Mayor praised for standing up to Trenton
      Congratulations to Mayor Gerry Scharfenberger for his courage in standing up to Trenton's bureaucracy. The resolution passed by the majority on the Middletown Township Committee calling for a moratorium of state mandated lowincome housing being forced on local municipalities is refreshing and time...
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Resident says time to close Earle ammunition dump
      Naval Weapons Station Earl was opened in 1943 when Monmouth County was mostly farmlands and small one-horse towns. It was ideal because of its access to railroads in the western parts of our state and beyond. At present, there are 130 miles of track on the depot.
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Menna's experience good for Matawan
      Is the current Borough Council majority truly trying to cut spending or do they have another agenda? The council majority voted to remove Borough Attorney Pasquale Menna by a 5-1 vote April 2. They even went as far as to contact one respondent to ask them to match Mr. Menna's proposal. I question ...
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Student defends MRHS against letter writer's attack
      Upon reading Mrs. Lori Ayanian's letter, I looked up the state report card for Matawan Regional High School (MRHS) on the state Department of Education (DOE)Web site. Themost updated year listedwas for the 2006-07 school year and by comparing the graduation types, one can see that 89 percent ofMRH...
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