Category: Independent Opinion

  • Older residents footing bill for recreation in Holmdel (open letter to the Holmdel Township Committee and the Holmdel Township School Board)

    Older residents footing bill for recreation in Holmdel (open letter to the Holmdel Township Committee and the Holmdel Township School Board): We recently were advised the staffing additions are going to lift school costs to the tune of $878 a year for a house assessed at $400,000, and the Township Committee budget states our taxes…

  • Your Turn

    Mary Lou StrongGuest ColumnRestored Fort Hancock will provide economic growth Your Turn Mary Lou Strong Guest Column Restored Fort Hancock will provide economic growth Mary Lou Strong Guest Column Restored Fort Hancock will provide economic growth The mission of the National Park Service (NPS), Sandy Hook Unit, is to preserve both the natural and cultural…

  • Obituaries

    Anita T. Hickey (nee Lysahgt) Obituaries Anita T. Hickey (nee Lysahgt) Mrs. Hickey, 75, of Shrewsbury died on March 31 at home. She was born in Bayonne and resided in Fair Haven and Bergenfield prior to moving to Shrewsbury. Mrs. Hickey was a homemaker and mother. She is survived by her husband, Thomas Hickey; a…

  • Your Turn

    Anna M. Diaz-WhiteGuest ColumnDecision to leave unsafe home requires courage Your Turn Anna M. Diaz-White Guest Column Decision to leave unsafe home requires courage Anna M. Diaz-White Guest Column Decision to leave unsafe home requires courage It takes great courage to change your life. When families flee a violent home and seek safe shelter at…

  • The Community YMCA thanks supporters of ‘Reach Out to Youth’

    On behalf of the volunteers and staff of The Community YMCA, I would like to extend our gratitude to all who contributed to our 2004 Reach Out to Youth annual support campaign. We set a lofty goal of $480,000 this year. As a result of the hard work and dedication of our campaigners and the…

  • Parks are being ‘barraged’ by deer, not hunters

    As an avid reader of the Independent, I was distressed by the lack of fairness shown on the subject of hunting being needed as a conservation measure due to the serious damage being inflicted on the natural environment in the park system. The article used the word "barraged" in describing the hunters being allowed in…

  • Obituaries

    Janice D. Treola Obituaries Janice D. Treola Mrs. Treola, 55, of Katy, Texas, died on March 28 at Herman Memorial City Hospital, Houston, Texas. She was born in Long Branch and lived in Middletown before moving to Texas in 1991. Mrs. Treola was a self-employed mortgage broker and was a member of the Texas Mortgage…

  • Public money should not support deer hunting

    Monmouth County needs a deer hunt in its parks like it needs a hole in the head. Taxpayers like me resent the dissipation of our hard-earned money to kill wild and free creatures and advance the pernicious interests of builders, hunters, and their political and bureaucratic mouthpieces, all at the expense of the common good…

  • Find the best home for new hall

    Find the best home for new hall For nearly 50 years, Hazlet Township’s administration called the building located at 319 Middle Road home. Last week, that all came to an end when a crumbling ceiling exposed enough damage for officials to close the building. Municipal Building Inspector Peter Terranova made a full inspection of the…