Category: Independent Opinion
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Minnuies elected new school board president
High school band uniforms main issue of workshop meeting BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — When Mike Roberts resigned from his position as Middletown Board of Education president two weeks ago, the focus immediately turned to who would succeed him. All anybody had to do to find his replacement, though,…
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Obituaries
Margaret “Peggy” V. Gillingham Marshall Mrs. Marshall, 91, of the Lincroft section of Middletown, died Sept. 13 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Matawan, she resided there prior to moving to Lincroft 25 years ago. She was a registered nurse at Perth Amboy General Hospital for several years. She enjoyed time with her family.…
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Residents encouraged to take part in Heart Walk
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women over the age of 25, and one in five females in the United States has some form of cardiovascular disease. These statistics tell us our mothers, sisters, wives and daughters are especially at risk and strong action is required. The American Heart Association reports that heart…
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County resident explains why he’ll vote Republican
Recently, I received a pamphlet from the three Democratic candidates for county elective office. The theme of their pamphlet is “Monmouth County needs leaders we can trust with our money and our future.” As a student of finance at the Wharton School of Business, I couldn’t agree more. However, I don’t think these three Democrats…
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Real tax reform requires conviction
Real property tax reform can only be achieved when other forms of income fund school taxes, such as the state sales tax. By raising the sales tax to 7 percent, the extra 1 percent can be used to fund our schools. We also have revenue from the lottery — state-operated racetracks such as Monmouth Park…
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Proud parents extend thanks to theater group
Talent is alive and thriving in our area because of the sponsorship of the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional Board of Education and the hard work of about 200 students under the direction of a few dedicated people. Summer theater workshop that begins work when school is out in June and presents three days of shows in early…
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McGreevey broke promise to remove parkway tolls
Gov. James McGreevey is bragging widely about his supposed accomplishment of taking tolls down on the Garden State Parkway. Not true! Follow-up on this story discloses that the governor is removing some booths at the Asbury Park and Raritan toll plazas, and converting the remaining booths to one-way tolls at 70 cents each. Citizens Against…
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Pop Warner asked for two fields and a home
This is in response to the letter written by Tom Wood concerning Pop Warner in the Aug. 18 Independent. As the spokesmen for Holmdel Pop Warner during the last year, we can speak firsthand of the efforts made in working with all the Township Committee members, the Board of Education, as well as all other…
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Residents should object to hunting in county parks
The fall season is a great time for families to enjoy the local parks; however, this year several Monmouth County parks will be open for hunting at the same time people are walking their dogs, playing with their children, running, etc. The Monmouth County Board of Recreation has voted to allow deer hunting with shotguns,…
