Category: Independent Opinion
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Twp. urged to reverse decision on bow hunting
I am a resident of Holmdel and am outraged over the deer hunt that is taking place here. I have attended each town meeting where alternative means of deer population control methods were presented to, and ignored by, the town committee. The surrounding homeowners where the hunt is taking place were not sufficiently notified of…
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Bolte extends thanks to voters of Keyport
As I begin my second term on Keyport Borough Council, I want to sincerely thank all those who voted for me both in the November election and then again Jan. 12. I would like to express my gratitude to all of the residents of Keyport for coming out on that cold winter day in January…
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For the Record
Former Middletown resident Horace “Buddy” Thorne died in December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge. The date was incorrect in a story in the Jan. 14 issue.
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Resident: Hunting is effective deer control
The letter from a Middletown resident in the Jan. 14 Independent asked Holmdel residents if they were ready to see wounded deer in their backyards, inferring that this would be caused by the recently approved Bayonet farms management hunt. I am not a betting person, but I would bet 100 to 1 that there is…
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Resident decries slaughter of deer at Bayonet Farm
Guest Column • Derek Guzman The slaughter is on. Not far from you, just over in rural Holmdel. Around Christmastime, the Holmdel Township Committee voted to allow selected hunters onto Bayonet Farm to kill deer. In the public’s interest. The bill was introduced by Committeeman Rocco Pascucci. The killing was to take place between Jan.…
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For the Record
A sentence in the article “Senator’s Bill Proposes Putting End to COAH” that was published in the Independent on Jan. 28 should have stated that the bill (S-1) proposed by Sen. Raymond Lesniak would also do away with affordable housing obligations that have gone unmet for decades in some towns. The sentence as published did…
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Joseph M. Malavet
Mr. Malavet, 83, of Middletown, died Jan. 20, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a stock broker at Bache and Company, New York City. Mr. Malavet was predeceased by his mother, Florence Malavet. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Marie Malavet; a son and daughter in-law, Gerald and Eileen…
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Guiseppa Patti
Ms. Patti, 62, of Hazlet, died Jan. 20, 2010, at home. She was born in Sicily, Italy. She was a direct care aide with Woodbridge Developmental Center. Arrangements were by Day Funeral Home, Keyport.
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Salvatore J. “Sam” Straniero
Mr. Straniero, 82, of Hazlet, died Jan. 20, 2010, at home. He was a retired machinist for the U.S. government at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown. Prior to that, he was a part-time police officer for Hazlet Township. He was the former fire chief of Hazlet Township, and a 59-year member of North Centerville Volunteer Fire Company.…
