Category: Independent Opinion

  • Teen ‘underachievers’ in workplace shock reader

    After 10 years at home raising my kids, it was time to return to the job market. Going back to Manhattan was out of the question so I chose a local retail position because of the flexible hours and close proximity to my house and my children. What I expected to find were wives/mothers like…

  • Letters

    Fort Monmouth has The global war on terror knows no boundaries as we’ve seen with the bombings in Madrid, London and now Sharm el-Shiek, Egypt. This will also be a long conflict but one which the global community cannot afford to lose. Our military bases must be evaluated on their mission capability and military essentiality.…

  • Take ordinance to the shredding machine

    Your Turn Thomas Kesolits Guest Column I am opposed to the proposed tree-cutting ordinance as I feel this infringes on the rights of property owners to maintain their property and imposes more public control on the rights of private property owners. Developers are the entities that engage in all of the extensive clear-cutting experienced in…

  • New Hazlet swim team hopes to make a splash

    Parents seek help in keeping unfunded program afloat BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer HAZLET — Plenty of people know about Raritan High School’s prowess on the football field and the basketball court in recent years. Now there’s another team on campus looking to make their mark in the Rockets’ athletic program.…

  • While school is out, the learning continues

    About 200 take part in extended school year program in Middletown BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer Middletown MIDDLETOWN — For most kids, the summer months are a time to kick back, relax and unwind from a long school year. But for many years in Middletown, there has been a select group…

  • Letters

    ’Balance is the key’ in train station redevelopment As I raise a third generation in the town of Matawan, I can honestly say, “There’s no place like home.” I have seen many changes, but what remains is as necessary to my Aberdeen neighbors — literally across the street — as it is to my Matawan…

  • Obituaries

    Richard S. Lloyd Mr. Lloyd, 73, of Aberdeen, died Aug. 13 at home. Born in East Orange, he resided there and in Union Beach before moving to Aberdeen 44 years ago. Before his retirement, he was a dock builder with Dock Builders Union Local No. 1456 in New York City and in New Jersey. Mr.…

  • Towns’ leaders may miss the train at crucial moment

    Matawan and Aberdeen are approaching a crucial moment in their histories, one that will determine the way these towns will look and function for generations to come. Each town has its own vision for how redevelopment around their train station should proceed, but if they don’t start cooperating, they may wind up with a version…