Category: Independent Opinion
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What’s in a name? H azlet Township is finally going to have a school that bears the township name, and we think that’s great. It was always hard to understand why the Board of Education did not change the high school name when the township name was changed from Raritan to Hazlet. Concerned that outsiders…
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Guest Column Robert J. Riker Facts are muddled about Belford Ferry Project M r. Henry R. Nicholson, the Monmouth County transportation director, has again recorded his commitment to the "established facts" of yesteryear. He suggests that all aspects of the Belford or Bayshore Ferry Terminal project were thoroughly studied in 1990 and 1991. He repeats…
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Stop neglecting the Keyport Chamber before it’s too late The little red hen, so the story goes, asked the other farmyard animals to help her bake the bread. They all had excuses. The Keyport Chamber of Commerce is asking for a revitalization of its membership and purpose to the community. All so many of the…
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Outgoing Middletown board president grateful for all the support The disappointment of not being able to run for another term on the Middletown Township Board of Education is a personal frustration. I recognize the job is not done. In particular that of seeing the five referendum projects under construction before I leave. However, there is…
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Middletown schools will suffer a devastating loss W hat is apparent in the results of the Elementary School Proficiency Assessment, the fourth-grade state test, is how well Middletown’s elementary schools performed in mathematics. As the published results indicate, high test scores are usually found in small, wealthier and homogeneous school districts. That Middletown’s diverse school…
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Let’s revisit split sessions in township schools As someone who has been in the construction business for more than 40 years, there is absolutely no way that I would allow my children to attend classes while extensive construction work is taking place within the school. The idea of performing construction while classes are in session…
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to our readers If you have something to say, the Independent wants to hear from you. Letters to the editor will be published weekly on the editorial page. All letters should be typed or neatly printed and must include a daytime telephone number at which the writer may be reached for verification. Letters should be…
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District turning point F rom the sound of it, Middletown’s long-awaited referendum project finally seems to be moving along. Bayshore Middle School students should be in their new building next fall, while work on the existing building gets under way. Work on all of the referendum construction projects, including high schools North and South and…
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Vote yes, or Mid’town children will pay the price This year residents of Middletown have a difficult decision to make regarding the school budget. After three years of exceptionally low tax increases, we now face a big increase. However, if voters reject the budget and the separate question, the quality of our schools will be…
