Category: Independent Opinion
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Wall, DiMaso record is unimpressive
A lovely photo of a country road lined with woods was sent to me by Terence Wall and Serena DiMaso, Township Committee candidates. Why is Terence Wall showing us a tree-lined road? He should be showing us the parking lot of the Lowe’s warehouse store. That is his legacy to Holmdel: a big-box store. I’ve…
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Youth shouldn’t be exposed to gambling, reader says
(Open letter to the New Jersey State Legislature and parents of school-age children): In recent sessions, our legislature has passed laws that will subject persons under 21 years of age to a criminal record for drinking a single beer in public, and is currently attempting to impose driving license suspensions on any person under the…
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Public urged to attend candidates forum
Although the presidential campaign season is upon us again and we are becoming inundated with phone calls, junk mail, and — soon to come — media sound bites, our Monmouth County elections also deserve our attention. The Monmouth County League of Women Voters is providing the public with an excellent opportunity to learn about the…
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Democrats committed to Holmdel’s well-being
There were many errors in a letter to the editor (Independent, Oct. 6) from a fellow Holmdel resident last week. The first of his mistakes was saying that rehabilitating school fields with municipal tax dollars is “double taxation.” The schools share their fields with the local sports leagues, as by the schools. This extra use…
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Now ‘informed,’ reader will vote for first time
I’ve been involved in many political discussions and arguments over the years and can safely say there are three types of voters. I’m not talking Democrats, Republicans and independents; there are the informed, uninformed and the bandwagon voters. The informed voter doesn’t base his or decision upon biased campaign ads and the opinion of a…
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Obituaries
Joseph M. Zimmermann Mr. Zimmermann, 84, of the Cliffwood Beach section of Aberdeen, died Oct. 9 at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. Born in Jersey City, he resided there prior to moving to Cliffwood Beach 40 years ago. He was a bus driver at NJ Transit, Howell, for 40 years, and Aberdeen Township Transportation Department, for…
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Obituaries
Florence Faller Sas Mrs. Sas, 64, of Middletown, died Oct. 8 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in New York City, she resided in Middletown the past 34 years. She was a homemaker. She was a communicant of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, New Monmouth section of Middletown. She was predeceased by her father,…
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Let the fall fun begin
While the local election season may be months under way in certain area towns, in others there has thus far been little talk of this fall’s races, beyond that of John Kerry and George W. Bush. But with the onset of fall, the local campaigns are beginning to pick up steam. It’s not that the…
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Hazlet educators tell students to take a walk
International Walk to School Week aims to encourage exercise BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff HAZLET — Although the Sycamore Drive School is located in a residential neighborhood, it’s close enough to Route 36 that some parents would hesitate to allow their children to cross the busy thoroughfare. Last…
