• Bold steps needed to restore BCC’s reputation

    GUEST COLUMN ARTHUR Z. KAMIN I t wasn’t hard to predict that the Brookdale Community College scandal could turn into a potential political hot potato. This is a scandal of major proportions that forced the school’s president to resign in disgrace amid allegations of improper spending habits and raised questions about whether the board of…

  • Time to talk to your teens about prom activities

    ell, it is that time of year again: spring is in the air, and we are all counting down the days till summer break. For many parents, this is also the time of year when our children are planning proms and graduation parties. We at Prevention First want to remind you to make this a…

  • Library needs continual support

    Recently, the Middletown Township Committee “persuaded” the Library Board of Trustees to surrender almost $500,000 of library funds to help defer expenses related to successful property tax appeals (a.k.a. “tax relief”). While personally disappointed in the loss of these funds, I recognize that budgets are moral documents that force us to prioritize. In light of…

  • MAC board president responds to letter

    The Middletown Township Cultural and Arts Council Inc. (MTCAC) must let the taxpayers of Middletown know the facts about the Middletown Arts Center (MAC), and therefore I feel compelled to respond to a recent letter to the editor from Fausto Bermeo (“Resident Unhappy with Middletown Arts Center,” April 21, 2011). Every individual is certainly entitled…

  • Holmdel to draft plan to redevelop Lucent site

    Property designated as ‘in need of rehabilitation’ BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Township officials are moving forward with a plan that will give the municipality a greater say over how development proceeds at the 472-acre Alcatel Lucent property. The move comes after the Township Committee voted to designate the site, located on Crawfords…

  • Proposal for Avaya site draws wide opposition

    Planners cite inadequate sewer capacity to support 342-unit redevelopment BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Residents opposed to a plan to build 342 town homes and flats on the Avaya property distributed signs and T-shirts outside Middletown town hall prior to the Planning Board meeting May 4. ANDREW DAVISON MIDDLETOWN — Residents opposed to a controversial…

  • Remembrance Day

    Clockwise from top: Vietnam War veteran John Carney salutes as he receives his service medals during the 16th Anniversary Remembrance Day Ceremony held at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel on May 7. The Marine Corps League Honor Guard John Bassilone Detachment stands at ease during the ceremony at which the N.J. Department…

  • Freeholders call for ouster of all Brookdale trustees

    Curley: Others should follow lead of chairman Howard Birdsall and resign BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer With the resignation of Brookdale Community College Board of Trustees Chairman Howard Birdsall, Freeholders John Curley and Amy Mallet are calling for more change at the county college. “It’s time for all of the board members to nowfollowsuit, because…

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