Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Kafton says he remains committed to Jackson residents
The numbers (in the May 11 Jackson municipal election) are in and the people have spoken. I obviously am not happy with the end results, but I would just like to take the time to thank all those people who have supported me and my team, Sean Giblin and Marvin Krakower. Thank you for coming…
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Thomas E. Przybylko
Mr. Przybylko, 61, of Jackson, died April 30, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in Newark and had lived in Sayreville for 48 years before moving to Jackson. He was the owner/operator of SKA Karate and Kickboxing in South River for over 30 years. Mr. Przybylko was a grandmaster 10th dan…
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John E. Murphy Sr.
Mr. Murphy, 79, of Howell, died May 10, 2010, at home. He retired as a foreman for the Howell Department of Public Works road department. Mr. Murphy was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was predeceased by two brothers, Arthur L. Murphy Jr. and Ralph Murphy. Surviving are a son, John Murphy…
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Consolidation is key to saving state
GUEST COLUMN ANDREW BRUCK Fix New Jersey’s fiscal crisis? Streamline its 566 towns. Or so say the Good Government types. “Let us have consolidation,” explains Nathan Horton, former counsel to the City of Orange, in an interview with The New York Times. “It would be economy in more ways than one.” “New Jersey is in…
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Dorothy M. Graff
Mrs. Graff, 74, of Howell, died May 14, 2010, at home. She and her husband owned and operated Kenneth L. Graff Trenching & Trucking and The Korden Corp. She was predeceased by her husband, Kenneth L. Graff Sr.; two brothers, John and Timothy Peters; and a sister, Eileen Campbell. Surviving are five daughters, Debra Lane…
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Jackson school board agrees to tax levy cut
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer An unanticipated increase in extraordinary aid from the state will help the Jackson Board of Education deal with a $1 million reduction in the general fund tax levy for 2010-11 that was directed to be made by the Jackson Township Council. The council certified a general fund tax levy (the…
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Howell council slices $1.9M from school tax
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — The recent vote to defeat the tax levy portion of the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education’s proposed 2010-11 budget was not a mandate from the public, the president of the Howell Township Education Association (HTEA) said recently. Although Gov. Chris Christie urged voters to reject…
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Jazz ensemble claims third place in state
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson Liberty High School jazz ensemble is ending the 2009-10 school year on a high note after clinching third place in the New Jersey State Jazz Final. The award is the first for Jackson Liberty and the second for a school in the Jackson School District. “Anyone…
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Firm hired to search for new FRHSD supt.
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Afirm that will seek out a new leader for the Freehold Regional High School District has been hired by the district’s Board of Education. At its meeting on May 17 the board hired West Hudson Associates to conduct the district’s search for a superintendent. The contract between the board and…
