Category: Independent Opinion
-

Cove Road students learn about coming to America Hazlet school gym transformed into Ellis Island as pupils immigrate
Staff Writer By ELAINE VAN DEVELDE Cove Road students learn about coming to America Hazlet school gym transformed into Ellis Island as pupils immigrate Fourth-grader Brian Cloonan, 9, speaks with an “official” during the Ellis Island Immigration Day program at Cove Road School in Hazlet. HAZLET — Students at Cove Road School got a good…
-

State to provide $7.3B in school aid in 2001-02 Aid drops slightly
State to provide $7.3B in school aid in 2001-02 Aid drops slightly in Keyport, Mid’town; up in Hazlet, Holmdel, Matawan-Aberdeen The final budget proposed by former Gov. Christie Whitman will increase state aid for local school districts by $585 million, to $7.3 billion, in the 2001-02 school year. "When I took office, state aid for…
-

‘Honus and Me’ author tells students to follow his lead During Nut Swamp visit, Dan Gutman advises kids never to give up
Staff Writer By Alison Granito ‘Honus and Me’ author tells students to follow his lead During Nut Swamp visit, Dan Gutman advises kids never to give up MIDDLETOWN — A popular children’s author imparted his brand of unconventional motivational speaking to children at Nut Swamp School last week. Dan Gutman, who wrote the popular books…
-

Matawan needs your help
Matawan residents should heed the call for fire department and first aid squad volunteers. As you will read in this week’s Independent, the borough has a serious shortage of first aid squad volunteers, which, if it continues, will not only prove costly but may delay response times dramatically. Right now the squad only has six…
-

Public’s perception of Matawan-Aberdeen board is way off the mark Guest Column Joseph McAleer
Public’s perception of Matawan-Aberdeen board is way off the mark Guest Column Joseph McAleer The public perception is that these caretakers of our children’s education, the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional Board of Education, work together harmoniously and that everyone receives the same input, information, and true and honest facts in order to make the decisions to vote…
-

St. Mary’s to celebrate Catholic Schools Week
St. Mary’s Elementary School is celebrating Catholic Schools Week with an assembly honoring a chosen chairperson Feb. 1 at 1:30 p.m. All are invited to the event to honor an individual chosen for his/her contribution to Catholic school education. Also on Feb. 1 is an Open House and New Parent Orientation at 7 p.m. in…
-

Obituaries
DONALD C. LIPPERT, 72, of Middletown died Jan. 12 at Jersey Shore Rehabilitation Center, Eatontown. Born in Milwaukee, Wis., he previously lived in Oviedo, Fla., and Huntington, N.Y., before moving to Middletown 12 years ago. He was the general manager for B & N Service Station, Jamaica, N.Y., for several years before retiring. He served…
-

Obituaries continued
JOSEPHINE "GELSUMINA" GUERRIERO, 88, of Hazlet died Jan. 16 at Regency Park Nursing Home, Hazlet. Born in Newark, she lived in Bloomfield prior to moving to Hazlet five years ago. She was a relief operator for Peerless Tube, Bloomfield, for 30 years, retiring in 1977. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Anthony and…
-

A step in the right direction
Middletown’s proposed new land-use ordinance should go a long way toward making more developers provide real open space in their developments. All too often what’s labeled as open space in subdivision site plans turns out to be completely unusable to the future homeowners or public at large. In many cases, it may be no more…
