Recent SharkFest huge success in Matawan
      The dynamic Matawan Alliance undertook an enormous project in producing SharkFest July 21, and it was a huge success. There can be no charges of inflating attendance figures in this second annual installment, as scores of people continued to arrive up until near closing time! And at 7:3...
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Short listens to Middletown residents' input
      During Middletown's Reorganization Day Jan. 7, there was a resolution voted upon to appoint a municipal attorney/township attorney. This appointment consisted of two titles in township government. Each title carried different responsibilities. One is to be paid a salary and the other is paid ...
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Savings from health plan practically zero to Middletown
      In a recent letter to the editor ("Short making a difference in Middletown," Aug. 1), Democrat County Committeeman Don Watson did his best to try and politicize the recent ordinance passed by the Middletown Township Committee which ended the decades-long practice of offering optional health b...
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Bridge collapse could be played out on Route 36
      I hope that the bridge collapse in Minnesota is a wake-up call. I also hope that all those in Monmouth County who oppose the new bridge on Route 36 between Highlands and Sea Bright/Sandy Hook are paying attention. That bridge is obsolete and in bad condition.
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