Category: Independent Opinion

  • BOE preps ‘tentative’ budget to meet deadline

    County wants budget prior to gov.’s budget address BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Board of Education has begun the budget process a little earlier than normal because the county wants school budgets submitted before the governor’s budget address. According to Business Administrator William Doering, Gov. Jon S. Corzine’s deadline is forcing the…

  • MHSS Eagles Hall of Fame inducts class of 2009

    1,000-point scorers: Danielle Pankey (l-r), Kevin Murawinski, Heather Litzebauer, Frank Bennett, David Cerchio, Andrea Ashuck Mrusek and Mary Gilligan Arvanitis. MIDDLETOWN — Ten superior athletes, two teams and a coach were inducted into the High School South Eagles Hall of Fame for 2009. After the banquet and induction ceremony at Middletown South on Jan. 23,…

  • Heather Grace Sherman

    Miss Sherman, 22, of Middletown, died Feb. 18, 2009, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She was a 2008 graduate of Middletown High School South, where she was an assistant manager of the varsity soccer team. She enjoyed music and the computer. She is survived by her parents, Kathleen and Walter “Butch” Sherman Jr.; and…

  • District signs lease for preschool space

    BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown School District took another step toward an expanded preschool program by entering into a sublease agreement for classroom space at the Hazlet branch of the Community YMCA on Poole Avenue. Though the school district is waiting for word on whether the state will provide funding for…

  • Adelaide V. Hayes

    Mrs. Hayes, 80, of Middletown, died Feb. 10, 2009, at home. She was predeceased by four brothers, William, while serving during World War II, Walter, Donald and John; a sister, Katherine; a daughter, Lorraine Edwards,; and twins Billy Dean and Bertha Jean. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Frank M. Hayes Sr.;…

  • Bayshore awards nursing scholarships

    Bayshore Community Hospital Director of Education and Research Donna Angelucci (standing far left) is joined by Poppick Nursing Scholarship recipients: (standing, Jackie DiBernardo, Candy Malaspina, and Stephen Poppick, son of the late Dr. Poppick; Joanne Turro; seated, l-r) Patricia Hazeltine, Christina Garrison and Antoinette Leemann. Not pictured: Katherine VanBuskirk. HOLMDEL — Bayshore Community Hospital announced…

  • Vincent Edward Cerqua Jr.

    Mr. Cerqua, 55, of Forked River, died Feb. 15, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was an inspector at Birdsall Engineering, Eatontown, before leaving on disability. He resided in Holmdel prior to relocating to Forked River, 24 years ago. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Carol Cerqua; his parents,…

  • Member should slate vacations around meetings

    Here they go again, attacking the majority and casting blame, but leaving out key components of the truth. In her Feb. 19 letter, Ms. Janet Berk accuses the governing body of not allowing her to participate by phone, what she forgot to say was that by consensus last year, the governing body stated there would…

  • Parent asks bishop for reprieve on school closing

    Guest Column • Tamara Notarcola-Graham (Open letter to Bishop John M. Smith of the Diocese of Trenton) Iam deeply saddened, hurt and stunned by the decision made by the leaders of our Catholic education system, including our bishop. I know I share these feelings with hundreds around me, and the more I try to reason…