Category: Independent Opinion

  • SharkFest proceeds should go to Matawan Recreation

    SharkFest from what I heard was well attended. I was unable to attend, but from all accounts the Matawan Alliance did a great job. However, my question – which I have asked several times and remains unanswered – is what happens to the money made from such events, and are they used to benefit Matawan?…

  • A New York City icon on the Green River’s banks

    Greg Bean Coda Greg BeanCoda This is a story about optimism, but before I tell it, I have to tell you a little bit about small towns in Wyoming. When I was growing up there, I went to high school in Casper, which at about 35,000 inhabitants was referred to by the folk who lived…

  • Bridge collapse could be played out on Route 36

    I hope that the bridge collapse in Minnesota is a wake-up call. I also hope that all those in Monmouth County who oppose the new bridge on Route 36 between Highlands and Sea Bright/Sandy Hook are paying attention. That bridge is obsolete and in bad condition. The cost of repairs equated to dollars spent per…

  • ‘Easy to assemble’ is the world’s great lie

    Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? Lori ClinchAre We There Yet? My mother, Lord love her, called the other morning to tell me that she had bought four new kitchen chairs. Isn’t that just nice? As she talked, I pictured four matching chairs at her table just begging for guests to sit around with a…

  • Obituaries

    Joseph G. Hoffman Mr. Hoffman, 61, of Union Beach, died Aug. 5, 2007, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, following a brief battle with lung cancer. Born in East Orange, he resided in Newark, Irvington and Hazlet prior to relocating to Union Beach nine years ago. He was an electrician with Union Local No. 102,…

  • Pet names don’t take power from a truly liberated lady

    Clare Marie Celano Girl Talk Clare Marie CelanoGirl Talk A man I was very close to was fond of calling me Tinkerbell, or Tink. He also told me I was solely responsible for global warming. Here was a man who understood the power and value of balance in an intimate relationship with a woman. He…

  • Recent SharkFest huge success in Matawan

    The dynamic Matawan Alliance undertook an enormous project in producing SharkFest July 21, and it was a huge success. There can be no charges of inflating attendance figures in this second annual installment, as scores of people continued to arrive up until near closing time! And at 7:30 p.m. an additional bus tour of the…

  • Short listens to Middletown residents’ input

    During Middletown’s Reorganization Day Jan. 7, there was a resolution voted upon to appoint a municipal attorney/township attorney. This appointment consisted of two titles in township government. Each title carried different responsibilities. One is to be paid a salary and the other is paid on an hourly basis. When this resolution came up for vote,…

  • Savings from health plan practically zero to Middletown

    In a recent letter to the editor (“Short making a difference in Middletown,” Aug. 1), Democrat County Committeeman Don Watson did his best to try and politicize the recent ordinance passed by the Middletown Township Committee which ended the decades-long practice of offering optional health benefits to elected officials. In so doing, he presented a…