, 72, of Keyport, died April 23 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Hazlet, she was a lifelong resident of Keyport.…
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It’s a burning question: Where does the time go?
Coda Greg Bean When kids are little, they figure their parents know everything. Most parents say that stage usually lasts until a couple of years before puberty, when kids decide their parents know absolutely nothing. I think it lasts until the kids ask the one question for which almost no parent has a decent answer,…
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Mom’s gonna be crabby until the house is sold
Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch You know the trouble with some women? They are too clean. I once had a friend with a clean house and I didn’t like her. Hanging out with her was like experiencing a fat day and chumming with Pamela Anderson. It’s hard to befriend a woman whose beds are…
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Letters
Party argues within itself on occasion I want to set the record straight on some matters raised in an April 19 [column] in the Independent by Greg Bean, executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. First, as to any controversy in Middletown among Republicans, the only thing to say is the Republican Party is a family.…
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Letters
Hazlet parent makes plea for full-day kindergarten When reading “Hazlet Parents Call for Full-Day Kindergarten” in last week’s Independent, I was appalled to see the quote “My son is 4 years old and I don’t feel like I should have to pay for day care.” This must be clarified because describing the movement toward full-day…
