Category: Independent Opinion
-

World is too disconnected from nature
Irecently sent an excerpt to the National Wildlife Federation about “millions” of dead bunker washing ashore in Keyport, as reported on the front cover of the Independent newspaper (“‘Millions’ of dead fish wash ashore,” Sept. 19). It is really scary what is happening in the world today and I think everyone is caught up in…
-

Jacob Charles Schnoor Sr.
Mr. Schnoor, 81, of Middletown died Sept. 25, 2007. He resided in the Belford section of Middletown prior to relocating to Middletown in 1953 and was a lifelong resident of Middletown Township. He was a retired commercial fisherman in the family business, Schnoor Brothers, begun by his grandfather. Following retirement, he was employed at William…
-

Culture of lawlessness in police ranks
Iread the Sept. 26 article “Police press homicide charges for DWI crash.” I have read too many stories recently of men, women and children maimed or killed by drunken off-duty police involved in car accidents, a situation that I believe exists because of the so-called courtesy police officers show their “brothers” on the job. I…
-

Julia Pacillo Genovese
Mrs. Genovese, 78, of Middletown, died Sept. 29, 2007, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Jersey City, she resided there prior to relocating to Middletown. She was a retired teacher’s aide for Holmdel Board of Education for several years. Prior to that, she was employed as a seamstress. She was a parishioner of…
-

Public should give C-town a chance
Concerning the C-Town supermarket in Matawan, from firsthand visits, it’s clean, the staff is helpful, the location of items is well marked, and the prices are fair. I would encourage the citizens of Matawan and Aberdeen to give the store a chance. It’s a much-needed service. Rev. Jeffrey V. Gray Associate Minister Second Baptist Church…
-

Middletown LEADS way on literacy instruction
School district is one of 17 in New Jersey chosen to pilot teaching methods BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN – The state’s fourthgraders recently placed second in the country behind Massachusetts in reading proficiency with a score of 231, according to the New Jersey Department of Education. Middletown interim Superintendent Karen Bilbao happily announced…
-

DiMaso, Allocco team will improve Holmdel’s quality of life
Ihave called Mayor Serena DiMaso and sent e-mails to her many times, and every time without failure she responded. We discussed potential problems and issues facing Holmdel. I’m pleased to report we agree on almost all of them. I am opposed to housing on the Lucent property. So is she. It is important to hold…
-

State senator should stay away from food regulations
Ellen Karcher still doesn’t get it. In a recent article about obesity in the New Jersey, she said that “in the face of anti-obesity measures, we’re still fighting upstream.” You would think that after having her office inundated with calls by people outraged by her arrogant attempt to decide for people what is good and…
-

Governor must act on affordable housing crisis
In a recent public comment, Gov. Jon Corzine indicated that he believes New Jersey does not have adequate funding resources to achieve his campaign pledge of preserving or producing 100,000 affordable homes over 10 years. This should be a matter of great concern to the voters, legislators, and public officials of New Jersey. It is…
