Category: Independent Opinion

  • Manna House extends thanks to supporters

    Manna House extends thanks to supporters Manna House extends warm thanks to members of the 12 Protestant and Catholic church choirs whose voices thrilled and chilled at the recent Music Fest 2003 at St. John’s United Methodist Church, Hazlet. It is significant that "Start With Love" is the theme of both Manna House in Cliffwood…

  • Aberdeen resident answers rebuttal to previous war letter

    I feel I must respond to Brittany P. Wolverton’s letter (June 4 Independent). To include the word "intellectual" with the likes of Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Barbra Streisand, Martin Sheen, Michael Moore, etc., is an insult to anyone’s intelligence — even though it was in Newsweek, know your sources. I repeat — everyone has a…

  • Commuter parking ‘lot’ dismays Aberdeen resident

    This is about a nice tree-lined street in Aberdeen (Reids Hill Road). This street has homes on one side and trees and shrubs on the other. A while ago, it turned into a virtual parking lot. One block away is a commuter bus kiosk. About one-and-one-half blocks away is the new Stop & Shop super…

  • Foundation ex-member furious over subdivision

    There is a gorgeous wooded hill and dale here in Middletown adjacent to Huber Woods. It has been untouched for thousands of years. Indians hunted and settled in this area — I have arrowheads to prove it. The land has survived the arrival of Europeans, and if this land could talk, what stories we would…

  • Thanks go out to Memorial Day parade supporters

    The rain held up, the crowds came and the veterans participated in the Matawan Memorial Day parade May 25. A special thanks to all churches, temples, and civic, social and veterans organizations for their support in notifying their membership of our need for veterans to march. At the last minute, McGuire AFB Humvees went to…

  • Parents express thanks to voters who passed budget

    The parents of the Middletown school district wish to express their sincerest thanks to their community which voted to support their school’s education once again this year by approving the school budget. While one-third of all school districts in Monmouth County are grappling with how to cut their budgets to appease a negative public vote,…

  • Writer should attempt to understand ‘Hollywood left’ position

    I would like to specifically address the remarks made in a letter to the editor by Mr. Frank Bertulis of Aberdeen. During the many protests, globally as well as nationally, Newsweek referred to Mr. Bertulis’ "Hollywood left" as the "intellectual left." Those in opposition to the president’s position do include many Hollywood stars — but…

  • Families of Heather Rose Kiss extend thanks to community

    On behalf of the Kiss and Ford families, we would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to the communities that surround us for their support during and after the illness and passing of our daughter/granddaughter Heather Rose. As many of you know, Heather’s illness from Stevens-Johnson syndrome came on quickly and there was not much…

  • Authority’s dwindling cash stymies Hazlet resident

    Authority’s dwindling cash stymies Hazlet resident In response to Tracey Maffiore and Michael Sacks regarding "Clear Air Over Sewerage Authority Issue," it stated in the July 24 Independent that Hazlet was awarded $549,059. On Aug. 7, the amount stated was "$550,000 against Bayshore Regional Service." How did this number dwindle to $105,000 and then to…