Category: Independent Opinion

  • Inder P. Khanna

    Mr. Khanna, 74, of Aberdeen, died Feb. 13, 2008, at Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia. He was a senior bank examiner at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York City, retiring in 2003. Mr. Khanna is survived by his wife of 43 years, Indra Sagevich Khanna; a daughter, Neelam Khanna of Matawan; two brothers,…

  • John M. Arcara

    Mr. Arcara, 58, of North Middletown, died Feb. 11, 2008, at RiverviewMedical Center, Red Bank. He owned and operated Cisco’s Disco and Arcara Art Photography, both Middletown, and was a salesman at TheAdvisor,Middletown, for 10 years. He served with the U.S. Army National Guard for six years. Mr. Arcara is survived by his wife of…

  • For healthy hearts

    PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR Above: Mariah Flanagan and third-grade classmates play skip stick, a jump rope game, during “Jump Rope for Heart,” a fundraiser for the American Heart Association. Right: Annalise Fagan and schoolmates participate in the hula hoop jump during the event, held in the gymnasium of Holmdel Village School on Feb. 14. Below:…

  • Principals welcome challenges of new posts

    New administrators at district’s Lincroft and River Plaza schools BY MARIANNE KLIGMAN Correspondent River Plaza’s new principal, Linda Pesce, is pictured with fifth-grade students Alyssa Torre (l-r), Rachel Treglia and Lance Van Glahn. LINCROFT – Luigi Laugelli stands at the front of the classroom and points to a bright-eyed, giggling young man. He asks his…

  • Coda

    Lions and tigers and coyotes… oh, my! GREG BEAN Ihad to laugh last week when a friend sent me the link to an article that appeared in a local paper out West. It seems that a guy who lives in Hoback Junction, Wyo., went out to the driveway recently to brush the snow off his…

  • Diverse businesses important to Matawan

    Ifind it very sad that another business is closing on Main Street. What disturbs me more about the closing of CTown is what I have learned about some of the people of this town. As someone who has lived here for the past 35 years, I was disappointed to sit in at council meetings and…

  • Dems imposing socialism on Middletown

    As I read the statements from Matt Morehead, chairman of the Young Democrats of Monmouth County, I thought a more appropriate name would be Young Socialists of Monmouth County. As a senior citizen on a fixed income, I resent Mr. Morehead’s demand that I pay more property taxes to subsidize low-income housing for him. His…

  • Councilwoman will continue to serve Matawan

    As a newly elected councilwoman to Matawan Borough, I am disturbed by recent events regarding appointments to the Borough Council committees as well as appointments of our professionals. At the reorganization meeting on Jan. 1, holdover Mayor Mary Aufseeser felt it was her duty to make the political appointments to the various council committees. In…

  • Stakeholders should participate in Bayshore Plan

    We wish to publicly thank The Independent for publishing its recent article (Hazlet Alliance: Bayshore Plan Hinges on Cooperation, Feb. 6) by Jamie Romm. You have performed an invaluable service by increasing public awareness and promoting renewed dialogue throughout the entire Bayshore community by your informative article about the Bayshore Region Strategic Plan. Hopefully this…