Category: Independent Opinion
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When they’ve built it, will the commuters come?
When they’ve built it, will the commuters come? The size of the boats that will use the Bayshore Ferry Terminal docks has been known since last year. They will be the 150-passenger ferries with a 30-foot beam (width) and a 7 foot, 4 inch freeboard (height of deck above water) for which Belford’s three slips…
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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. CARMEN A. VINCI, 77, of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge died Feb. 28 in Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Prior to his retirement, he was employed…
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Thanks given for response to post Sept. 11th call
Thanks given for response to post Sept. 11th call Over the past six months, local citizens and community organizations have pitched in to support the initial rescue and recovery operations after the attacks on the World Trade Center, and then to provide ongoing assistance to the families of victims of the attacks who live in…
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Two good decisions in Hazlet
Hazlet made two sound decisions last week. First, the Township Committee lowered a planned rate increase at the Hazlet Swim and Tennis Club; and second, it put together a five-member task force to explore possible sites for a new town hall. The planned swim club rate hikes, close to 100 percent for a family, were…
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Guest Column Steve Grossman Critic needs to become part of whole Hazlet community
Guest Column Steve Grossman Critic needs to become part of whole Hazlet community As a past member of the recreation commission for 11 years, I believe I have earned the right to voice my opinion regarding the ongoing handicapped parking problem at the Cullen Center. Prior to the opening of the center, there was no…
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Yes budget vote will ensure quality education
We believe wholeheartedly there will be "permanent and irreparable injury of the students whose collective future all of the people of Middletown hold in the palm of their hands" (Riccio mediation report, Jan. 31). As you may know, Mr. Riccio was appointed by the court to help resolve the labor dispute in the township. His…
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Public hearing, comment period should be extended
There is a need to balance the historical, environmental and education importance of Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook with the development plans. We are concerned that privatization will lead to the commercialization of one of the last natural beach areas in the Northeast. We worry that development means the emphasis on preserving the land will…
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Residents are also responsible for district problems
It seems that everyone in Middletown is pointing fingers and placing blame for the problems in our school district. People have been blaming our school district’s problems on the teachers union, the Board of Education, Diane Swaim and her heavy-handed union tactics, and the Township Committee for taking money from defeated budgets. The mediator blames…
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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. STANLEY B. COPEMAN, 73, of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown died March 2 at home. Born in Lahora, India, he lived in London, England, prior to…
