Category: Independent Opinion

  • Short making difference in Middletown

    It is amazing what can transpire when there is diversity in thought in our government. In the six months since Patrick Short has been sitting on the Middletown Township Committee, we have seen a sharp turn in direction concerning other members on the committee. In January, Mr. Short suggested that Middletown could do better than…

  • Middletown Republicans came through to get rid of pay-to-play

    Mayor Gerry Scharfenberger and Middletown Township Committee members Pam Brightbill, Tom Wilkins and Tom Hall deserve commendations for their courage and their integrity in introducing the most comprehensive ordinance to combat pay-to-play. While our state and other counties nervously dance around the subject, Middletown has shown guts and real commitment to meeting the issue head-on.…

  • Family extends thanks to son’s supporters

    We would like to thank everyone who came out to our son Riley’s fundraiser at the American Legion Post 338 in Leonardo July 21. There was a very good turnout, and it was almost overwhelming for our family. For those of you who do not know, our son Riley was diagnosed with leukemia Jan. 5.…

  • Obituaries

    Pedro Toro-Casiano Mr. Toro-Casiano, 81, of the Leonardo section of Middletown, died July 20, 2007, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He was born in Puerto Rico. He was a carpenter and cabinet maker, and member of Union Local No. 246, Harlem, N.Y. He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a…

  • Committee to discuss backing school board loan

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer HOLMDEL – Rise and shine. It’s time to talk about debt. On Thursday, the Township Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. to approve $868,000 in debt service for the Board of Education. According to Township Administrator Christopher Schultz, the committee is expected to adopt…

  • In time of slogans, two came through for a serviceman

    I am a sailor currently deployed to Baghdad. I am returning home next month and have been looking online for a small used sailboat to purchase. I located a handful in my price range and tried contacting the sellers via e-mail. I would identify myself as a deployed service member, stating I could not pick…

  • She’s on vacation with a Richard Simmons clone

    Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? Lori ClinchAre We There Yet? We’re back from our respite to the mountains, and I’m pretty sure that it’ll take me the better part of a month to feel rested. Some might think the vacation should have been relaxing. These are people who have never traveled with a spouse…

  • Hazlet committee acted in all of taxpayers’ best interest

    In reference to William Lawton’s letter of July 11 (“Effects of trailer ordinance now evident”), first, I would note Mr. Lawton’s statement for two years this unit was for sale priced at $35,000, the rent amount two years ago was at $750 per month. How many units were sold in two years at this park?…

  • Charges linger in case of purloined gasoline

    The wheels of justice turn slowly sometimes, and as they do, they leave people wondering why that is so. On March 22 the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office issued a press release which said that Harry Conover, the coordinator of the Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management, had been charged with official misconduct, tampering with public…