Category: Independent Opinion
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Veterans needed for Matawan Memorial Day parade It’s that time of the year again. The Matawan Memorial Day parade is May 28. Briefly, in the 1996 Memorial Day parade there were no veterans marching. With a lot of effort and help (from churches, temples, veterans, civic and social organizations) we had eight in ’97, 53…
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Barbato re-elected president of Matawan-Aberdeen Board of Ed By paul dowd Staff Writer ABERDEEN — For a second consecutive year, John Barbato, of Aberdeen, will continue as president of the Matawan-Aberdeen Board of Education, while Arthur Fumarola, who was elected by a unanimous 7-0 vote, will fulfill the role of vice president. Both were elected…
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Thanks to all who participated in Earth Day cleanup The Aberdeen Environmental and Shade Tree Advisory Board wishes to thank publicly all who joined us at Cliffwood Beach for the Earth Day cleanup on April 22. Although the weather was cloudy, windy and chilly, 40 volunteers came out to pick up the assortment of plastic…
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Obituaries DOUGLAS G. CUOMO, 45, of Holmdel, died April 16 in Bayshore Health Care Center, Holmdel. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived in Hazlet for 20 years and Highlands for eight years before moving to Holmdel. he was an electronics engineer technician for 15 years. He was president and owner of Hazcom Inc., Hazlet. He…
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Parents’ plea: Please don’t cut Middletown’s budget The Middletown Township Commit-tee should not cut the budget. Cuts would mean firing new teachers and increasing class sizes. The budget did not pass by 82 votes, which represents less than 1 percent of all the persons voting. Our daughter is autistic, and needs the coordinator who is…
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Mid’town GOP angered over post-election flier Carton calls for investigation of notice sent home with students By Doug mckenzie Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A flier asking parents to protest any potential cuts to the recently defeated school budget has sparked a bit of controversy within the township. Some residents are voicing concerns that politics may…
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One less headache for Holmdel L et’s face it. The plan to hold an open air market Saturdays almost year round at the PNCBank Arts Center in Holmdel was a bad idea from the start. Why should the state get to rake in even more money while degrading the former Garden State Arts Center even…
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Casha to head Hazlet board HAZLET — A new president was elected at Monday’s Board of Education reorganization meeting. Toni Casha was elected board president, replacing Thomas Sansevero, and Carol Matarese was elected vice president. Matarese and new board member, Lee Bailey, were also sworn in to three-year terms. Dorothy O’Connor, who was also re-elected…
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Fairview soccer field plan a waste of money Christopher David Guest Column I have been reading for some time now about the soccer fields in the Fairview area. Middletown’s politicians, in the view of this relative newcomer, are in need of stepping back and looking at the big picture. That picture is one of Middletown.…
