Category: Independent Opinion
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Guest Column James K. Reilly Mediator’s report must reading for Middletown Township residents
Guest Column James K. Reilly Mediator’s report must reading for Middletown Township residents I have read Mr. Ronald J. Riccio’s 27-page report in its entirety, and I strongly recommend that every resident of Middletown Township and every Middletown teacher also do so, and heed its warning. As an independent, outside observer, Mr. Riccio has concluded…
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Damage to decorations sad commentary on culprit
Damage to decorations sad commentary on culprit For the past several years, the Hazlet Garden Club has decorated the large evergreen tree in front of town hall for the holiday season. We do this entirely at our own expense and effort as an annual gift to the township. It is a beautiful sight for all…
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Sandy Hook Partners will breathe new life into Hook
Thank you for the chance to discuss the historic leasing program under way at the Fort Hancock area of Sandy Hook. Sandy Hook is a unit of Gateway National Recreational Area, one of more than 380 national park areas in the country. Historic Fort Hancock is one of the most intact coastal defense military posts…
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Guest Column Kevin G. Coyle Jailed teacher angry over board’s actions Open letter to Ronald J. Riccio, the court-appointed mediator in the Middletown teacher contract negotiations:
Guest Column Kevin G. Coyle Jailed teacher angry over board’s actions Open letter to Ronald J. Riccio, the court-appointed mediator in the Middletown teacher contract negotiations: Allow me to begin by introducing myself. I am Kevin Coyle. I have taught in the district for 23 years and am presently assigned to grade five at Ocean…
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Vacancies should be ‘red flag’ to developers
The proponents of the Middletown "town center" claim those that call it a "mall" are out of touch with reality. This comes from an industry that chops down every tree on a property, then names the crowded housing it builds there "The Woods." This phenomenon can be seen across the road from the Holmdel Towne…
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Condemning property for town hall the wrong way to go in Hazlet
If Hazlet Township needs a new municipal complex, the power of eminent domain is the wrong, and possibly illegal, way to satisfy the new mayor’s goals of a new complex. Just because his father, and past mayor, could not achieve the moving of the municipal complex years ago, it is not the right move now…
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Let’s clear the air about High School North construction project
In regard to Jack DeTalvo’s comments on Middletown High School North: first, if High School North is in such need of repair, why was it the last school to be started? Second, who, if anyone, was held accountable for the $10.5 million shortfall? Clearly someone must have made that mistake, or was it the fact…
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Duplicate ‘snowfall’ dismays Middletown homeowner
The winter season is officially upon us based on our last snowfall, and it is nice to see that no matter how things change, they stay the same. Middletown Public Works does an excellent job of clearing our streets, but do they have to plow all the snow back onto the newly cleaned sidewalks? When…
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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. JAMES R. ENGLISH, 73, of the Cliffwood Beach section of Aberdeen died Jan. 22 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Union Beach, he resided in Keyport…
