Category: Independent Opinion
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Greater Media Newspapers wins 29 NJPA awards for ’01
Greater Media Newspapers has won 29 editorial, photography and advertising awards in the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2001. The group tally, one of the best in the company’s history, included 10 first-place awards and the prestigious Lloyd P. Burns Memorial Award for public service for the Tri-Town News’ Kathy Baratta for…
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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. ROBERT R. COLOT, 69, of Matawan died Feb. 16 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Matawan, he was a lifelong resident. He was…
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Elks Lodge appreciative of blood drive support
The Middletown Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge No. 2179 would like to thank all the people who offered to donate their blood at the blood drive sponsored recently by the Lodge. With the assistance of the Central Jersey Blood Center, donors provided 39 pints of badly needed blood, double the amount donated at…
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Middletown town square proposal came 10 to 20 years too late
I have seen the plans for the town center numerous times, through all the changes, and I still think it’s the wrong thing for Middletown. Regardless of whether or not there’s a hockey rink, it’s still too much development in an already crowded town. Each time I travel up and down Route 35, there’s another…
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Retirement fund should subsidize health insurance, writer believes
I have always had respect for teachers and felt they were professionals dedicated to the very important job they perform. After following the many articles in local papers in regard to the Middletown teachers and their union, I must say my once-favorable opinion has had a drastic change. One of the articles I found very…
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Financial aid for travel embarrassing to seniors
In a recent issue of the Independent, the president of the Hazlet Senior Citizens Club made an appeal for financial support from Hazlet Township to finance its trips. Speaking as a senior citizen, I am embarrassed by this request. Seniors have so much more today than in the past. Our grandparents did not have Social…
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Middletown mayor explains actions during recent public session
I would like to respond to the Feb. 13 letter to the editor, "Mayor Represses Freedom of Speech at Meeting" written by Beverly Bova-Scarano. The facts regarding the Jan. 22 Township Committee meeting are that Larry Loigman, an Ocean Township resident, requested a copy of a tort claim notice, which he was unable to obtain…
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Staff praised for heroism at Bayshore Middle School in Middletown
On the morning of Friday, Feb. 15, as students were entering the school building shortly before 8 a.m., a sixth-grader suffered a seizure outside the building. An alert teacher in the front office immediately noticed the child down on the grass. Along with the school nurse, the principal and assistant principal ran to his assistance.…
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Keyport family thankful for support during trying time
We wish to express our deepest gratitude to our relatives, friends and neighbors for flowers, food, cards of sympathy and memorials sent at the time of the loss of our husband, father and grandfather, George "Buck" Leone. A special thanks to the Liberty Hose Fire Company No. 3, Keyport Fire Department, Keyport Police Department, Bayshore…
