Category: Independent Opinion

  • Guest Column

    JacquelineVan GelderenResidents need to voice opinion at Aug. 26 hearing Jacqueline Van Gelderen Residents need to voice opinion at Aug. 26 hearing There’s been a major change in Holmdel, and it’s not for the better as reflected in the chaos of our school system and a multimillion dollar sports complex that is being forced down…

  • Open space strategy, not tax, needed in Hazlet

    In its editorial Aug. 14, the editors of the Independent support another property tax increase to raise funds to purchase privately held open space in Hazlet. That the Independent would highlight sprawl is very laudable and welcome, but we in Hazlet live every day with the effects of sprawl: from traffic to overbuilding. As the…

  • Parishioners express grief over departure of pastor

    To lose such an intelligent, caring and spiritual leader is a great loss to St. Mary’s parish, New Monmouth. As a resident of Middletown and a parishioner of St. Mary’s for 31 years, I truly feel, from the bottom of my heart, we have lost one of the best — our Father John Dobrosky. Father…

  • Swim club not ‘self-sustaining’ with debt of $2.7 million

    Swim club not ‘self-sustaining’ with debt of $2.7 million The Middletown Swim and Tennis Club is not the self-sustaining utility portrayed by the Township Committee, is currently running a $2.7 million debt, and is being subsidized by township taxpayers, Democratic Township Committee candidates Beverly Bova Scarano and Irv Beaver contend. While the governing body claims…

  • Metaphor applied inappropriately to councilman

    When reading the letter in the Independent from Millie and Duke DeCotiis, I thought it odd they should dredge up last year’s issues and make them the focus of some dubious accolades at this late date. They extol the virtues of Holmdel Township Committeeman Terence Wall for performing a so-called "hat trick" last year, ostensibly…

  • It’s time to settle down to the business of education

    Students returning to Holmdel High School in two weeks are going to see a few new administrative faces, but for how long? The Holmdel Board of Education’s appointments last week of a new school principal and assistant principal unfortunately do not guarantee administrative stability. Over the past year, 13 school administrators have resigned from the…

  • Mayor thanks Middletown workers for job well done

    I would like to take this opportunity to thank Middletown’s police, fire, First Aid, auxiliary police, emergency management office, public works department, and parks and recreation for their outstanding response to the storm that hit our area Aug. 2. This storm, which was one of the worst to ever strike Middletown, caused major devastation and…

  • 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. GERALDINE JEAN CRAPARO, 70, of Middletown died Aug. 18 at home. Born in Newark, she lived in the Belford section of Middletown and East Keansburg prior to…

  • Baseball camp gives Lincroft resident good feeling

    I just came from a community event that made me feel very proud, and, I think, deserves recognition. My son has been attending the Bill Grier basketball camp at St. Leo’s in Lincroft this week. The Grier family holds a wonderful camp each year in their father’s memory. The family gives a great deal of…