Middletown Speaks: Mr Capone, “Right now the obstacles that stand in the way of your Transgender students is you!”
Monmouth Voice
These powerful words were spoken by a Middletown resident at the June 20, 2023 Middletown Board of Education voting meeting directed at Frank Capone, Middletown Township BOE President, ahead of the vote that puts the...
by J. Wayne Oldroyd
If I had my choice
I’d rather be lucky than good.
I’d rather be blessed than rich.
I’d rather be respected than feared.
I if I had my choice would choose common sense over textbooks.
But I...
Middletown Speaks: Thoughts from a resident locked out of the BOE voting meeting that will cost Middletown residents thousands in legal fees.
Monmouth Voice
Facts Matter. Aside from the fact that the policy change is unlawful and a civil rights violation; the politically charged vote will cost Middletown resident thousands of dollars. NJ Sues Middletown, 2 Other Districts For...
Middletown Township Board of Ed President's transphobic social media tweet followed by an example of a positive TicTock post with the nonpartisan research data to back it up.
Imagine nonpartisan research?
Frank is right though. We need...
I had no idea what the role of a Surrogate was until I needed one. Last year I was left with the responsibility of acquiring guardianship of my physically incapacitated mother. It was...
By Danielle Walsh
Gather round, parents. No trigger warning here. I even want the haters to read this. And listen with an open mind…
(Summoning my inner Sophia Petrillo)
Picture it St. Mary’s October, 1980. I’m in third...
New Jersey’s system of naming county legislators’ “freeholders” is unique in the United States. The origin of the term was in the provisions of the New Jersey State Constitution of 1776, which stated:"That all inhabitants...
By J. Wayne Oldroyd
“Man! I Am Getting Old!” We exclaim. In most cases a facetious statement of the middle-aged to justify lack of knowledge or understanding of the latest technology or Netflix series. Unfortunately, it...