Category: Independent Opinion

  • Pascucci, Impreveduto will help lead Holmdel

    In my mind, voting for a fellow citizen to representm y interests comes down to two principles. One is that I have to like what they are saying. The other is that I have to trust that just because they say something, they are actually going to hold their ground and make it happen. I…

  • Resident questions whether Walsh is the best candidate

    As the 2008 local campaign season gets under way, I fear we are in for another round of dishonest campaigning from my fellow Democrats in Middletown. This will be the third year in a row that wild accusations and outright lies will form the crux of their campaign. Here is the proof. In a recent…

  • Josephine Totaro

    Mrs. Totaro, 94, of the Belford section of Middletown, died Sept. 18, 2008, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Michael Totaro, in 1989. She is survived by four daughters and one son-in-law, Ann Dimino of Belford, Patr5icia and John Seminsky of Highlands, Lorraine Totaro of Cape Cod, Mass., and Michele Totaro of Belford;…

  • Sockol, Mausner will place Holmdel’s needs first

    I am writing this letter in support of the candidacy of Mike Sockol and Rich Mausner, who are running for positions on the Holmdel Township Committee. I have had the opportunity to speak with each of them and to witness them in action. My support is based on their positions, on their competence, and on…

  • Louis-Philippe Freud Severe

    Mr. Severe, 42, of Freehold, died Sept. 22, 2008, at St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston. He was a member of Association of Analytical Communities International. He received master’s degrees at Binghamton (N.Y.) University, and Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison. He was predeceased by his mother, Bernadette Dorval Severe. He is survived by his father, Gerard Severe…

  • Edwin Sierra II

    Mr. Sierra, 24, of Holmdel, died Sept. 16, 2008. He was an installer at Absolute Audio/Video, Red Bank. He was predeceased by his father, Edwin Sierra, in 2005. He is survived by his mother, Miriam Sierra; and a sister and brother-in-law, Angela and Michael Emanuele. A funeral service was at Calvary Chapel, Old Bridge. Burial…

  • National Reading Group Month slated for October

    The 2008 Summer Reading Program for children and teens was an overwhelming success at libraries all across New Jersey. I have hundreds of newspaper clippings about the exciting events New Jersey’s public libraries offered this summer to keep our young people’s minds active through interesting and unusual programs which encouraged exploration and reading. Following that…

  • Gladys Chapman Castellano

    Mrs. Castellano, 83, of Middletown, died Sept. 17, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was an executive secretary at Dime Savings Bank, and Washington Mutual, New York City, for 15 years, retiring in 1986. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Anthony Castellano; two sons and daughters-in-law, Mark and Karen Castellano…

  • For the record

    A waterfront redevelopment project in Keyport will not cost taxpayers an additional $600-$800 per household per year. Due to a typographical error in an article in the Sept. 25 issue, it was incorrectly reported that the project would now cost that amount.