Category: Independent Opinion

  • Coda

    Gang summit is a step in the right direction Greg Bean Sometimes, it’s up to guys like me to say things others are reluctant to speak out about in the public forum, and today is one of those days. The fact is that gang activity has been on the upswing in many of our central…

  • Hazlet board fills vacancy

    HAZLET – Following the recent resignation of Richard Barney from the township’s Board of Education, Lauri O’Leary has been selected to fill the spot. Barney resigned from the board for what were termed as personal reasons after 11 years of service. O’Leary, 32, was chosen Sept. 11 from a pool of candidates who submitted their…

  • Former superintendent shouldn’t be paid

    Why in God’s name and in the interest of good conscience is Middletown continuing to pay the salary of the ex-superintendent of schools, David Witmer (“Witmer still being paid in Middletown,” Sept. 7)? He is accused of misappropriating $23,000. He is under investigation. He should be indefinitely suspended without any salary at all. Once again…

  • Keyport makeover will be complete in November

    Isn’t the newly painted Keyport water tower, off exit 117 on the GSP, spiffy? Fresh paint, free of indiscriminate commercial graffiti (advertising) saying to the viewer: this is Keyport and Keyport is American. And, Americans espouse democracy. So what more needs to be said? In light of past and pending political scandals, a few words…

  • Fire depts. should carry sobriety-testing equipment

    Karen E. Bowes’ article of Aug. 23 (“DWI fireman suspended”) stated Wayne Lawson, a Keyport firefighter, was charged driving while intoxicated on his way home from putting out the fire at the Keyport Fishery restaurant in town. Mr. Lawson – who has served as a volunteer firefighter in Keyport – was called upon to help…

  • For the Record

    Regarding the Sept. 7 story “Democrats choose new candidate for freeholder,” Democrat Greg Gibadlo will face Republican Anna Little, not Andrew Lucas, for the one-year term as freeholder in November. Also, the county counsel, Malcolm Carton, is prohibited under new rules from participating in political fundraising activities, but the county’s special counsels are not.

  • Coda

    Counting the days until the Merla Show premiere Greg Bean If you’re marking off the days on your calendar as we are, you know it’s now less than a month before Keyport Mayor and all-around wacky guy John Merla is scheduled to go on trial for corruption. The ever-optimistic mayor was caught up in the…

  • Are We There Yet?

    Kids think she’s living life in the slow lane Lori Clinch I let my 17-year-old son Vernon drive our children to school on a regular basis.Crazy, isn’t it? I load the kids into his truck, buckle them in and then have a nervous breakdown as they back out of the driveway. Although I fear for…

  • Parents urged to apply for insurance

    As parents, teachers and leaders in New Jersey, we do everything we can to provide for our children, but we know many still go without the health-care coverage they need. Too many New Jersey children could be heading back to school this fall with well-stocked backpacks, but without health insurance. Being uninsured takes a staggering…