Category: Independent Opinion

  • Carol June McCann

    Mrs. McCann, 79, of Middletown, died Jan. 24, 2008, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was a registered nurse at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, retiring in 1986. Prior to that, she was a school nurse for local schools including Red Bank Primary School. She was predeceased by her husband, Leon in 1985.…

  • Attack on Coleman typical low-road politics

    The recent letter by Joe Caliendo attacking Judith Stanley Coleman – one of the most decent, caring and charitable people I’ve ever met – is yet another sorry example of the gutter politics practiced by the Middletown Democratic leadership. Mrs. Stanley Coleman pays nearly $50,000 in property taxes per year to Middletown on her home…

  • Dorothy Szczypinski

    Mrs. Szczypinski, 78, of the Port Monmouth section ofMiddletown, died Dec. 28, 2007, at Care One at Holmdel. Born in Jersey City, she resided in Keyport,Middletown andHolmdel beforemoving to Port Monmouth. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Szczypinski; a brother, John Tryneski; two sisters, Stella Rogers and Helen DiDamo; a niece; and a nephew.…

  • ‘Tidy Shoelace’ ordinance needed in Keyport

    It’s almost instinctive when we see a kid with an untied shoelace. It’s not a question of “if” he will trip, it’s “how soon” before he makes full-body contact with the sidewalk. Yes, it’s inevitable that short, untied string will quickly do him in. If only he were aware or forewarned. Same goes for public…

  • Coleman defended against actions of Byrnes, Short

    Iam a 25-year resident of Middletown who chose to live in Middletown after a yearlong search for a home throughout central and northern New Jersey. My wife and I chose Middletown because of its beauty and quality of life. As a long-term resident, ardent preservationist and a respecter of the natural environment, I amglad that…

  • Joyce A. Knoth Tomasello

    Mrs. Tomasello, 61, of Piscataway, died Dec. 28, 2007, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Irvington, she had resided in the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge and in Keyport for 30 years before moving to Piscataway. Before her retirement, Mrs. Tomasello was a secretary with the Matawan/Aberdeen School District and the Keyport Board…

  • Horace E. “Rusty” Rost Jr.

    Mr. Rost, 89, of the Shadow Lake Village section of Middletown, died Dec. 28, 2007, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Red Lion, Pa., he resided in Dallastown, Pa., before moving to Red Bank in 2000. Before his retirement in 1972, Mr. Rost owned Triangle Beverage, Dallastown, Pa., and Dallastown Ice Co. Prior…

  • It’s official: Bilbao is new schools chief

    Continuity, staying hands-on challenges of 18-school district BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer Karen Bilbao MIDDLETOWN – One of the challenges facing newly named Schools Superintendent Karen Bilbao is handling all 18 schools in the district. “I consider myself very hands-on, and I like to visit one school every day,” Bilbao said. “The problem is that…

  • Charles Kilcullen

    Mr. Kilcullen, 83, of Middletown, died Jan. 25, 2008. He was employed with the Monmouth County School System, retiring in 1995. Prior to that, he owned and operated Kilcullen and Murray’s Tavern, Jackson Heights, N.Y., for several years. He was a communicant of St. James Roman Catholic Church, Red Bank. He is survived by his…