Category: Independent Opinion

  • Letters

    Hazlet resident questions Antonucci Bridget Antonucci has barely completed the first year of her first term on the Hazlet Township Committee, and already she has revealed her lofty political ambitions. So far, her most influential act as a public servant was to support Scott Broschart, as he along with Monmouth County Republican Chairman Fred Niemann…

  • Concert to keep teacher’s memory alive

    Proceeds will go to American Cancer Society BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer MATAWAN — The band will play on for Louise Winston. As a staple in the Matawan-Aberdeen School District, Winston taught sixth grade for 25 years until lung cancer suddenly took her from her students and family in February 2004.…

  • Obituaries

    Doris M. Novembre Mrs. Novembre, 77, of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, died Feb. 2 at home. Born in New York City, she resided there and in Middletown for many years before moving to Port Monmouth. Mrs. Novembre was a homemaker. She was a communicant of St. Catherine’s Roman Catholic Church, North Middletown. She…

  • For the Record

    In the Jan. 25 Schools & Camps special section, two of the children who were photographed were listed with the wrong ages. Jessica D’Agostino and Douglas Walsh, who were photographed with the article about Computykes in Shrewsbury, are 5 years old.

  • Board silent on reason for Witmer suspension

    Superintendent was dismissed for 120 days without pay or benefits BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Following a two-hour closed session last week, the Board of Education suspended Superintendent David Witmer for 120 days without pay or benefits. The board has given no indication as to why it moved Jan.…

  • Schools get an F in teaching literacy

    Coda Greg Bean The newspaper business is facing the biggest challenge in its entire history, as publications across the country struggle to find ways to appeal to the next generations of readers. But for all our collective soul-searching in the industry — for all our attempts to make our publications more attractive, more colorful, more…

  • Public tours an improved Matawan Avenue School

    BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer TOM CAIAZZA Assemblyman Sam Thompson and Sen. Joe Kyrillos accompanied Board of Education member Pat Demarest through a tour of the newly renovated Matawan Avenue Middle School Jan. 30. ABERDEEN — With construction completed and the remnants of the Labor Day fire behind them, the Matawan-Aberdeen…

  • Death by mirrors at the clothing store

    Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch You know, I really hate my clothes.I’ve tried to bargain with my closet and make peace with my trousers, but I’ve grown to despise every garment I own. No matter what the season or the day, regardless of the occasion or the temperature, I’ve found that I don’t have…

  • Board nears decision on football coach

    BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer HOLMDEL — The Board of Education is expected to announce the appointment of a new head football coach soon, putting to rest months of speculation and closing the book on a chaotic season. Pat Impreviduto, the chair of the board’s Personnel Committee, said at the Feb.…