Category: Independent Opinion
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Safe and not sorry in suburban Middletown
Last week’s armed robbery at the Route 35 McDonald’s restaurant in Middletown rocked some members of the township community. Ripples of shock broke the calm of the community when the news broke that suspected street gang members were to blame. These robbers are not run-of-the-mill gang members, but suspected members of a notoriously lethal street…
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Candidates’ essays do not reflect qualifications for town committee
This is a period in Holmdel’s history when decisions made by the Township Committee will affect our quality of life for a long time to come. The issues — land use, water supply, schools and taxes — are complex and require consideration by people who are thoughtful and committed. People usually don’t choose to run…
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Auxiliary thanks raffle supporters
Auxiliary thanks raffle supporters The Holmdel First Aid Auxiliary would like to take this time to thank all the residents for their loyal support and generosity once again. The raffle was a huge success, and you can be proud of yourselves knowing you helped make it a success. Again, thank you so very much. I…
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Guest Column
Lawrence MorelloAberdeen resident questions school accountability Lawrence Morello Aberdeen resident questions school accountability As a resident of Aberdeen Township, and with the school referendum behind us, and ahead of us is the substantial increase in property taxes to fund this referendum, I would like to know where the accountability is in the school system. According…
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Those seeking dishonesty should vote for Democrats
Like Carol Beckenstein, Democratic campaign manger for Larry Fink and others, I, too, ran against Russell Dronne and lost three years ago. Russell is an asset to Holmdel and he served honorably. He, like Bob Reddington and Valerie Niess, opposes development in southern Holmdel. For all practical matters, though, the issue of sewering the south…
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Berk, Orsini will keep taxes low by preventing sewers
All candidates for Holmdel Township Committee say they want to save open space and keep taxes down. And indeed, the two do go hand in hand: to keep taxes down, you must keep development down. During the past two decades, taxes have increased with development, and ratables never kept their promise of sparing us new…
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Obituaries
Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. JOHN J. McDONNELL, 65, of the Belford section of Middletown died Sept. 29 at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved to Middletown and the Belford area…
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Putting the squeeze on nonresident students
Hazlet Township Superinten-dent of Schools Renae LaPrete is on a mission to rid the school district of students who attend the schools but don’t live in the township. For every student who lives out of district and illegally attends the Hazlet Township schools, it costs the district, and taxpayers, $8,400. That amount increases dramatically for…
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Communities need to join forces to solve Route 520 problem
The following impression came to mind after reading the article on the problem of Route 520 traffic in the Sept. 13 issue of the Hub: not me, he’s to blame! Every problem has a beginning. This one started with a solution to a specific need some time ago. Years later (the present day), a problem…
