Crowd Turns out to Mourn Aberdeen Murder Victim Teacher Settlement
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Only one of the speakers supported the board’s n anticipation of a teachers’ decision to impose. strike tomorrow morning, the Mary Ann Oksen, a township I administration has announced resident and teacher in the plans to start the school year as Matawan-Aberdeen Regional scheduled with half days and sub School District, shared her strike stitute teachers. experience 20 years ago with the Unless a settlement is reached board. tonight in a scheduled meeting with a state conciliator, the Related stones, Middletown Township Education pages 3,10 Association (MTEA), which rep resents the school district’s teach “Parents, children, and teach ers and secretaries, is expected to ers never recover from a strike. strike. If that happens, the Foard You have got to get rid of this of Education will seek an injunc confrontational leadership. To me, a strike is the worst thing in the tion to force them back to work. world for everyone,” Oksen said After more than two years of Elizabeth Sims was a 12-year- negotiations between the two Rough surf did not keep fisherman Rich Murray of Linden from checking out what’s running old student in the Matawan- sides, the board imposed a con Friday morning on Sandy Hook. Aberdeen school district when her Jackie Pollack/Greater Media tract in late July. teachers went out on strike. About 30 people urged the board at its Aug. 25 meeting to Now a township resident and Crowd turns out to mourn rescind the July 28 contract impo Continued on page 11 Middletown Schools Emergency Strike Procedure Aberdeen murder victim Early dismissal schedule . Strike announcements: High schools 7:55 a.m .-12:05 p.m. WOR 710 AM Middle schools 8:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. WADB 1310 AM Husband charged with killing wife, who was six months Elementary schools 9 a.m .-1:30 p.m, WJLK 94.3 FM Kindergarten a.m. 9-10:30 WKXW 101.5 FM pregnant; fund established for children, 4 and 5 p.m. noon-1:30 p.m. Preschool disabled a.m. 8:45-10:15 BY CATHERINE I. AUMACK Terry, about financial problems to police. p.m. 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Staff Writer and an alleged extramarital affair. Autopsy reports show that Multi-age 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. The couple has a 5-year-old Mrs. Underwood died of multi Croydon Hall 9 a.m.-1 p.m. 31-year-old Aberdeen son and a 4-year-old daughter. ple stab wounds and blunt trau man has been charged At his arraignment on Thurs ma to the head, neck and shoul Buses will run as usual with first-degree murder day, Underwood entered a plea der area. A After school- SACC 1:30-5:30 p.m. in the death of his pregnant wife. of innocent to the charge of Prosecutors said that Under 471-0409 Prosecutors said they believe murder. He is being held on wood had a history of violent a fight ensued late on the $350,000 bail. behavior and was twice named Hot line updates: 671-4961 or 671-4359 evening of Aug. 24 at the cou More than a thousand in complaints filed in neighbor ple’s apartment at the Tree mourners turned out for Mrs. ing Keyport by individuals who Haven I I I complex on Aberdeen Underwood’s funeral services said he had threatened to kill Road after Theresa Underwood, Saturday at Calvary Baptist them. 30, confronted her husband, Church, Lloyd Road, according Continued on page 18 2 INDEPENDENT, SEPTEMBER 2, 1998 * ★ * i l l i i n c l / J a r EVEN' HOLIDAY WEEK IS NURSERY SPECIAL 33% OFF 25% OFF a ll all $29.99 or more S H A D E & SPECIALTY FLOWERING PLANTS including Spirals, Pom Poms TREES Jap. 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Page 46 •Police Beat.........Page 47 Full board won’t participate • Sports .............. Page 48 •Yesteryear ......... Page44 The board also voted to allow only nego Scaduto added.