Category: Independent Opinion

  • Charles A. Broderick

    Mr. Broderick, 83, of Hazlet, died April 13, 2010. For 37 years, he was employed by New Jersey Bell, later Bell Atlantic, and was responsible for overseeing one of the first electronic switching system cutovers in the state of New Jersey, before retiring as an engineer in 1988. Mr. Broderick was a U.S. Navy veteran…

  • Peter N. Partala

    Mr. Partala, 84, of Howell, died April 5, 2010, at Ocean Medical Center, Brick. He was born in Russia and had lived in Germany prior to moving to Howell in 1951. He was an auto mechanic throughout the area until his retirement in 1988. He was predeceased by his daughter, Lubow, in 2009; and a…

  • Middletown BOE candidates discuss budget, fiscal challenges

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Candidates vying for three seats on the Middletown Board of Education agreed that fiscal responsibility, maintaining programs and careful budgeting would be essential, given the district’s 34 percent reduction in state aid for 2010-11. Middletown Board of Education candidates Chris Aveta (l-r), Leonora Caminiti, Dawn Diorio, Patricia Walsh and Gerald…

  • Hazlet BOE candidates speak at forum

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer HAZLET — Voters came out to meet the Hazlet Board of Education candidates at Meet the Candidates Night on April 8 at Raritan Valley Elementary School. Incumbents Michael Leonard, Celine McNally and Lauri O’Leary and newcomer Carol Gaffney are competing for three three-year terms. Sameer Doshi is running unopposed for…

  • Resident wants more transparency in Holmdel BOE

    GUEST COLUMN WILLIAM J. ALLINGHAM The Holmdel Board of Education conducted two meetings at which Holmdel residents were invited to learn about and comment on the 2010-11 school budget — a first-reading meeting on March 24 and the final approval meeting on March 31. Before discussing the details of those meetings, it is useful to…

  • Holmdel BOE candidates discuss district issues

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Tax increases, budgets and academic rigor were the main concerns outlined by the four candidates running for the Holmdel Township Board of Education in 2010. Residents had the opportunity to meet the candidates at a community forum April 8 at William R. Satz School before the April 20…

  • A lesson in making the world a better place

    School project inspires student’s bicycle donation drive BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer Evan Pobuta collected bicycles for Family Promise of Monmouth County, a community organization for homeless families. JACQUELINE HLAVENKA HOLMDEL — Eighth-grader Evan Pobuta is pedaling upward on the path to success, one day and one bike at a time. Pobuta is one of…

  • on campus

    Kean University, Union, has named the following local students to its dean’s list for the fall semester: From Aberdeen, Jeffrey Olechnowicz and Lawrence Zucconi; From Belford, Briana Amato, Parker Lake and Colleen Yamakaitis; From Cliffwood Beach, Raquel Belo, Lauren Bryant, Jesus Rodriguez and David Seiler; From Hazlet, James Adamo, Ashley Hutson, Taylor Jackson, Richard Jaeger,…