Category: Independent Opinion

  • Partap Dhawan

    Mr. Dhawan, 69, of Holmdel, died Sept. 14, 2009, at Bayshore Hospital, Holmdel. He was a retired civil engineer. Mr. Dhawan is survived by his wife, Hardip K. Dhawan; his children, Prabhjot Mohini and her husband Daljit Mohini of Holmdel, Tript Deep Singh of Parlin, and Gulsher Deep Singh of India; and five grandchildren. Entombment…

  • Sharon A. Playter-Roberts

    Mrs. Playter-Roberts, 43, of the Belford section of Middletown, died Sept. 22, 2009. She was a sales representative in the emerging markets division at Barclay’s Bank, New York City. She was predeceased by her father, Gordon W. Playter Jr.; and a sister, Diane Apel. She is survived by her mother, Marilyn C. Playter; her husband,…

  • Xavier Rocco Tischio Haack

    Xavier Haack, 7 months, of Hazlet, died Sept. 25, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was predeceased by his grandparents, Rocco and Catherine Trabold Tischio. He is survived by his parents, Robert R. and Catherine Tischio Haack; his grandparents, Richard and Fran Tilton Haack; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. A funeral…

  • Wind tower proposal should be put on hold

    The wind energy industry is rife with carpetbaggers and swindlers who aim to dupe uninformed communities. Now they are prospecting in the Bayshore, and the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority in Union Beach wants to bring wind towers — taller than the Statue of Liberty, higher than a 35-story skyscraper — to this quiet residential town.…

  • Henry W. Kluin III

    Mr. Kluin, 57, of Middletown, died Oct. 7, 2009, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, following a battle with diabetes. He was the owner of and a saddler at the mail-order business F. Burgess & Co. During his teens, he apprenticed alongside his family’s custom home business, Kluin & Sons, and built his own house.…

  • Republicans seeking ‘super majority’ in Holmdel

    Iwould characterize myself as an independent centrist. Because of how divided this country is, I believe that group will swing the balance in most elections these days. I am liberal about choice (your business is your business, mine is mine), conservative about finance (“thou shalt not” spend more than thou earns). Because of that, I…

  • Victor J. Ceriello

    Mr. Ceriello, 68, of Holmdel, died Oct. 9, 2009, at home, following a battle with cancer. He resided in West Long Branch prior to relocating to Holmdel in 1991. He was a gasoline retailer and owner of Shell North, Lakewood, for several years, and received many Circle of Success Awards from Shell Oil Company. Prior…

  • Capaci understands need to be fiscally conservative

    Election time always brings with it a flurry of claims and counter claims. The Township Committee election in Holmdel is no exception. The difference, however, is that the Democratic Party candidate, an incumbent, cannot hide from his public record. He cannot hide from his inability to represent Holmdel in most matters related to sewers, Lucent,…

  • Lisa M. Murphy

    Mrs. Murphy, 37, of Middletown, died Sept. 26, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was a server at Salt Creek Grill, Rumson, for several years. She was predeceased by her parents, Deborah and Alfred Keiser. Mrs. Murphy is survived by her husband, Andrew T. Murphy; two daughters, Ashley Brogan and Riley Murphy; and…