Category: Independent Opinion
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Medical center joins celebration to honor EMS personnel
In the days, weeks and months following Sept. 11, we all witnessed the tremendous work accomplished by emergency response professionals. As the world looked on in shocked disbelief, the passion, commitment, professionalism and humanity demonstrated by emergency medical services (EMS) teams were hailed as heroic. Yet, we in the medical community see the quiet, often…
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Thanks to Memorial Day parade supporters
The weather turned out good, the veterans came to participate, and the crowds were great and thankful to the veterans. More than 101 veterans turned out (lost a few to a new parade in Keyport at the same time), with 12 new veterans. A special thanks to all the churches, temples, civic and social organizations…
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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. ELEANOR POWELL COURTNEY, 78, of Middletown died May 28 at the Jersey Shore Rehabilitation Center, Eatontown. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she lived in New York City prior…
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DeTalvo set to leave district problems behind
DeTalvo set to leave district problems behind The imminent departure of Jack DeTalvo from the Middletown school district marks just another of many administrators who have fled the district over the past few years. Since 1998, the district has had seen a number of principals at every educational level come and go, and it has…
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Board awards $18M contract for H.S. North
Board awards $18M contract for H.S. North School officials say renovations project on target for June start date By alison granito Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The third time appears to be the charm in the Board of Education’s quest to award a contract for the renovations on High School North, the only project yet to…
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Response from public just ‘ducky’ with this Middletown resident
Please, please, please tell me we are going to hear more about the rubber ducks of Middletown! Although an avid supporter of the arts, and a fan of punditry everywhere, I could not stop laughing over the Middletown Township Cultural Arts Center’s "Duckoration 2002" campaign for the Banfield Arts Center. Ducks! They had to be…
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Voter response says ‘token’ changes in budget are not acceptable
The proposed school budget for the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District was defeated by the communities by a vote of 1,627-841. As presented, the $46.7 million budget would result in steep tax increases for both communities. The Board of Education characterized it as a "bare bones" budget. The same old boilerplate, meaning that every item included…
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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. BRIG. GEN. PETER E. GENOVESE JR., USAR (retired), 64, of Brick Township died May 19 at The Medical Center of Ocean County, Brick, after a battle with…
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Holmdel couple appalled by township’s use of taxpayers’ money
One of the most ridiculous things we have ever heard in connection with Holmdel politics (and there are many ridiculous things to choose from) is that the Township Committee (Committeeman Larry Fink and Deputy Mayor Russell Dronne, to be specific) has decreed that we, as longtime Holmdel residents and taxpayers, will be paying for a…
