Category: Independent Opinion

  • For the Record

    For the Record The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services has requested that all hospitals survey emergency department patients from Aug. 27 through Sept. 17 to determine if they have been to the Republican National Convention in New York City. Signs reflecting that directive will be placed at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township,…

  • Obituaries

    Arthur C. McKee Obituaries Arthur C. McKee Mr. McKee, 86, of Holmdel, died Aug. 18 at home. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., he had lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Holmdel nine years ago. Mr. McKee was employed by E.F. Hutton, New York City, for more than 30 years before retiring in 1986. He…

  • Obituaries

    Ann R. (Nappi) Mauro Obituaries Ann R. (Nappi) Mauro Mrs. Mauro, 95, of Keyport, died Aug. 22 at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she had previously lived in Hazlet and had resided in Keyport for 60 years. Prior to retiring at age 62, she was a factory/assembly line worker at Keyport Tile for many years.…

  • Water rate hike should be phased in

    Shorelands Water Co. has done an admirable job keeping its rates steady over recent years, but its proposed hike of 19.7 percent is too much, too soon. The company, which provides water to about 10,000 customers in Hazlet and northern Holmdel, petitioned the state Board of Public Utilities (BPU) in April to raise an additional…

  • Keyport bids farewell to family of conure parrots

    As the summer heads to a close, I would like to take the time to say good-bye to the last remaining parrot that lived in the borough of Keyport. Keyport has many unique points of interest and plenty of local color — among them was a family of conure parrots. Since 1988 — on any…

  • Young voters not weighing in at the polls

    In 2000, 36 percent of registered 18- to 24-year-old voters exercised their right to vote. The national average was 60 percent. Since 1972, this age bracket has shown a steady decline in participation in the election process. The facts speak loudly! With no voice of opposition in the political theater, politicians craft policies that will…

  • Lottery helps reduce tax burden on residents

    At a recent legislative forum, numerous inquiries were made by constituents concerning the monetary contribution that the New Jersey Lottery makes to educational programs here in the state. Additionally, my legislative office has received a significant number of questions on the same issue. In short, proceeds from the New Jersey Lottery are primarily used to…

  • Action urged to avert genocide in Sudan

    For the first time in its history, the Committee on Conscience of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has declared a Genocide Emergency, saying that genocide is imminent or is actually happening in the Darfur region of Sudan. More than 2 million people are being affected by a campaign of ethnic cleansing carried out by…

  • Residents don’t want to live at ‘gateway to dump’

    The application to expand the Marpal Inc. (Republic Services) dump facility on Wayside Road, Tinton Falls, should be denied. The request to expand is to further assault the quality of life of every resident who lives in the area of this facility and every resident who lives along the roads that provide access to this…