Category: Independent Opinion

  • Reader says recent letter contained false claims

    The "Your Turn" column of Sept. 17 contains false claims concerning Larry Fink’s fiscal record. Written by a former Holmdel committeeman, the letter blames Mayor Fink for Holmdel’s ballooning taxes, but doesn’t mention that Republican officials spent decades implementing pro-development policies which have caused an explosion of the school-age population and taxes. (School taxes represent…

  • Obituaries

    Charlotte M. Rounds Obituaries Charlotte M. Rounds Mrs. Rounds, 87, of Tinton Falls died Oct. 5 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge Division. Born in Howell, she resided in Aberdeen prior to moving to Tinton Falls three years ago. She was a homemaker and co-proprietor with her husband of Highway Garage, Colts Neck and…

  • New ass’t principal at H.S. South

    BY JOSH DAVIDSONStaff Writer New ass’t principal at H.S. South BY JOSH DAVIDSON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — High School South has a new assistant principal. Andrew T. Espinoza was named assistant principal of curriculum and instruction for English, social studies and world language, by the Board of Education at its Sept. 23 meeting. Espinoza, a…

  • Dredging is key to ferry’s return

    Dredging is key to ferry’s return The quest to re-establish commuter ferry service from Keyport to New York City has hit a major snag. In order to attract a ferry service provider to the borough, dredging must be completed in Keyport harbor. Unfortunately there are no plans for dredging the area until at least 2007,…

  • Granddaughter of immigrants speaks out in defense of illegals

    I wonder how Ms. Mary Zdunek’s ancestors would have felt if they had to learn to speak the language of the Native American people who were here first before they could find work that would allow them to build a home. For that matter, how would the hundreds of expatriate Americans living abroad feel if…

  • Immigrant exploitation is hurting economy

    In the Sept. 24 issue, I read about the plight of Mexican immigrants in Freehold. The outrage I felt after reading that article was not directed at these immigrants but toward the way they are treated. I would dare to say many in our society treat them no better than the African slaves were before…

  • Resident says ‘foxes been in the chicken coop too long’

    The Bayshore area is facing many problems. The first is overpopulation. We have far more people than we can accommodate safely. Our roads are clogged with traffic all the time. Trying to get around Matawan at rush hour is as difficult as getting around midtown Manhattan at the same time. Our schools keep growing. Our…

  • Learn the facts, make a decision, then cast a vote

    It isn’t the right to vote that keeps government responsive to those whom it governs; rather, it’s those who vote who accomplished this miracle of government. Voting is more than just a right of citizenship for American citizens – it’s their duty, their responsibility, their obligation. Today more than ever before, this country needs the…

  • Writer: Vote ‘above party’ in November and re-elect Mayor Fink

    Everyone in Holmdel seems to agree saving open space is good because it stems population growth, thus controlling taxes. It also protects our rural atmosphere, property values and our drinking water. Even the old-guard Republicans — historically friendly to developers — proclaim a new mantra of saving what’s left. Yet, one cannot help feeling skeptical…