Category: Independent Opinion
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School board to reopen budget ad hoc committee Committee to look at referendum, help prepare 2002-03 budget
Staff Writer By Alison Granito School board to reopen budget ad hoc committee Committee to look at referendum, help prepare 2002-03 budget MIDDLETOWN — Board of Education President Patricia Walsh announced at last week’s workshop meeting that the board is seeking new members for the school budget advisory committee. Walsh said that the committee would…
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Buccellato and Buragina deserve your vote Nov. 6
Buccellato and Buragina deserve your vote Nov. 6 I was rather surprised when I read in this week’s issue of the Independent that Joe Thompson is once again running for a position on the Matawan Borough Council. He claims bipartisanship is needed. According to Webster’s dictionary, bipartisanship is "support by members of two parties." From…
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H.S. construction may begin by summer DeTalvo says split sessions at high schools not on the table
Staff Writer By alison granito H.S. construction may begin by summer DeTalvo says split sessions at high schools not on the table MIDDLETOWN — Discussion at last week’s Board of Education workshop meeting revolved around the construction plans at High School North, the only one of the five projects under the district’s $78.4 million construction…
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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. DOROTHY J. FISHER, 78, of Middletown died Oct. 10 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., she lived in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., prior to…
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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. MARY E. BASISTA MARCINCAK, 93, of Lakewood died Oct. 15 at Genesis Elder Care, Lakewood. Born in Jersey City, she lived in Middletown and Elmwood Park prior…
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Check your facts before pointing fingers
I am a member of the DePalma family and would like to express my disappointment with the numerous letters that have been printed in this newspaper regarding my family. First, I would like to advise Rich Arway, "the walker who enjoyed the new sidewalk on Centerville Road," that the DePalma family no longer owns the…
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Leaders such as DiMaso, Wall are needed in Holmdel
Holmdel has faced many and varied challenges during the past few years. One of the greatest challenges has been intelligent preservation of open space. Committeeman Terence Wall has been on target with Holmdel’s desire for open space preservation. Open space inventories increased by more than 30 percent during his watch. Pass by the DePalma farm…
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Keyport’s youth have proved to be town’s real gem
Over the past few months I have often heard our waterfront referred to as "Keyport’s Gem." This weekend I had the pleasure of working with another of Keyport’s treasures, our youth. At the request of the organizers of what has become one of our finest traditions, our Country Jamboree, I gathered together the youth from…
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Ferry should be a plus
We’re happy to see commuter ferry service return to Keyport. For a while it looked like it might not happen, but Monday the first boatload of commuters in many years departed the Keyport waterfront for lower Manhattan. Keyport Fast Ferry, the land-based operator, and New York Fast Ferry, the water-based operator, have been trying to…
