August 30, 2007 RSS feed / Letters

Flawed reasoning on development

Iam responding to the ridiculous op-ed piece, "The numbers don't add up." Either one of these scenarios are true: The author assumes that the reader is an idiot. Or, possible she thinks that the owner of Sandy Hook Partners is an idiot. More...

. Boro should lower Route 36 speed limit

An overdue comment on the Sea Bright initiative to reduce the summer speed limit on Route 36: Congratulations to the borough of Sea Bright for taking the initiative to attempt to control traffic on state Route 36, reducing the speed limit to 35 mp More...

Repair, don't demolish Highlands bridge

The Highlands bridge has been here forever. It is basically a historic landmark. I go over that bridge at least four times a week and I feel perfectly safe. I've been under that bridge in a boat and never once did I worry about it collaps ing. Ms. More...

Remembering 'The Kid from Red Bank'

In addition to the commemorative sites in Red Bank, which honor the name of William "Count" Basie, I would like to suggest that an official announcement of this musician's date of birth - Aug. More...

Life, liberty, the pursuit of property tax reform

Like most Red Bank taxpayers, I am still distressed over the biting tax increase I experienced last year. More...

Donovan's ... no deal

Who says Democrats can't be fiscal conservatives? Recently the Sea Bright Borough Council voted, directly along party lines, to negotiate for the purchase of the Donovan's property adjacent to borough hall at an asking price of $4.5 million. More...

Do the job right

AChinese executive manager in a health industry is shot by the government while another in toy manufacturing commits suicide, all because of their poor job performance, which placed millions of worldwide customers at risk. More...

'Moobs' unwelcome sight at beach

Ispent much of the summer at the beach, and I was distressed and, OK, maybe even a little bit self-conscious, to see that many men now seem to have breasts bigger than my own. More...