Category: Independent Opinion
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Resident questions why her street is never on upgrade list
I have lived in Aberdeen for the past eight years. During my first year as a resident, the then-mayor personally stopped by my home to introduce himself. When discussing plans for road improvements, the then-mayor explained Oxford Lane (the street on which I live) was scheduled for repair/repaving during the calendar year 1997. My husband…
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Holmdel Republicans reopen ‘bag of dirty tricks’
Well, there they go again. With Election Day just around the corner, Holmdel Township’s Republican Committee has reopened its usual bag of dirty tricks. A favorite tactic is misleading mailings, and the latest one is a doozy. Desperate for a platform for hand-picked Township Committee candidate Pat Impreveduto – and no doubt based on a…
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‘Renegade Democrat’ voices opinion on town center
For the first time in my 70-plus years, I find myself writing as a renegade Democrat. The reason for this is, the seat of our present Middletown Republican mayor, Rosemarie Peters, is being threatened in the upcoming election by a Democratic candidate as well as an independent. Neither of these candidates has any record of…
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Obituaries
Richard L. Lewicki Obituaries Richard L. Lewicki Richard L. Lewicki, 63, of Aberdeen died Sept. 8 at home. Born in Perth Amboy, he was a lifelong resident of the Matawan and Aberdeen area. He was a fleet manager at Island Transportation, Port Reading, the past year. Prior to that, he worked at Amoco Oil Co.,…
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Parents urge district to review bus routes
BY MAURA DOWGINStaff Writer BY MAURA DOWGIN Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Some school parents are upset by the amount of time it takes some students, traveling by bus, to get to and from school. Some buses carrying first and second grade students to Village School take an hour to an hour-and-a-half to get from the…
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School band program keeps marching on
BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDEStaff Writer School band program keeps marching on BY ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Staff Writer HAZLET — Just when they thought they lost it, school officials and students found a way to keep the Raritan High School band’s Flag Front group intact. As of the first day of school, Sept. 3, there were…
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BOE checklist causes concern at meeting
Parents say documents should be availableprior to vote By josh davidsonStaff Writer Parents say documents should be available prior to vote By josh davidson Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Whether or not a report of district administrators’ expectations should be made public prior to a Board of Education meeting was a concern for some district parents…
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Your Turn
Guest ColumnJim and Janet GrayPark fitting site for county Your Turn Guest Column Jim and Janet Gray Park fitting site for county’s 9/11 memorial Guest Column Jim and Janet Gray Park fitting site for county’s 9/11 memorial On Sept. 11, 2001, our son Christopher was killed during the attack on the World Trade Center. He…
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Your Turn
Guest ColumnWalter L. HoranDon Your Turn Guest Column Walter L. Horan Don’t solve traffic problems of a few at expense of others Guest Column Walter L. Horan Don’t solve traffic problems of a few at expense of others Regarding the concerns of the Lincroft residents who live on the "tree streets" (streets with tree names),…
