Category: Independent Opinion

SCOTT FRIEDMAN Tasty homemade apple pies tempt visitors attending the 50th Apple Festival sponsored by the Madison Township Historical Society, Old Bridge, on Nov. 8.

According to the American Heart Association, smoking is responsible for killing more than 480,000 Americans annually – including 11,800 New Jerseyans – making it the number one cause of death. It’s no secret smoking results in heart disease, stroke, cancers and many other devastating health issues. Yet smoking remains a crisis in the Garden State,…

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Jay Williams runs a drill with a group of students at the soccer and basketball Pro- Camp held at Middletown High School South Oct. 14. More than 400 fourth- and fifthgrade students in the Middletown Township School District participated in the free joint soccer and basketball camp led by New Jersey…

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Carli Lloyd runs a drill with a group of students at the soccer and basketball ProCamp held at Middletown High School South Oct. 14. More than 400 fourth- and fifth-grade students in the Middletown Township School District participated in the free joint soccer and basketball camp led by New Jersey natives…

Mary “Jane” Staeger, 84, of the Cheesequake section of Old Bridge Township, left this world peacefully at her home on Sept. 16 and is now volunteering for the greater good. Born to the late Walter and Gertrude Staeger, Jane was a lifelong resident of the township. She attended Matawan High School and was employed for…

In theaters now By Jeff Pfeiffer, www.channelguidemag.com Spectre, the 24th entry in the official James Bond feature film franchise that has spanned over 50 years and counting, closes its end credits with the line familiar to fans over many years: “James Bond Will Return.” Normally, this would leave us with a sense of excitement and…

JESSICA D’AMICO/STAFF High Point Monument, which stands more than 1,800 feet above sea level, provides views over Sussex and miles beyond as the centerpiece of High Point State Park, Sussex.

A s a professor of chemistry at Brookdale Community College, I’d like to reach out to readers about one of our favorite community services — our upcoming annual Chemistry Carnival, which will be held from 12-2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Navesink rooms of the Warner Student Life Center. The event is free…

Residents of southern Holmdel need to be very cautious since the sudden disbandment of the all-volunteer Holmdel Fire Company 1 and closing of the Main Street firehouse in April 2014. At that time, the Township Committee reported reduced emergency response times in the event of a fire in this area. The fire truck used for…