Category: Independent Opinion
-

Good Samaritan in Hazlet deserves special thanks for aiding stranger
This morning, Jan. 10, at about 5:45 a.m. when I was walking to my bus stop, I slipped on ice and fell at the corner of Virginia Avenue and Middle Road. I lay there face down in pain and managed to get up only to have my leg give out and fall down again, this…
-

Town center would set dangerous precedent Guest Column Gerard P. Scharfenberger
Town center would set dangerous precedent Guest Column Gerard P. Scharfenberger The proposed town center has aroused a great deal of concern throughout the Middletown community, with good reason. This proposal is flawed in many respects, and its implementation will arguably have deleterious effects on the township. The very idea of a "town center" is…
-

VFW and Ladies Auxiliary congratulate new mayor
On behalf of the members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2179 and the Ladies Auxiliary, we wish to extend our sincere congratulations to Joan A. Smith on being elected mayor of Middletown Township for the year 2001. Wishing you and your family great success and good health during the ensuing year. Mary…
-

Middletown raises pay for substitute teachers
Staff Writer By alison granito MIDDLETOWN — According to school officials, substitute teachers in the township are happy to have noticed a change for the better in their paychecks. In order to be more competitive with surrounding school districts, the township raised its rate of pay for substitute teachers from $65 to $85 per day,…
-

Matawan and Aberdeen should push for state review
It is time for the Matawan and Aberdeen town leadership to jointly ask for an official and thorough review by the New Jersey Department of Education of the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District. It is long past the time that our school system and its leadership be put under the microscope and be called to answer…
-

OMoving right along in Middletown – at lastur view
As you’ll read in this week’s Independent, construction work in the Middletown school district is finally progressing. While nothing has started at Middletown High School North, it is well under way at High School South and at Thompson and Thorne middle schools. Work at Bayshore Middle School, the largest and most complex of the five…
-

Navy tract would be real plus for Holmdel
It would be a real coup for Holmdel if officials there are able to acquire the former military housing site on Telegraph Hill Road. The 5-acre property would make a terrific addition to neighboring Phillips Park. Officials would also have the option of using one or more of the 12 former residences for other purposes,…
-

Women’s Center thanks Monmouth supporters Guest Column Christine Burke, Donald Lynch and Anna M. Diaz-White
Women’s Center thanks Monmouth supporters Guest Column Christine Burke, Donald Lynch and Anna M. Diaz-White How would you respond if you received this thank-you: "You have seen me through the worst of my fears and the best of my changes. Thank you. Thank you for seeing past that fear and understanding that somewhere inside was…
-

School addition
The addition in front (top) of Thompson Middle School, which will house a new library and science labs, has been unofficially dubbed the "flying saucer" by some school officials because of its unusual shape. An addition in the back (below) will house expanded classroom space. Construction on Thompson, as well as its "twin," Thorne Middle…
