Category: Independent Opinion

  • Letters

    Chain-saw incident upsets Aberdeen resident There has been a lot of chatter in the press recently about the subject of eminent domain — the taking of private property by the government for public use. Apparently there are those in the corporate sector who feel they are entitled to the same rights as the government. I…

  • Letters

    Open wallets, Hazlet. Sachs is reaching in Hazlet needs a new town hall. They could put this town hall on Middle Road, by the library with plenty of parking for a cost of $1.8 million but for some reason Mr. Michael Sachs wants to spend $9.2 million (in principal and interest) to squash it into…

  • Obituaries

    Marie Johnson Ledda Mrs. Ledda, 75, of Matawan, died July 20 at Green Acres Nursing Center, Dover Township. Born in Jersey City, she resided in Hazlet for several years prior to moving to Matawan 15 years ago. She was a homemaker. She was a member of the Minisink Club. She enjoyed time with her family,…

  • District may not retain longtime softball coach

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — For the past 10 years, Liz Keene has been involved with the Middletown High School North softball program as a freshman, junior varsity and varsity coach. Over the span of the decade, she has seen the program grow, and is glad to say that…

  • On Campus

    Josie L. Musen, Holmdel, was recently named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. A 2004 graduate of High Technology High School, Lincroft section of Middletown, she is the daughter of Ellen and Robert Musen. Nikki DiBenedetto, Hazlet,…

  • State should act soon on sex offender zones

    Holmdel became the latest municipality to create what have been dubbed “pedophile-free zones” last week. The measure bars certain convicted sex offenders from living near areas that children regularly use. It likely won’t be the last. In our region, Matawan, Keyport, Keansburg and Marlboro, among several others, have either adopted or begun discussions about ordinances…

  • Professional advice you can take as the gospel

    Greg Bean Coda I never thought I’d come to the point in my life where I had any foolproof professional wisdom for my kids, at least any they’d listen to. But recently I had a conversation with one of my sons that made me realize there are a few things I’m fairly wise about, after…

  • Letters

    Rent regulation is ‘one and only algorithm that works’ Save for Hawaii, New Jersey has the highest average rents in the country. High market-rate rents combined with an acute housing shortage operate to render the costs of housing unaffordable to many middle-income residents, whether now living in or contemplating a job-related move to New Jersey.…

  • Rock band, old fans enjoy a special concert

    In the News Mark Rosman There are so many places one can start when one is 45 years old and attending a Twisted Sister concert. I don’t even know where to begin. I suppose the real story of my July 15 trip to Philadelphia to see a band I first came upon in 1978 at…