Category: Independent Opinion
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GOP laid foundation for arts center tax decision
Much has been said about our recent win against PNC Bank Arts Center for back taxes they owe to Holmdel, and credit is wrongly being taken by Mr. Larry Fink. I was also disheartened to learn he and Ms. Janet Berk attended settlement conferences. I was the mayor when this lawsuit originated in 1997. Kudos…
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Welcoming immigrants to church an act of Christian faith
I read Haydee Pavia’s letter (“Legal immigrant supports proposals like Keyport’s,” Oct. 25) with much interest. I want to indicate to her that I am a U.S.-born citizen. I teach my child three languages and that makes him strong, humane and pluralistically smart. He and I are law-abiding citizens. In Calvary Church – which I…
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Keyport ordinance deserved consideration
Ronald Kmetz Guest Column I attended the Keyport Borough Council meeting Oct. 17, and I have to say that most of what I have read in various newspapers regarding this meeting and the entire issue of the proposed code ordinance change in Keyport is slanted at best and outright fabricated at worst. There were indeed…
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Note to readers
Because of our Monday evening deadlines, the results of the local elections could not be reported in this week’s edition. Full coverage of all the local races will be available in next week’s Independent.
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Cops can’t tell the real guns from the ‘replicas’
Greg Bean Coda Instead of messing around with things like keeping trans fats away from our french fries, I have a suggestion for our local representatives in the state Assembly that might save some young lives now. Last week, cops in Holmdel caught a group of local boys with a replica handgun they planned to…
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Keyport right to have rejected ‘unjust and immoral law’
I would like to publicly thank Keyport’s mayor and council for rejecting the recent proposal by Councilman Joseph Wedick making it a requirement to have hardworking residents prove their legal status in this country before they could reside in our town. Absentee and greedy landlords are one of the biggest problems Keyport faces today. Overcrowded…
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Bus aide charged with supplying drug to teen
BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer MIDDLETOWN – A 15-year-old student at Middletown High School North became unconscious in class last week after ingesting methadone allegedly given to him by a school bus aide. At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 30, police were dispatched to the school, located next to the district’s…
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Friendly Sons to honor Lincroft resident Nov. 11
The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of the Jersey Shore will hold its annual fall dinner dance Nov. 11 at Doolan’s, Route 71, Spring Lake Heights. Honoree will be Friendly Sons president Thomas J. Gorman, retired U.S. Navy commander, a resident of the Lincroft section of Middletown. The black-tie-optional event will feature a five-course dinner,…
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County must alleviate drag strip effect in Lincroft
It’s time well overdue for the county to stop turning deaf ears to the cries for help from the residents of Lincroft – residents concerned for the safety of the children, seniors, walkers, and riders in Lincroft. Years have gone by and the cries to save lives are still the same, to no avail; again,…
