Category: Independent Opinion
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Keyport mayor defends volunteer ordinance
Keyport mayor defends volunteer ordinance TTwo recent letters to the Independent concerning a proposed "Volunteer Incentive Ordinance" criticized me for wanting to include other volunteers, not just Keyport Fire Department and First Aid Squad members. I know that criticism, even when unjustified, comes with being mayor. However, the problem here is that the letter…
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Hazlet is against the proposed GPU Energy power line, period
Hazlet is against the proposed GPU Energy power line, period MMy understanding is that the members of the Hazlet Township Committee are totally against the new GPU Energy proposal regardless of whether the power lines are above or below ground and they will do everything in their power to see that this proposal does…
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Demolition of the old Matawan High School was sad but necessary
Demolition of the old Matawan High School was sad but necessary II read in the Independent that we will be tearing down Matawan’s old high school. This is very sad, especially for the many residents who attended school there. When the parish of St. Clement was established in the late 1960s, the parish received…
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Resident appeals to GPU to reconsider Hazlet lines
Resident appeals to GPU to reconsider Hazlet lines MMany residents of Hazlet are aware of the recent proposal by GPU Energy to erect power lines and poles along 6.4 miles of NJ Transit lines, where the bulk of these lines, 1.8 miles, will run through Hazlet. Residents went to the town meeting lasts month,…
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Writer endorses Fink for Holmdel Township Committee
Writer endorses Fink for Holmdel Township Committee II have known Larry Fink since he and I worked together in the early 1980s at AT&T in Holmdel, when my family moved to Holmdel. I am supporting Larry for Holmdel Township Committee this year as I did last year. I am supporting Larry because he has…
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Resident agrees: Why bother voting on school budget?
Resident agrees: Why bother voting on school budget? II would like to respond to B. Skokowski’s letter to the editor (in the Aug. 2 issue of the Independent). B. Skokowski points out that the 2000-01 Middletown school budget was defeated by voters, but N.J. State Education Commissioner Dr. David Hespe reinstated all but $251,595…
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Let’s not forget where windfall came from
Every once in a great while, we witness people doing their jobs in an exemplary manner. Often during these times, we, as voters, are grateful, but rarely express our thanks to those who have helped us. We, as parents and taxpayers, cannot let the valiant efforts of Sen. Joseph Kyrillos and School Superintendent Dr. Jack…
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Writer calls local monument maker a true good Samaritan
On Sept. 17, it will be one year since my husband, Matthew, passed away. It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. He had retired from his job as guidance counselor for the Ocean County Vocational Technical School in June, and was relishing the plans he had for working around the house and taking countless trips…
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Holmdel candidate calls for public hearing on power line proposal
Recent studies figure show that Holmdel’s population has grown by 45 percent in the last decade. Nearby towns have been developing rapidly as well. In light of this explosive growth, it is little wonder that GPU Energy seeks to expand its facilities. Nevertheless, I have concerns about GPU’s power line proposal. Many of us raised…
