Category: Independent Opinion

  • Incumbents get a pass in school board races

    Glancing over the list of people registered to run for school board seats last week, something was missing – candidates. Of the six towns comprising our coverage area, only voters in Keyport and Aberdeen can look forward to something resembling a bona fide race next month. Here’s how this year’s Board of Education ballots will…

  • Team supports writer’s effort to raise donations

    The editorial team at Greater Media Newspapers is endorsing a staff writer’s effort to raise money for charity by taking part in the 100-mile “America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride,” to be held in Lake Tahoe, Nev., on June 4. A monumental ride in distance alone, this one is particularly special because of its support for…

  • There’s no saying like an old saying

    Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch I called my mother last week to tell her that I seriously needed one of her infamous speeches for a teenager who thinks his mom is lame. “It’s not that I want him to nominate me for any awards or recognition,” I told her, “but a little nod in…

  • Parents to receive form regarding drug survey

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – Following an open forum last month to decide if the school district would implement a random drug testing program, the district is now ready to take the next step in the process. In a few weeks, parents will be issued a consent form, which…

  • School receives grant for tech equipment

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET – Beers Street School has long been a place where technology has not been a foreign concept to students and teachers. “We do plenty of technology stuff with the kids here, and so we’re always looking for new ways to advance ourselves in that area,”…

  • Keyport school board submits tentative budget

    BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer KEYPORT – A tentative school budget of $16.6 million has been submitted to the state, but may be changed before the end of the month. Up $1 million from last year, the budget was approved unanimously by the Board of Education on March 1.…

  • Home teaching offered for eligible families

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer In addition to receiving a good education in school, some local kids can now get some extra help on the side. Acelero Learning Monmouth County Head Start Inc. is starting a home-based teaching program that sends teachers into children’s homes, ages 3-5, twice a week. The…

  • Letters

    Proposal contradicts spirit of Hazlet’s master plan Are you aware of the special Zoning Board meeting March 9 – 44 townhomes proposed on Poole Avenue, Hazlet? The purpose of this letter is in no way meant to undermine the importance of the Office of Emergency Management and the need to provide them with a proper…

  • Cool cats

    Photos by MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Beers Street School kindergarten teacher Susan Vilagi reads for the crowd during the school’s Read Across America Day event Thursday at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Holmdel. Kaitlyn Eknoian, 6, reads a passage of “The Cat in the Hat” during Hazlet’s Beers Street School’s observation of Read Across America…