Category: Independent Opinion

  • Are We There Yet?

    She holds the title of world’s worst back-seat driver Lori Clinch Last Saturday started out nicely enough. My hair did just what I wanted it to, my fat clothes still fit, and the morning sun was breathtaking as it filtered through my dirty windows. I found my keys, grabbed my purse and prepared to head…

  • 180 Turning Lives Around thanks supporters

    We thank the community for their wholehearted generosity and support that made our 30th anniversary gale an unbelievable success. It seemed like only yesterday that in 1976, 180 Turning Lives Around Inc. established a rape hotline in Monmouth County and 459 survivors were counseled. Today, 180 has helped nearly 300,000 victims and their families break…

  • Agency takes a stance against bullying in schools

    School is a place where parents hope to find for their children, a learning experience in a nurturing environment. We send our children to school each day feeling we’ve set them down a path to become healthy, educated, individuals where their dreams and life goals can be realized. Unfortunately, bullying can irrevocably alter these dreams,…

  • Obituaries

    Katherine E. Fort Miss Fort, 88, of the Belford section of Middletown, died Oct. 7 at CareOne, Wall Township. She was employed as a cashier for several years at F.W. Woolworth, Red Bank. She was a graduate of Leonardo High School, Middletown. She is survived by her cousins, Catherine Pfaff of West Long Branch, Margaret…

  • Dems will look out for interests of the people

    If you haven’t noticed, there is a party going on in Monmouth County. This party has been going on for the past 20 years. A few new faces have come to the party, but they continue to use the taxpayers to fund their party. They keep telling us the party won’t cost that much, but…

  • Presentation to focus on security in schools

    Twp. working with school board on issue; meeting tonight BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer The board will not enter the issue with any preconceived notions of what should be done. – Martin Pfleger president Holmdel Board of Education HOLMDEL – A public presentation regarding student safety in the district will be…

  • Middletown needs true representatives of people

    Now that election “season” has officially started, the Middletown Republican Party Chairman Peter Carton has jumped into the ring with politics as usual. Mr. Carton has been placing false information into the media for the purpose of maligning Democratic candidates who are interested in addressing the concerns of the public. His personal attacks on Democratic…

  • Supt. says schools have had no more problems with lice

    MIDDLETOWN – Following the closure of the Nut Swamp School for one day earlier in the month because of several cases of head lice, Interim Schools Superintendent Karen Bilbao said that there have been no further problems at that or any other school in the district. Nut Swamp was shut down on Oct. 4 after…

  • Sodon will bring wealth of experience to Middletown

    It was immensely gratifying to see Money Magazine rate Middletown Township as one of the 100 best places to live. As a Middletown resident, I already knew all about what a great corner of suburbia we share. I thank Mayor Thomas Hall and the Township Committee for their efforts toward making Middletown a first-rate place…