Category: Independent Opinion

DeTalvo set to leave district problems behind The imminent departure of Jack DeTalvo from the Middletown school district marks just another of many administrators who have fled the district over the past few years. Since 1998, the district has had seen a number of principals at every educational level come and go, and it has…

The vast majority of Lincroft residents are opposed to the widening of Route 520, Lincroft-Middletown Road, Swimming River Road, and the proposed jughandle on Phalanx Road, as recommended by the county engineer. The first priority of this project seems to be simply to speed traffic swiftly through the heart of the village of Lincroft, whereas…

In the days, weeks and months following Sept. 11, we all witnessed the tremendous work accomplished by emergency response professionals. As the world looked on in shocked disbelief, the passion, commitment, professionalism and humanity demonstrated by emergency medical services (EMS) teams were hailed as heroic. Yet, we in the medical community see the quiet, often…

The weather turned out good, the veterans came to participate, and the crowds were great and thankful to the veterans. More than 101 veterans turned out (lost a few to a new parade in Keyport at the same time), with 12 new veterans. A special thanks to all the churches, temples, civic and social organizations…

Board awards $18M contract for H.S. North School officials say renovations project on target for June start date By alison granito Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The third time appears to be the charm in the Board of Education’s quest to award a contract for the renovations on High School North, the only project yet to…

Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. BRIG. GEN. PETER E. GENOVESE JR., USAR (retired), 64, of Brick Township died May 19 at The Medical Center of Ocean County, Brick, after a battle with…

Finally, the Middletown Board of Education has been able to award a contract for renovations at Middletown High School North, bringing to a close the six-year saga of the $78.5 million school district construction referendum. This has to come as a relief not just to board members, who have been criticized for dragging the referendum…

Please, please, please tell me we are going to hear more about the rubber ducks of Middletown! Although an avid supporter of the arts, and a fan of punditry everywhere, I could not stop laughing over the Middletown Township Cultural Arts Center’s "Duckoration 2002" campaign for the Banfield Arts Center. Ducks! They had to be…

The proposed school budget for the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District was defeated by the communities by a vote of 1,627-841. As presented, the $46.7 million budget would result in steep tax increases for both communities. The Board of Education characterized it as a "bare bones" budget. The same old boilerplate, meaning that every item included…