Category: Independent Opinion

  • Kids: If it isn’t one thing, it’s another

    Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch I remember a time when my eldest son was always awake, playing with his toys, excavating the kitchen floor with his tractors and taking the bathroom cabinets apart with his 17-piece pry-bar set. Oh, those were the days. He never slept back then, not really. Sure, there would be…

  • Obituaries

    William T. Reddy Mr. Reddy, 85, of Middletown, died Sept. 17 at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he resided there prior to moving to Middletown in 2004. He was a retired employee of the New York Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, New York City; as well as a machinist and shipfitter on the Battleship USS…

  • 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…

  • Letters

    Matawan, Aberdeen should use joint board for train project I read with interest David Sobel’s letter regarding redevelopment of the Aberdeen-Matawan train station area. I want to take Mr. Sobel at his word, and suggest a few steps that could be taken. 1. Take the bold step of recombining these two towns, which were once…

  • Outpouring of support a tribute to community

    They need it more than we do. That’s been the sentiment of many area residents, business owners and organizations who, like most Americans, have watched the fall-out of Hurricane Katrina in disbelief over the past few weeks. The response to the devastation along the Gulf Coast can only be described as heart-warming, as countless citizens…

  • The memorial garden has deteriorated and Middletown’s leaders ‘have already forgotten’ 9/11

    Your Turn John Pollinger Guest Column On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people in this country were murdered in what can only be described as an act of war. Media attention gradually focused on Middletown and its loss of 37 residents in this barbaric attack. With much fanfare, ground was broken for a permanent memorial…

  • It’s safe to smoke but only in your dreams

    Coda Greg Bean After many years as an ex-smoker, I took the habit up again this week, and I’m enjoying it immensely. The news that I’m smoking again initially horrified my wife, and it will probably horrify my friends as well. I lost both of my parents to lung cancer, and I’d been a two-pack-a-day…

  • Obituaries

    Albert S. Hunt Jr. Mr. Hunt, 69, of Keyport, died Sept. 11 at Jersey Shore University Hospital, Neptune. Born in Perth Amboy, he resided there before moving to Keyport 22 years ago. Mr. Hunt was vice president at Universal Filters, Asbury Park, for eight years. Prior to that, he was employed at Refilco Filters, Perth…