Category: Independent Opinion

  • Big Brother’s eyes won’t be on bookstore purchases

    Greg Bean As a full-time newspaperman and part-time novelist, I’ve had to find the answers to some fairly esoteric questions over the last 30 years. Among the more arcane: • How far will a slug from a .44-caliber Magnum revolver penetrate into the engine block of a Crown Victoria sedan? • What are the physical…

  • Saying goodbye to that childhood memorabilia

    Lori Clinch For the sake of love, I’ve become a bit overstocked on useless items. For years, I absolutely adored the sentimental stuff. I loved anything and everything that had the potential to remind me of a syrupy moment. And if it even began to resemble anything that one of my precious children’s chubby hands…

  • Police seek man in connection to lewdness

    BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer A police sketch artist’s rendering of the suspect. ABERDEEN — Police are looking for a man who allegedly exposed himself to three children at Guisti Field, in the Cliffwood section of the township May 30. The incident occurred sometime between 6:30 and 6:50 p.m., when the…

  • Letters

    Host families sought for visiting French students They call McDonald’s “MacDo” (pronounced “dough”). They can’t get enough of the TV sitcom “Friends.” Football is a very big deal. They don’t do ketchup, but they want nothing more than to try an authentic American hamburger. On July 8, World Exchange will be welcoming 87 French students,…

  • Obituaries

    Woodrow L. Hilliard Mr. Hilliard of Keansburg, died June 11 at Arnold Walter Nursing Home, Holmdel. Born in Jersey City, he resided in Keansburg the past 61 years. He owned and operated Heidelberg Restaurant, Keansburg, for more than 30 years. Prior to that, he owned Woody’s Luncheonette, Keansburg. He served with the U.S. Army during…

  • Learning still in while school is out, at Sylvan

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — While the school year is coming to an end soon, it doesn’t mean that the learning has to stop. Sure, most kids are looking forward to riding their bikes or going swimming and spending time with their friends. But at Sylvan Learning Center in…

  • KBA must improve on election mistakes

    A bitter dispute over the failed Keyport Business Alliance (KBA) budget was settled last week when the Borough Council cut $20,000 from the package. The cut should have a minimal impact on the KBA’s operations, since $13,000 of it came from the council’s decision to waive an annual donation into its Smart Growth fund, and…

  • Principal, assistants named for high school

    Parents criticize Holmdel school board over selection process BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer HOLMDEL — Parents and teachers expressed outrage over the appointment of a high school principal and other issues at a chaotic Board of Education meeting last week. The board appointed acting principal Cheryl Swider to the permanent position…