High-density housing not solution in Holmdel
      The issue of the Lucent property continues to drive the politics of Holmdel. Recently a developer, Somerset Development, has indicated that they are purchasing the property. While this may not seem to be unusual, the support of Citizens for Informed Land Use (CILU) and the Holmdel Democrats is fri...
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Housing plan should have been in place earlier
      How can Hazlet leave itself open and never have had a plan for affordable housing? Now this burden will come out of Hazlet taxpayers' pockets. Does Elegant Properties come to our school and see that condos will flood Poole Avenue, Middle Road, Route 36, Route 35, the police department, fire depar...
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BOE member shouldn't be giving advice
      I find it amusing that Board of Education (BOE) member Pat Walsh, who is running for a seat on the Middletown Township Committee, has the audacity to lecture the town on its budget, when she is the one responsible for taking over 60 percent of our property taxes to operate the schools in this tow...
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Political column needs to be chewier than stale pablum
      Your "Red State/Blue State" feature has become a phony debate, half ignorance and half ineffectualness. First "Red State Dave" plays the "political correctness" card about Democrats looking for made-in-America swag for the convention. Does Dave prefer foreign-made goods? And if Democrats didn't t...
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Holmdel Dems have residents' interests in mind
      With the new development scheme for the Lucent tract in the works, Holmdel residents have to closely consider who they want representing their interest on the Township Committee, which will ultimately cast the final vote on the redevelopment project.
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