Category: Independent Opinion
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Mother expresses thanks after sons’ car accident on parkway
On July 22, my two sons were in a motor vehicle accident on the Garden State Parkway in Holmdel. Both sons were taken to Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune; one by ambulance, one by Medevac. This is every mother’s nightmare! But the wonderful trauma unit saved my son’s life. Another surgery followed to put…
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‘Think locally and vote Larry Fink first’ for Holmdel on Nov. 7
‘Think locally and vote Larry Fink first’ for Holmdel on Nov. 7 Most residents are aware that the Township Committee is the most influential board relative to the present character and future "face" of our town. It is indeed rare that one experienced candidate should be so deserving of our support. Larry Fink has made…
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Middletown resident endorses Bova-Scarano
This Election Day is an important one. We not only choose a president, senator and congressman, Middletown voters will be choosing a candidate for Township Committee. The most logical choice is Beverly Bova-Scarano. Ms. Scarano is a hometown girl with hometown values. She will not only bring fresh blood to a Township Committee suffering from…
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Coverage appreciated
Exit 117 would like to thank you for the wonderful article you ran about our quartet in the Sept. 6 issue. Inadvertently, our contact information was omitted from the article, and we’d like to let your readers know that Exit 117 can be contacted at (732) 264-2552. As avid readers of your paper, we find…
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Fink ‘more qualified’ for Township Committee seat
For some time I have wanted to write regarding the upcoming election for Holmdel Township Committee and my impression of the candidates, Larry Fink and Jun-Min Liu. I have read all the articles about each candidate and the various members of the Township Committee in order to compare notes on each individual and their positions.…
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Holmdel race about differences, says Liu supporter
The election this year in Holmdel is about differences. It is the difference between a balanced, fiscally responsible approach espoused by your Republican candidate Dr. Jun-Min Liu versus the extremely liberal, tax-and-spend Democrat. Dr. Liu speaks positively and proactively to not just one but all of the issues that are important to us in Holmdel,…
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School ‘pickup’ congestion needs to be addressed
The good ol’ days were filled with the roar of parking yellow buses and parents waving their relieved good-byes. Those same 40 or more children who once upon a time rode one bus now arrive in 40 separate vehicles. Empathy should certainly lend itself to residents near school zones. Every day, they are faced with…
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Broker change upsets union
ABERDEEN — The Matawan- Aberdeen Board of Education has decided to change insurance brokers, much to the dismay of the teachers union. In a unanimous vote at Monday night’s meeting, the board appointed Grinspec Consulting, Moorestown, as the insurance broker of record for district employees. Grinspec will handle the district’s health, dental, prescription and other…
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GPU Energy’s power line plans a dangerous proposal
I read with the utmost interest the articles in the Sept. 13 issue of the Independent regarding GPU Energy’s proposal to install 69K-volt power lines on 60-foot poles from Matawan through Hazlet, Holmdel and into Middletown. GPU Energy must find a better, safer way in which to provide electrical service to our community. At the…
