Category: Independent Opinion

  • Close call puts new spin on calls

    Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch Ever since a burglar attempted to break into our humble abode a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been downright jumpy. Take the other day, for instance. I was in the midst of paperwork and on my fourth cup of coffee, when the phone rang. I looked at the caller…

  • School owners excited to reopen after flood

    Summer pipe burst damaged facility and forced its closure BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Most businesses that thrive need not fret about having a grand re-opening or shutting down for remodeling work. For the first 14 years as co-directors of Teddy Bear Learning Center, Ruth Ann Laird and Karen…

  • Obituaries

    Claire A. Crosby Mrs. Crosby, 81, of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, died Jan. 1 at home. Born in Bayonne, she was a lifelong resident of Port Monmouth. She was a homemaker. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth section of Middletown. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward…

  • Letters

    Caregivers of New Jersey stands ready to lend a hand The baby boomer generation is coming of age. In 2006, the leading edge of the nation’s 78 million baby boomers will begin to turn 60. This is a generation of people, many of whom serve as caregivers to an aging or elderly parent, spouse or…

  • Small acts of kindness can make a difference

    Coda Greg Bean There was a moving letter to the editor in last week’s edition of one of our newspapers, the Suburban, from a woman named Rosemary Mulvanerton, who wanted to thank the staff of a local Wendy’s restaurant for making her husband a cheeseburger. It seems Ms. Mulvanerton’s husband had been in the hospital…

  • Ugly politics in Holmdel

    Following a few years of Democratic control, the Holmdel Republicans officially took over the majority of the Township Committee last week, and seemed to have reason for optimism. However, 2006 certainly started off on the wrong foot. Longtime Committeewoman Serena DiMaso was chosen unanimously as mayor last week, but that gesture of solidarity quickly gave…

  • For the Record

    Regarding the Dec. 28 article “Hovnanian to buy out Aberdeen Forge,” K. Hovnanian has purchased the Mirror Lake portion of what is commonly referred to as the Aberdeen Forge redevelopment plan. Kara Homes is still the owner of Aberdeen Forge.

  • Matawan resident not optimistic about new Borough Council’s leadership abilities

    Your Turn Tom Fitzsimmons Guest Column Tom Fitzsimmons Guest Column In the weeks since Election Day, I’ve spoken with quite a few of my fellow Matawan residents about the outcome of the election, and the future of our town. To a man or woman, nearly all were frustrated by the lack of progress in the…