Category: Independent Opinion

  • Dance instructor lauded for her work with kids

    Irecently attended my niece’s recital at the Middletown Arts Center. I was very impressed with the performance, choreography and the dance instructor, Deena Burnette. I believe that Burnette’s role as a dance instructor goes far beyond the job’s requirements. Not only did she teach these young girls the art of dance, but it was clear…

  • Thomas Walter Hart

    Mr. Hart, 85, a resident of Hazlet since 1968, died June 16, 2010, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. A veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II, he worked as an electrician for Public Service Electric & Gas Co. and was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Upon retiring from PSE&G,…

  • Speak up now to save high school athletic association

    It is sad that an elected politician has made his major political priority an attack on the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. With all of the problems confronting our society in local, county, state and federal governments, state Assemblymen John Burzichelli (DGloucester) continues his relentless effort to destroy the NJSIAA in an attempt to…

  • It’s time for Mid’twn to televise town meetings

    We live in a time when we are often too busy or simply unable to attend our own local government meetings. Given the current financial crisis, it is more critical than ever to be aware of what our elected officials are doing with the responsibility entrusted to them. As a concerned resident, I feel it…

  • Affordable housing is region’s most pressing concern

    As executive director of the only shelter for homeless families in Monmouth County, I see families struggle every day to find affordable housing in Monmouth County, and now Gov. Chris Christie wants to reduce the state’s affordable housing trust fund by $30 million. If this happens, there will be no money to build or rehabilitate…

  • Scott Michael Graham

    Mr. Graham, 35, of Keyport, died June 16, 2010, in Wall. He was born in South Amboy and was a lifelong resident of Keyport. Mr. Graham was a member of the New Jersey State Police for nine years. He worked as an instructor at the State Police Academy and was a member of the Army…

  • William A. Sumick

    Mr. Sumick, 69, a resident of Hazlet for 41 years, died June 17, 2010, at home. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during the Vietnam War, from 1959 to 1963. Mr. Sumick was a maintenance worker with GAF, Linden, for 27 years, then with the Monmouth County Youth Detention Center in maintenance for 10…

  • Ann L. Bobish

    Mrs. Bobish, 59, of Union Beach, died June 17, 2010, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was employed with Wal-Mart in the cash office for the past nine years. Mrs. Bobish was predeceased by her parents, Peter and Lillian Imperali Raffaele. Surviving are her husband, Del Bobish; her children, Del P. Bobish and his wife,…