Category: Independent Opinion

  • Mat-Ab District fills BOE seat

    Six candidates interviewed; appointee works in NJDOE Monmouth County offices BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The regional Board of Education appointed a new member to fill a vacated seat with a remaining balance of a year. John Delaney, known throughout the community as “Jeff,” was approved by a 6- 2 vote at…

  • Nuclear a safe, dependable energy source

    Itake issue with your cartoonist’s slant on nuclear energy in New Jersey (Suburban, April 9). We have an administration that is openly allied with the liberal green parties that refuse to consider building new reactors. Oyster Creek has shown that nuclear energy is a safe technology and would solve our need for a dependable safe…

  • Real solutions needed to fix traffic at new bridge

    Is he kidding? No doubt Jay Cosgrove wrote his letter that appeared in the April 30 issue from the comfort of his living room or his restaurant, Bahrs. He and his dad were all for this stupid bridge. His family collects monthly checks from the NJDOT for use of his property by the J.H. Reid…

  • Domenica “Dolly” Granata

    Mrs. Granata, 97, of Keyport, died April 24, 2009, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She resided in Holmdel, prior to relocating to Keyport 60 years ago. She was predeceased by her husband, Patrick E. Granata, in 1995; and a daughter, Patricia Ann Granata, in 1948. She is survived by a son and daughter-inlaw, Louis and…

  • Holmdel budget should reflect existing depression

    The majority of voters in Holmdel recognized the truly extravagant excesses in the proposed school budget and voted it down. Now it is up to the Holmdel Township Committee to make sure the will of the voters is not frustrated. For those who may not know the procedure, a defeated school budget goes to the…

  • Alexander W. Wiecek

    Mr. Wiecek, 69, of Sayreville, died May 3, 2009, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in South River, he was a lifelong resident of Sayreville. Mr. Wiecek was vice president of purchasing at Henderson Corp., Raritan, retiring in 2003. He was a past member of the Sayreville Planning Board. He is survived…

  • Woman thankful for efforts to help seniors

    Irecently read an article in the Atlanticville, sent in by Sara Markowitz, 14, Ocean. Sara has founded the charity Generations Eldercare that provides equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, canes, etc., to senior citizens. I would like to thank Sara and her mother, Meryl, for bringing me a muchneeded walker with a seat, which will…

  • Joseph Dean Szitanko

    Mr. Szitanko, 68, of the Lincroft section of Middletown, died May 1, 2009, in Aruba. He was an agent for the Internal Revenue Service, Newark, for 33 years, retiring in 2006. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Szitanko; two sons and daughtersin law, Brian and Amy Szitanko of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Gary and Rena…

  • Stephen Torres

    Mr. Torres, 59, of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, died April 17, 2009. He was employed at the State of N.J. Motor Vehicle Services, for more than 30 years, most recently as coordinator of motor vehicle services in Eatontown. He was predeceased by his mother, Adeline Perez. He is survived by two daughters, Natasha…