Category: Independent Opinion

  • Voters need to reverse trend of high taxation

    There is a very disturbing trend that is taking the state of New Jersey down a road of economic and social ruin. It seems that every week, Gov. Jon Corzine and the majority in Trenton roll out another costly social program that will further burden the New Jersey taxpayer. Programs such as Abbott funding, schools…

  • Gerasimos “Jerry” Hamilothoris

    Mr. Hamilothoris, 80, of South River, died Aug. 26, 2008, at home. He had resided in Keyport and Perth Amboy before relocating to South River 30 years ago. Mr. Hamilothoris was a baker for 40 years at DuVille Diner, East Brunswick, retiring in 1989. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Stella Karra…

  • Town and developer must be wise, not mean-spirited

    In mid-August 2008, here is how things stand in Holmdel: According to the local newspapers, Ralph Zucker of Somerset Development, Lakewood, has made Alcatel/Lucent an offer to buy the building designed in the 1960s by Eero Saarinen for Bell Laboratories and the 472 acres surrounding it. Mr. Zucker has indicated that he wants to work…

  • Colin James Lyons

    Colin James Lyons, 21 months, of Middletown, died Aug. 27, 2008, following a battle with leukemia. He is survived by his parents, Christopher and Tabitha Migallo Lyons; his maternal grandparents, Jane and Ralph Migallo of Manchester, and Delores and James Lyons of Staten Island, N.Y.; and his greatgrandmother, Josephine Jordan. A Mass of Christian Burial…

  • Government actions disturbing on fort, Sandy Hook

    Iwant to call the public’s attention to, and make them aware of, the disturbing and alarming pattern of conduct that our government officials, federal and state, have apparently chosen for carrying out their official duties, especially when these officials are asked by a lawful public entity to pass judgment/ rule on governmental plans that are…

  • Francis J. “Frank” Spollen

    Mr. Spollen, 82, of Middletown, died Sept. 6, 2008, at Sugar Hill, N.Y. He was a retired member of the technical staff at Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, where he was employed 35 years and earned two patents. He also helped design an artificial ocean at the Holmdel campus. He is survived by his wife of 50…

  • Pascucci, Impreveduto have business, common sense

    With the Lucent property and its future development looming over us, who better to have at Holmdel’s helm than someone with business sense and, more important, common sense. Groups such as Citizens for Informed Land Use (CILU) and Friends of Holmdel Open Space (FOHOS) will do almost anything to preserve the building. While I believe…

  • Madeline Corley Smith

    Mrs. Smith, 80, of East Brunswick, died Sept. 7, 2008, at Fairfield medical Center, Lancaster, Ohio. She resided in Hazlet, prior to relocating to East Brunswick, in 1965. She was a retired production auditor at Dak Foods, East Brunswick. Prior to that, she was a production coordinator at Paterson Sargeant, North Brunswick. She was predeceased…

  • Patricia “Nanny” Beattie

    Mrs. Beattie, 61, of Red Bank, died Aug. 24, 2008, at home. She was a medical technician at Red Bank Gastroenterology, where she was employed for 15 years. She was predeceased by a brother, Michael. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Dawn and Richard Morgan of Middletown; two sons and daughters-in-law, John W.…