Category: Independent Opinion

  • A crisis pregnancy requires love, plus care and acceptance  

    A crisis pregnancy requires love, plus care and acceptance   IIt’s hard for me to comprehend or accept that the N.J. Supreme Court ruled parental notification of a minor daughter’s surgical abortion as unconstitutional. How is it that N.J. Supreme Court judges think that a surgical procedure, performed in the blind, requiring a prescription drug…

  • Math director gets a global view of subject Administrator from Matawan-Aberdeen attends Tokyo congress

    Staff Writer By paul dowd Math director gets a global view of subject Administrator from Matawan-Aberdeen attends Tokyo congress JERRY WOLKOWITZ Joan Vas, the director of mathematics and assessment for the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District, talks about her recent trip to Japan for an international math conference. ABERDEEN — When it comes to academics, particularly…

  • Make sure you exercise your right and your privilege to vote  

    Make sure you exercise your right and your privilege to vote   IIt isn’t the right to vote that keeps government responsive to those whom it governs, rather, it’s those who vote who accomplish this miracle of government. Voting is more than just a right of citizenship for American citizens. It’s their duty, their responsibility,…

  • League in need of individuals for spring Brookdale forum  

    League in need of individuals for spring Brookdale forum   TThe League of Women Voters has historically promoted informed citizen participation in government and takes action on issues after thorough study and consensus. The Open Space Initiative on the ballot two years ago was supported by the league, as is the state Development and Redevelopment…

  • Resident believes killing of black bears is not a solution  

    Resident believes killing of black bears is not a solution   AAs a New Jersey homeowner, taxpayer and citizen, I condemn, abhor, and oppose Fish and Game’s plan to kill even 175 black bears. After that, how many? The state government is flouting the peoples’ will by: (a) not acting on this issue before the…

  • West Nile virus making inroads  

    West Nile virus making inroads   AAll those who has been kidding themselves that the West Nile virus will stay clear of Monmouth County better start to pay attention. The virus infection, which is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito that has picked up the virus by feeding on an infected bird, generally causes…

  • Carrying pregnancy to term as dangerous as abortion Guest Column Emily Uglesich  

    Carrying pregnancy to term as dangerous as abortion Guest Column Emily Uglesich   IIn reading the recent letter from Assemblyman Joseph Azzolina (R-13), I found his comments to be rather biased and somewhat convoluted regarding the overturned Parental Notification Act. Azzolina expresses outrage that a pregnant minor now can terminate her pregnancy without consulting a…

  • Demolition of the old Matawan High School was sad but necessary  

    Demolition of the old Matawan High School was sad but necessary   II read in the Independent that we will be tearing down Matawan’s old high school. This is very sad, especially for the many residents who attended school there. When the parish of St. Clement was established in the late 1960s, the parish received…

  • The next big Matawan decision  

    The next big Matawan decision   NNow that the old Matawan High School is history, the next big decision will be what to do with the vacant property. So far the only things that have been mentioned are recreation and commuter parking. Although any decision is up to the residents, we would like to put…