Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • 124 seniors graduate from New Egypt High School

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer PLUMSTED — An impressive group of seniors has graduated from New Egypt High School. On June 25, 124 young men and women marked a milestone in their lives and became the newest alumni of New Egypt High School. In his address to students, parents, teachers, administrators and family members, Plumsted…

  • School board recognizes students

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN BY DAVE Staff Writer As the 2009-10 school year neared its conclusion, the Jackson Board of Education recognized students for their accomplishments during the academic year. The Jackson Liberty High School jazz band, which ended the 2009-10 school year with a third-place showing in the New Jersey State Jazz Finals, performs for…

  • Taking a Moment

    Jimmy Ryan takes a moment for himself prior to the start of graduation ceremonies at Howell High School on June 24. Thousands of graduates at the six schools in the Freehold Regional High School District marked a milestone in their lives that evening. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • The World is Theirs

    Graduates take part in some extracurricular activities during the commencement exercises at Howell High School on June 24. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Gov. Christie’s property tax reform agenda: Cap 2.5

    The people of New Jersey elected Gov. Chris Christie to get government under control and begin to ease the property tax burden that so many households in this state face. He is working hard to accomplish these goals because he understands the immense strain that costly government and escalating property taxes are having on senior…

  • For some men, the other woman is just a voice

    CODA GREG BEAN It turns out I’m relatively normal after all—at least in this contentious regard. And it pleases me to know that my wife and I aren’t the first happily married couple to have a disagreement about the other woman in a husband’s life (at least a dissent that won’t ultimately involve histrionic atmospherics…

  • U.S. needs a national policy for energy

    We constantly hear that “it can’t happen here” as overconfident engineers and officials assure us that hightech systems will save us from ourselves. The promises include: It’s safe to transport oil in single-hulled ships, until the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Alaska; we can safely build cities below sea level, until Katrina smashed through New…

  • Learning English would show respect for the United States

    As our wonderful and joyous Fourth of July celebration approaches, I want to say a word to those not-yet Americans, documented or undocumented. You are here because of what this country has to offer you; freedom as well as free things, and help to those who are here to work and make a better life…