Category: Independent Opinion

  • Army Corps’ projects give public beach access

    Recently, the Army Corps of Engineers has been criticized for the beach rebuilding projects that save lives and property in New Jersey that was previously endangered from even small storm surges. The corps’ projects have been attacked because it is incorrectly said that the areas where beaches are rebuilt do not have public access. The…

  • No real hope for those oppressed by property tax It should be obvious by now to anyone who heard Gov. Jon Corzine’s outline of his plan to fix the property tax crisis in New Jersey that there is no real hope for those most oppressed by this vicious tax. His speech was long on rhetoric…

  • Reader lauds request for new committee

    This is in response to the letter regarding the Monmouth County Human Relations Commission request for continued monitoring of police (“Monitors need to protect against racial profiling,” Aug. 2). Actually, I was unaware that such a commission existed. I totally agree with this because I personally have experienced incidents that have depicted this racial behavior…

  • Obituaries

    Josephine C. Breese Anthony Mrs. Anthony, 84, of South River, died Aug. 15 at home. Born in the Dayton section of South Brunswick, she resided in South River the past 44 years. She was a member of South River Baptist church. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph in 1977; a son, Richard K. in…

  • Obituaries

    Constance “Connie” D’Apolito Zambito Mrs. Zambito, 82, of Manchester, died Aug. 12 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Port Reading, she resided in Matawan for several years prior to moving to Manchester seven years ago. She was a cafeteria assistant at Bell Laboratories Inc., Holmdel, for several years, retiring 20 years ago.…

  • Keyport resident went the extra mile

    Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor fear of lawsuits could stay the Keyport borough historian from the swift completion of his rounds. For the better part of a year, Jack Jeandron, 80, has walked door to door in Keyport carrying a petition calling for a question to appear on the ballot: “Shall the borough…

  • Get well soon, Keyport Fishery

    It’s always strange when something you grow used to seeing day after day, year after year is suddenly gone, and you couldn’t help but get that feeling at the sight of the burnt-out, boarded-up Keyport Fishery. For decades, the West Front Street building has been a spot for fresh seafood and a local landmark, almost…

  • For the Record

    A photo of Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph Oxley that ran with the story “From closet to complex” in last week’s issue of The Independent was mistakenly credited to a staff photographer in the caption. The photo was provided by the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office.

  • Coda

    Dog Days of Summer, and the time’s a-wastin’ Greg Bean A new survey by Salary.com and America Online finds that the average American worker wastes about 1.86 hours every day, not counting lunch. According to a story about the survey in the Chicago Sun Times last week, that is a minor improvement over last year,…