Category: Independent Opinion

  • George R. Holtje

    Mr. Holtje, 74, of Hazlet, died Dec. 25, 2007, at home. He was born in New York City and lived in the Inwood section ofManhattan before moving to Hazlet 33 years ago. Mr. Holtje was a systems planner for New York Telephone, New York City, retiring in 1991. He served in the U.S. Air Force…

  • ‘The Sound of Music’ in Mid’town

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff The hills (of Middletown) were alive with the sound of music on Jan. 11 when students from Nut Swamp School in Middletown presented scenes from “The Sound of Music” for friends and family at Thompson Middle School.

  • Hans A. Kessler

    Mr. Kessler, 97, of Lakewood, died Dec. 22, 2007, at Harrogate Health Center, Lakewood. Born in Germany, he relocated to the United States at age 15 months and resided in Indiana, Texas and Middletown before moving to Lakewood in 1995. He was employed by the Department of Institutions and Agencies from 1946 until his retirement…

  • Immigration raids are sending the wrong message

    Guest Column THE REV. E. ROY RILEY AND RALSTON DEFFENBAUGH Bertha came to the Lutheran pastor in Weehawken weeping uncontrollably. She is a single, undocumented woman with a child. Her husband brought her here to this country some years ago and abandoned her. Bertha works in a small garment factory in urban northeastern New Jersey,…

  • Edwin J. Dykes

    Mr. Dykes, 77, of Hazlet, died Dec. 24, 2007, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Newark, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree and a master’s degree from Montclair State Teachers College, and a masters plus 30 from Newark State Teachers College. He taught at Rahway High School and served as librarian and…

  • Red State/Blue State

    In Red and Blue states, the times are a changin’ DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: After more than…

  • Ann M. Pfeiffer

    Mrs. Pfeiffer, 80, of Freehold Township, died Dec. 24, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Newark, she was raised in East Orange and had lived in Middletown and Manchester before moving to Freehold Township in 1994. Mrs. Pfeiffer was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening, knitting and needlepoint. She was predeceased by her…

  • Margaret Moe

    Mrs. Moe, 91, of the Belford section of Middletown, died Dec. 20, 2007, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in the Hells Kitchen section of New York City, she lived in New York City until moving to Middletown in 1947. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth section of Middletown.…

  • James V. Pardee

    Mr. Pardee, 78, of Union Beach, died Dec. 21, 2007, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Newark, he had lived in the Bayshore area of Aberdeen and Union Beach for 50 years. He was a dockworker for Preston Trucking, Woodbridge, for 25 years, and retired in 1991. Mr. Pardee had served as a…