Category: Independent Opinion

  • For the Record

    A June 22 story about Charles J. Barreca of Keyport did not include the address where donations in his behalf may be sent. Donations in care of Charles J. Barreca may be sent to the American Liver Foundation, Transplant Trust Fund, 1425 Pompton Ave., Cedar Grove 07009. Barreca said he will need a liver transplant…

  • Eminent domain ruling twists 5th Amendment

    Coda Greg Bean The year is 2035, and the town fathers in East Brunswick have just taken 17 single-family homes because the Wawa Corp. wants to build a new mega-convenience store near the mall on Hillsdale Road. The homeowners have fought it as far as they can, but the courts hold that eminent domain is…

  • Boredom descends on the summer break

    Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch I’ve decided that little boys are magnets for more boys. Little boys also attract bugs, snakes, and dirt that lingers behind the ear, but that’s another column. It’s not a bad thing, not really. Boys, not unlike onion breath, tend to cancel each other out. The more little boys…

  • Students take the reins of local government

    BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer MATAWAN — What would the borough be like if it was run by a bunch of 10- and 11-year-olds? Well, for one thing, taxes would be raised, but only a little bit so residents don’t get mad but the borough can afford everything it needs. This…

  • Obituaries

    Francis “Fran” J. Tanguay Mr. Tanguay, 75, of Middletown, died June 26 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in New Britain, Conn., he resided there prior to moving to Middletown 45 years ago. He was a salesman at Monmouth Building Center, Middletown, for five years, retiring in 1999. Prior to that, he was employed…

  • Photo

    CHRIS KELLY staff Students from Bayview Elementary School, Middletown, perform a play last week that they wrote titled “A Class Trip Gone Wrong.”

  • Moving on

    SCOTT PILLING staff Class of 2005 Matawan Regional High School graduate Matthew Cannella smiles after receiving his diploma on June 23.

  • On Campus

    Jessica Gaeta, Ashley Maxson and Becki Bagnato, all graduates of Middletown High School North, recently received Middletown Lions Club Scholarships in the amount of $500 each. The students were selected for outstanding academic achievement, extracurricular activities, and financial need. Gaeta will major in pre-law at Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, Maxson will major in…

  • Letters

    Contributions point to pay-to-play problem Is there a pay-to-play problem in Hazlet? We don’t know for sure, but campaign contributions made to the all-Republican Township Committee might raise questions in some people’s minds. Looking over the data available on New Jersey’s Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) Internet site, we see a little more than $50,000…