Category: Independent Opinion

  • Middletown Board of Education misses mark again

    Congratulations to the Middletown Board of Education! Once again, you have missed the mark. Your letter to the Middletown school community concerning the current state of negotiations and the exodus of teachers from Middletown schools is grossly misguided. Teachers are leaving Middletown schools not for better salaries elsewhere, but to escape abuse and gain respect.…

  • Former student pays tribute to a memorable teacher

    All of us, no matter how old we are, can remember that one teacher who had that special impact on our lives. For me, it was Joseph Dudzik. I first met Mr. Dudzik in 1973 as an eighth-grade student in the Matawan Avenue Middle School in the Cliffwood section of what was then Matawan Township,…

  • Revisionists, not Republicans, the ones who come and go

    Mort Lipitz wrote last week that the preservation of the Chase tract was begun "some four years ago," and that "measurable progress" began only after the re-election bids of the two incumbents (Robert Giannone and Henry Ferris) in 1998 failed. He is correct in that the 1999 Township Committee cast the critical votes to preserve…

  • Board awards $18M contract for H.S. North

    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…

  • Vote for the GOP candidate who will best serve Holmdel

    Some four years ago, when the effort to preserve the Chase property began, the Regular Republican mayor and certain Regular Republican members of the Township Committee were making secret deals with their favorite Realtor and developer to build as many houses as possible on that land. At the same time, Russell Dronne and his friends…

  • Writer endorses Lavan in Hazlet Democratic primary

    Democratic voters in Hazlet Township will be presented with a choice on June 4, and a candidate who, with your support, will have the chance to strengthen the party’s majority on the Township Committee come November. This opportunity comes from a vote in support of Kevin Lavan. Kevin’s candidacy has been greatly bolstered through the…

  • Obituaries

    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. PETER V. DROBISH, 82, of Middletown died May 19 at home. Born in Scranton, Pa., he was a Middletown resident since 1957, and retired to Edgewater, Fla.,…

  • Lavan the right choice for Hazlet Township Committee

    On June 4, the Democratic voters in Hazlet Township will face a choice as to who their nominee will be for the November general election for Township Committee. My choice is clear in Kevin Lavan through the positive tone his campaign projects and the goal-oriented solutions he seeks. Mr. Lavan has received the endorsements of…

  • Middletown board, attorney wallow in double standards

    I find it appalling that the Middletown Township Board of Education and their lawyer, Malachi Kenny, seem to wallow in the art of double standards. Six months ago, their adamant stance against binding arbitration played a large role in the subsequent teacher strike, jailing and loss of a week of education for the students of…