Category: Independent Opinion

  • 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,…

  • Florence A. Hall

    Mrs. Hall, 86, of Freehold, died March 18, 2010, at The Manor, Freehold Township. She was a registered nurse who performed private duty care, an assistant nurse for the borough of Freehold, and a school bus driver for the Freehold Regional School District. She was predeceased by her husband, James Hall, in 1970; her second…

  • William J. “Bill” Menz

    Mr. Menz, 76, of Matawan, died April 2, 2010, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Prior to retiring, he was the owner/operator of the Colts Neck Exxon on the corner of Route 34 and 537 for 32 years. He also served in the U.S. Navy. Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Barbara Menz; a son…

  • Joseph G. Milnes

    Mr. Milnes, 82, of Tinton Falls, formerly of Middletown and Monmouth Beach, died March 22,, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He served in the U.S. Navy in the Construction Battalion (Seabees). Following the Navy, his work continued in the construction field for the family-owned business SubstructuresCorp. After retiring in 1996, he taught poetry…

  • Kee “Keesan” Yohance Jackson

    Mr. Jackson, 36, died April 3, 2010. He resided in Freehold prior to moving to New Brunswick and was a graduate of New Brunswick High School. He was predeceased by his father, Tommy Jackson. Surviving are his mother, Mary Haynes Booker, and stepfather, Derwin Booker, of New Brunswick; a sister, Kishi Jackson, of New Brunswick;…

  • Margery F. Hroncich

    Mrs. Hroncich, 85, of Sea Girt, formerly of Hazlet and Rumson, died March 6, 2010, at home, where she resided with her daughter Margo and sonin law Donald. She retired from the U.S. Postal Service as postmaster of the Deal office in 1983. She was predeceased by her husband, John Anton Hroncich, in 1982; a…