Category: Independent Opinion

  • Marching along

    Matawan Marching Band’s Lena Viggino (left photo) and Amanda Talen and Mallory Hickey (above) perform during the 11th Bayshore Band Competition hosted by the Matawan Regional High School Marching Huskies and Matawan Music Parents Association on Oct. 11.

  • William P. Collins

    Mr. Collins, 83, of Hazlet, died Oct. 14, 2009, at Arnold Walter Nursing Home, Holmdel. He was an elevator operator with union Local 32BJ, New York City. Mr. Collins is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Kenneth Relay of Hazlet; and two grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at Holy Family…

  • Fink can’t vote on major issue facing Holmdel

    This letter is in response to Mr. Anthony Cooper’s untruths in his recent letter to the editor. When I first ran for the Holmdel Township Committee, Mr. Cooper wrote a letter to the editor stating that I quit the Holmdel Board of Education. He tried to persuade people not to vote for me and called…

  • Mat-Ab district receives $1.7M recovery grant

    Funds will support special education programs BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Matawan- Aberdeen School District will use federal stimulus funds to expand programs for special-needs students for the 2009-10 school year. The Board of Education announced at its Oct. 12 meeting that the district received an award of $1.7 million under the…

  • Frank Picciurro

    Mr. Picciurro, 78, of Holmdel, died Oct. 14, 2009, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease). He was a co-founder and partner during the 1970s of one of the first insurance cluster agencies in North America, RPM Insurance Agency, retiring in 1995. Prior to that, Mr. Picciurro and his brother formed the real…

  • National debt goes back to time of Washington

    While I totally agree with Mr. Mike LiVolsi’s comments that “America must heed George Washington’s warnings” concerning political parties and paying down our national debt, I need to set him straight with his thinking that “our debt load started under Reagan.” This is totally false. In actuality, national debt goes back to the time of…

  • Holmdel needs thoughtful, ethical people on committee

    An interview of the candidates for Holmdel Township Committee that appeared in a recent issue of the Independent tells a lot about the two candidates. Their answers to the very first question illuminate the differences between them. The question was simple, “How long have you lived in Holmdel?” Larry Fink’s answer was equally simple, “28…

  • Brady, Tinker ‘playing fast and loose’ with facts

    Iknow October is the silly season of local politics, but Republicans Jim Brady and Dave Tinker are playing fast and loose with the facts in their campaign for Hazlet Township Committee. They recently dropped a flier on my doorstep which — in addition to attacking Democratic Mayor Kevin Lavan and Deputy Mayor Joe Belasco —…

  • Fink will fight for Holmdel on Lucent, taxes

    I’m voting to re-elect Larry Fink for Township Committee because he’s a true friend to Holmdel and the only man with the experience and knowledge for the job. I know that Larry will keep fighting for what’s best for us — the people — especially about our taxes and what’s going to happen with Lucent.…