Category: Independent Opinion

  • New School finds a new use for old trees

    BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer Students at the New School in Holmdel show off their tree creations during the presentation of the “Fantastic Forest” project on Feb. 16. Students were given an artificial tree, and designed and constructed themed tree decorations using math, research and creative skills. HOLMDEL — There are…

  • Letters

    Thompson mansion should have been saved I cannot believe I am going to say this, but I agree with the gadfly that is Larry Loigman (“County criticized for mansion’s fire system,” Feb. 15) — only on the subject of the recent fire at Thompson Park. To spend $3.7 million — taxpayers’ dollars — and not…

  • Obituaries

    Eileen McDonald Lansing Mrs. Lansing, 82, of Toms River, died Feb. 20 at Jersey Shore Medical, Neptune. Born in Jersey City, she resided in Fanwood and Maywood, prior to moving to Toms River. She was a retired secretary at Western Electric, New York City, where she was employed several years. She was a member of…

  • 1st down for Holmdel

    The Holmdel Board of Education named Andy Carlstrom as the new high school football coach last week, closing the book on a season marred by a scandal that the team did nothing to create. In October, Coach Joe O’Connor and nine of his assistants resigned following a dispute with the school board over a disciplinary…

  • Monmouth County will see expanded coverage

    Greater Media Newspapers has seen an opportunity in recent years to expand its news coverage and circulation to additional areas of Monmouth County. From a base that included the western and Bayshore regions of the county, our management has brought newspapers on line that cover Red Bank, Long Branch, Ocean Township and other communities in…

  • Weight of indictments is dragging Merla down

    Coda Greg Bean For those of you who are interested, the federal indictment against Keyport Mayor John Merla is now up to 18 pages. Merla, as most people in Monmouth County know by now, was indicted again last week by U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie — this time on a new corruption charge for allegedly…

  • Letters

    Teacher agrees children are losing the benefits of arts education I would like to respond to the “Your Turn” article written by guest columnist, Andy McDonough from Middletown. I would first of all like to thank Mr. McDonough for his eloquent editorial supporting the arts in education. As an art teacher at one of the…

  • Mom’s cover blown staking out party

    Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch It was not long ago that our teenage son expressed a desire to host a gathering in our back garage for a group of his peers. While I felt the color drain from my cheeks, my husband smiled, nodded and simply said, “Sounds fun.” I’m sure he was thinking…

  • Obituaries

    Raymond J. Owens Mr. Owens, 81, of Hazlet, died Feb. 1 at home. Born in Newark, he resided in Union prior to moving to Hazlet 47 years ago. He was a contract specialist at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, for 15 years, retiring in 1993. He served with the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.…