• Rose Gamba

    Mrs. Gamba, 94, a resident of Holmdel since 1997, died July 12, 2010, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Daniel A. Gamba, in 1992. Mrs. Gamba is survived by her children, Mary Ann Elsman and her husband, William, of Holmdel, and Vincent Gamba of Belmar; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A funeral liturgy…

  • Kathleen R. Lind

    Mrs. Lind, 68, a resident of Hazlet since 1967, died July 11, 2010, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. She was active in the HYAL Refreshment Stand Committee and a member of the Cove Road School PTO. Mrs. Lind was predeceased by a brother, Herbert Van Blarcum; and a brother-in-law, Herbert Jacquin. She is survived by…

  • Residents should have a presence at freeholders’ meeting

    Iattended a very heated and emotion-driven meeting at the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority (BRSA) July 19 regarding the placement of a massive wind turbine in our small town. Emotions ran very high, speakers were told their comments were taking too long, not to rehash past comments, off subject, etc. Control was lost nearing the end…

  • Eliminating position of director of parks is shortsighted

    Iam dismayed to learn that Mayor Serena DiMaso, Deputy Mayor Patrick Impreveduto and Committeeman Rocco Pascucci rubber-stamped the township administrator’s decision to eliminate the Parks and Recreation director position. I was on the Recreation Committee as the Board of Education representative when the holder of that position, Debbra Voorhees, was hired. I was not sure…

  • Mayor should focus on reducing tax burden

    The mayor of Middletown is preoccupied with everything but the 13 percent tax increase that was introduced in June and will be voted on during the July 19 meeting. Instead of working to reduce this tax burden on the homeowners, he is focusing his attention on supporting legislation to prevent unions from contributing to political…

  • Property tax cap is first step in right direction

    Gov. Chris Christie’s 2 percent property tax cap, albeit not the desired constitutional amendment to prevent Democratic legislative jury-rigging, is a concrete first step in the right direction to begin relief to the ever-weary property taxpayer. Although the additional cap exclusions beyond the governor’s plan include pension and health insurance payments, two of the largest…

  • Mid’town resident: Mayor’s priorities misplaced

    There’s an old adage: You can fool some of the people all of the time and you can fool all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time. The man who serves as mayor of Middletown this year (elected by four votes, one his…

  • Need more info on qualifications for NPS liaison

    After reading the recent press release issued by Reps. Frank Pallone and Rush Holt where they requested that a liaison individual be appointed by the National Park Service director, Jon Jarvis, as the “go to” person for entities interested in the rehabilitation and subsequent use of historic Fort Hancock buildings at Sandy Hook, I experienced…

  • Reader appreciates reporting on Freneau Woods

    At last some recognition for northern Monmouth County’s ecological assets seems to be at hand. Jacqueline Hlavenka’s article describing Freneau Woods (Aberdeen working toward Freneau preservation, July 22) skillfully elaborates the consensus of organizations cooperating to make this happen. Hopefully the township of Aberdeen and Monmouth County will be lauded for their decisions. Anyone who…

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