Category: Independent Opinion

  • Poor playing fields need to be addressed

    The baseball fields at Indian Hill have been in poor shape for several years (my boys started playing on these fields at least eight years ago). Sturniolo field was beautiful when it was new for its first two seasons. I remember Holmdel Youth Athletic Association (HYAA) taking great pains to maintain these fields during their…

  • ‘Police Camp’ parents thank police for effort

    Most of us make our opinion known when we are dissatisfied with something, whether it be a major injustice or something as simple as poor service in a store or restaurant. Yet we may be less likely to express our opinion when things “go our way.” So, while I am writing a bit belatedly, my…

  • Obituaries

    Sebastiano Cannizzaro Mr. Cannizzaro, 85, of Hazlet, died Sept. 19 at Madison Center, Old Bridge. Born in New York City, he resided in Keyport and Keansburg prior to moving to Hazlet 46 years ago. He was a self-employed barber in Keansburg for 40 years. He served with the U.S. Army during World War II. He…

  • Help line could be a valuable service

    For all of an adult’s best intentions, sometimes the words “You can tell me anything” will never ring true to a child. Whether it’s a boy being pushed around at the bus stop, a teenage girl pressured to be promiscuous with her boyfriend or a young man struggling with a substance-abuse problem, there are some…

  • Minnuies elected new school board president

    High school band uniforms main issue of workshop meeting BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — When Mike Roberts resigned from his position as Middletown Board of Education president two weeks ago, the focus immediately turned to who would succeed him. All anybody had to do to find his replacement, though,…

  • Middle school opens after fire-caused delays

    BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer ABERDEEN — After being delayed twice due to damage from a fire, the Matawan Avenue Middle School finally ended summer vacation and opened its doors to students. The first day of school for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders in the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District was held in…

  • Precautions taken after bleacher accident

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN — On the first weekend of football season, much of the talk surrounding Middletown athletics concerned the opening of both high school football fields, after several last-minute preparations were made to host game-day crowds of thousands. While this was going on, only a handful of…

  • Progress noted after meeting with mediator

    Matawan-Aberdeen school board, teachers negotiating contracts BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer ABERDEEN — The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional Board of Education and the Matawan Regional Teachers Association had their first meeting with an appointed mediator in an effort to reach an agreement on new teachers contracts. The two groups met with Thomas Hartigan,…

  • Hook better at ‘bottom of Atlantic’ than developed

    I am completely opposed to the redevelopment of Sandy Hook National Park, inclusive particularly of Fort Hancock. I have lived in the shore area all my life; however, I came to live in the Bayshore area in the early 1980s and made a magnificent discovery — the peaceful, quite beautiful place called Sandy Hook. I…