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Ida Leonard
Mrs. Leonard, 82, a resident of Matawan for 50 years, died May 24, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. During World War II she was a “Rosie the Riveter,” employed by a defense contractor. Before retiring, Mrs. Leonard worked in the customer service department for Methods Research in Farmingdale. She leaves behind her husband…
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Anne “Sis Lombardi” J. O’Connor
Mrs. O’Connor, 85, of Keansburg, died May 21, 2010, at Bayside Manor, Keansburg. She was born in Jersey City and had resided there before moving to Cheesequake Village, Old Bridge. Mrs. O’Connor was a bookkeeper for Cheesequake Village for 12 years, retiring in 1999. She was a communicant of St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Laurence Harbor,…
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Postal workers thanked for food donations
We would like to thank the Ma t awan-Abe rde en postal workers and the members of both of these communities for the food that was donated to our food pantry through the postal workers’ food collection. We are very grateful to be one of the recipients of this drive. Because of all your hard…
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MTEA must step up to the plate, make sacrifices
Iwould like to commend Middletown Mayor Gerry Scharfenberger for his attempt to convince the Middletown Township Education Association (MTEA) to take a wage freeze and avoid further teacher layoffs and cuts to programs. I have nothing but admiration for the job the teachers do for the children. In fact, I know many of the teachers…
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Focus on what can be controlled in budgets
The recent defeat of the Middletown school budget has officials scrambling to close a large gap in funding. Everyone has their opinions on both sides of the debate, which are both dominated by misdirection, intentional omissions of facts, proposals that sound good to the public (but are, in reality, oversimplifications of complex issues not so…
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Middletown BOE cuts school budget by $2M
Some board members object to teacher vs. administrator cuts BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer The Middletown Board of Education passed a resolution May 26, despite opposition from some board members, approving $2,090,824 in reductions to the failed 2010-11 school budget. The general fund tax levy is $122,253,218. The resolution passed by a vote of…
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Matawan Regional High School students
Matawan Regional High School students rehearse a song prior to performing for adjudication at the 40th New Jersey State Teen Arts Festival held at Monmouth University in West Long Branch on May 27. They were among the more than 1,200 students from 35 high schools who advanced from the county level to participate in the…
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NOTES
Emma McPeek, of Keyport, rides up Broad Street in her own float in Keyport’s annual Memorial Day parade May 29. More photos at www.gmnews.com (Photo Galleries). FRANK GALIPO The Middletown High School South Jazz Band will present its annual spring concert at 7 p.m. June 8 in the Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St., Middletown.…
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Aberdeen creates online service request system
ABERDEEN — Township residents can now request services or information, or submit comments for review through an Online Service Request system available on the township website. Requests can be submitted in the following categories: Citizen Comments and Concerns, Requests for Information, Repairs and Requests for Service, Nuisance/ Code Violations, Animal Control, Licenses, Code Enforcement, Public…
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