Category: Independent Opinion

  • Resident voices opposition to Middletown soccer fields

    Last month, Middletown Township held a mandatory meeting required by a Green Acres application, to use $500,000 for the development of more soccer fields in Fair view Park. In the public notice, they urged any members of the community who had any opinion on this, to express their thoughts before the committee or submit something…

  • Voting for Fink will aid in preservation of Holmdel

    For as long as I’ve been able to vote in an election, I have always decided to cast my ballot not merely along party lines, as unfortunately so many people do, but rather according to which candidate would be the best individual for that position. In the upcoming election for the Holmdel Township Committee, I…

  • Holmdel committeeman sets bad example for officials

    It’s 10 p.m. Do you know what Committeeman Terence Wall is doing in Holmdel? You should know, based on his recent activities. Here’s a short list of what he’s been up to lately: 1. Wall was severely criticized in the editorial page of the Asbury Park Press on June 28 for labeling all fans of…

  • Johnnie’s Cozy Corner sends final thank-you to patrons

    Due to John’s recent illness and the advice of doctors, we have decided to sell Johnnie’s Cozy Corner. Over the past 40 years, people from all walks of life have wandered through these doors. Celebrities such as Robert Goulet; the cast from Hair (the Broadway play starring Meredith MacRae); which was on the way to…

  • County supporting the wrong ferry project

    II see by the Independent that our ever-generous freeholders have allocated another $1,049,000 to the troubled Belford Ferry Project, bringing the total to roughly $34,754,000 in taxpayer funds. It seems that, like Old Man River, the Belford project just keeps going — despite the fact that it is almost universally opposed by Belford residents and…

  • Group thanks paper for festival publicity

    OOn behalf of the Mid-Atlantic Koi Club, I would like to offer our sincere appreciation for all the positive publicity the Independent provided for our recent sixth annual Deep Cut Spring Gardens Festival. We had a record crowd of approximately 6,000 people attend the event and your article, which was written by Linda DeNicola, and…

  • Society thanks all who helped with Relay for Life

    AAs director of the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, I would like to thank the residents of Monmouth County for their generosity and support. Close to 400 people on 65 teams participated in this year’s event at Monmouth Regional High School, raising more than $140,000 for the American Cancer Society’s research, education, advocacy and…

  • Let’s make education, not sports, our main priority

    MMoney for education is a priority for all. Unfortunately, the money pot does have a bottom, and constantly increasing taxes to keep it full is not the solution. Our No. 1 priority must be the education of our children. We must provide computers, a competent teaching staff, programs for special-needs students, music and art programs,…

  • Foundation to sponsor discipline seminar

    Foundation to sponsor discipline seminar The Middletown Township Education Foundation has announced that it has awarded its largest grant totaling $22,000 over the next 12 months. The foundation will sponsor CLICK – Comprehensive Learning and Interventions for Correcting Kids, a seminar to improve effectiveness in classroom management and student discipline. This program will be offered…