Category: Independent Opinion

  • Letters

    FACE program failed candidates and voters The Independent’s critical review of the Fair and Clean Elections Pilot Project (FACE) in the Sept. 28 issue was right on. I was first introduced to FACE at a political picnic last summer, attended by former Assemblyman Bill Flynn. Although I contributed to this project, I was apprehensive about…

  • Let’s hope his cell mate is another GoodFella

    Coda Greg Bean I don’t know whether to file this one under “A Cautionary Tale” or “Where Are They Now?” If you’re a movie or fiction buff, you certainly remember the 1990 movie “GoodFellas” based on the novel by Nicholas Pileggi, and you likely remember Henry Hill, the mob informer played by Ray Liotta. You…

  • There’s more to life than a Mazda RX7

    Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch Although I’m basically a moral person, I have been known to fib to the children. Not big fibs, mind you. I’m honest about life-threatening situations and how much I paid for my stylish new pair of shoes. But I like to keep them on the edge when it comes…

  • Campaign experiment winds up FACE down

    We had high hopes for the Fair and Clean Elections (FACE) Pilot Project, but as the experiment came to a close last week, there was no way of looking at it as anything but a bust. Under FACE, Assembly candidates from Camden County’s District 6 and our local District 13 were each challenged to collect…

  • Qualifying for the Mother of the Year Award

    Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch It hit me just last week that I may never qualify for the Mother of the Year Award. I’m also out of the running for Cook of the Century and A Wife to Die For. Since those nice folks at “Desperate Housewives” haven’t called and requested my presence for…

  • Obituaries

    Kenneth Paul Nolan Mr. Nolan, 43, of the West Keansburg section of Hazlet, died Sept. 24 following a plane crash in Millstone. Born in Red Bank, he resided in the Leonardo section of Middletown, prior to moving to West Keansburg a few years ago. He was a 25-year member of the Iron Workers Union Local…

  • Letters

    Matawan MOM spur would mean loss of trail Will a train replace the hikers and bikers who enjoy the newly-opened southern extension of the Henry Hudson Trail? If Sen. Peter Inverso could wield his political power once again, the answer would certainly be yes. In 2001, Inverso (R-Middlesex/Mercer) was a member of the Senate Budget…

  • Correction

    In the Sept. 21 article “Officers Interview Top KBA Officials,” an error was made in which quotes were mistakenly attributed to Keyport Business Alliance President Michael Norris. The statements incorrectly attributed to Norris were actually made by former KBA President Jeff Fink. Throughout the article, which reported excerpts from a recording of a closed-session meeting…

  • Interim superintendent appointed in Holmdel

    BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer “I look forward to a very enjoyable stay here in Holmdel. It’s a district that I’ve always admired from afar.” — Mark J. Franceschini HOLMDEL — The Board of Education recently appointed a retiree to the position of interim superintendent. Mark J. Franceschini, 68, of Sea…