Category: Independent Opinion

  • Town’s problem summed up in five letters: ‘Swaim’

    Since the court-appointed mediator, Ronald Riccio has said he wants to talk to a cross section of the township residents to see if he can determine what the problem is, I believe I can tell him in five letters: "Swaim." Relations between the teachers union and the Board of Education have continually deteriorated since Middletown…

  • Ex-Middletown teacher reprimands letter writer

    I too am an ex-Middletown teacher who taught in Thorne Middle School for six years. For the last 12 years, I have held a teaching position at Keyport High School. Before that, I taught for six years at St. Catherine’s Roman Catholic School, East Keansburg section of Middletown. In my 24-year career as an educator,…

  • Club extends thanks for outpouring of holiday gifts

    The members of the evening and daytime groups of the Woman’s Club of Middletown would like to thank the residents of Middletown Township and the surrounding areas for their overwhelming support of the club’s recent "Holiday Gift Trees" project. The trees were based at the New Monmouth Road and Route 35 branch, and the Harmony…

  • Burned strip mall held special memories for Holmdel couple

    It is with great sadness that we read about the destruction of the strip mall on Poole Avenue in Hazlet that served as home for our dance school and a place of learning for literally thousands of dance students for 17 wonderful years. When we moved in during the summer of 1979, the tenants were…

  • Committee candidate thanks Hazlet voters for their support

    In this past election, I ran for one of the seats on the Hazlet Township Committee. Although I did not achieve the desired result, the experience was well worth the investment of my time and effort. I learned politics is challenging, and the people that give themselves over to this process make no small sacrifice…

  • Teachers must learn gist of professional behavior

    Now that there are no school teachers in jail in New Jersey, it is time to seriously consider ways and means of getting teachers to be active and productive in the public schools. There is only one way to accomplish this goal. Teachers have to become professionals, something they are not now. Teachers must learn,…

  • Committee candidate thanks Hazlet voters for support

    In this past election, I ran for one of the seats on the Hazlet Township Committee. Although I did not achieve the desired result, the experience was well worth the investment of my time and effort. I learned politics is challenging, and the people that give themselves over to this process make no small sacrifice…

  • Holmdel First Aid Auxiliary thanks raffle supporters

    The members of the Holmdel First Aid Auxiliary would like to thank all our friends for their generous contributions to our annual raffle Dec. 4. Without the support, the raffle would not have been a success. The members of the First Aid Squad would also like to thank you and appreciate your help. The proceeds…

  • Food pantry extends thanks to Christmas supporters

    On behalf of the needy in our community, I want to thank the many people who helped make this Christmas a joyous occasion for the poorest among us. Special thanks go to St. John’s United Methodist Church, Faith Reformed Church, both in Hazlet; Reformed Church of Keyport; Brownies Troop No. 1492, Keyport; and a group…