Category: Independent Opinion

  • Mary F. Nortrup

    Mrs. Nortrup, 81, of the Belford section of Middletown, died Sept. 30, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was predeceased by her husband of 48 years, Herman H. Nortrup Jr., in 1993; and a son, Herman H. Nortrup III, in 1998. She is survived by three sons and two daughters-in-law, David A. and…

  • Lifelong Republican will vote Democratic in Holmdel

    Asecond-time Republican candidate for the Holmdel Township Committee (TC), Pat Impreveduto, was recently touted as having exceptionally good business judgment and common sense. In light of his track record on the Board of Education, that is laughable. As a Board of Education member, didn’t he vote to buy out the experienced and respected senior administrators…

  • Robert C. Parremore

    Mr. Parremore, 84, of Shadow Lake Village, Middletown, died Sept. 30, 2008, at home. He served with the U.S. Army from 1943-45, and was a prisoner of war during the Battle of the Bulge. He was president of Shadow Lake Republican Club. He was predeceased by his wife, Ida, in 2000. A memorial service will…

  • Blue house should be placed on national register

    While the article about the blue house on Main Street clearly described the nuances of opinions over its disposition, the identification for the original owner and occupant was not quite correct. David G. Ryer was not a textile merchant, but rather a very successful dealer in produce and food stuff. This is important because his…

  • Dem. candidate’s behavior makes resident’s blood boil

    Having grown up in Middletown, there is no other place my wife and I would rather raise our four children. In my opinion, it is without question one of the greatest towns in New Jersey to raise a family! But, with the recent letters from the Democrat candidate for Township Committee, Pat Walsh and her…

  • Kathryn V. Stokes

    Mrs. Stokes, 81, of Matawan, died Sept. 27, 2008, at Bayshore Community Hospital , Holmdel. She was a retired employee of Central Jersey Bank, Matawan. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Leonard; a son and daughter in-law, Lennie and Jeanne; a sister, Virginia Kahle; two grandchildren; two nieces; and a nephew. A…

  • Dolores L. Poulsen

    Miss Poulsen, 77, of the Cliffwood section of Aberdeen, died Oct. 13, 2008, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She resided in Laurence Harbor, prior to relocating to Cliffwood 55 years ago. She was a retired assembly line worker at Frigidaire, Edison. She is survived by a brother, Roy of Matawan; three nieces; three nephews; and…

  • Town needs an open mind on Bell Labs redevelopment

    Somerset Development, the contract purchaser, has invited Holmdel to hold a conversation about possible future uses of the Bell Labs site. There are many issues to consider. Citizens for Informed Land Use (CILU) hosted a charrette in April, welcoming a meeting of the brightest minds in architecture, landscape architecture, and engineering in the belief that…

  • Ida Josephine Dellanoce Stangitto

    Mrs. Stangitto, 86, of Matawan, died Sept. 28, 2008, at Arnold Walter Nursing Home, Holmdel. She was predeceased by her husband, Frank D. Stangitto; a daughter, Mary; and two brothers, John Dellanoce and Richard Dellanoce. She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, David and Susan Stangitto of Savannah, Ga., and Paul and Maria Stangitto…