Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Writer is concerned about the loss of courtesy busing

    Being a parent and a resident of Plumsted, I would like to make sure everyone understands what courtesy busing is and the effect of cutting it from the Plumsted School District’s 2010-11 budget. Courtesy busing is transporting kindergarten through eighth-grade students who live within 1 to 2 miles of a school, but still are currently…

  • on campus

    Samantha Lyn Clay, daughter of Stephen and Nancy Clay of Howell, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Rider University, Lawrenceville, where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in communications. She is a 2006 graduate of Freehold Township High School. Scott Muller, a history education major from Howell, was…

  • on campus

    Sadia A. Rogers of Jackson has graduated from Penn State University, State College, Pa. Jessica D. Boyuka of Jackson has graduated from Penn State University, State College, Pa. Boston University has named the following students to the dean’s list for the fall semester: Megan L. Riedinger and Puja N. Shastri, of Howell; and David M.…

  • Boris Wolkow

    Mr. Wolkow, 90, of Jackson died Feb. 1, 2010, at Care One of Jackson. He was born in Russia and came to the U.S. in 1956, residing first in Clifton and Lakewood. He worked as a surveyor for Mauer-Lynch Engineering & Architecture, Hoboken, retiring in 1983. Mr. Wolkow is survived by a nephew, James Volk,…

  • John L. Magyar

    Mr. Magyar, 59, of Toms River, and previously of Howell, died Feb. 13, 2010, at the Leisure Chateau, Lakewood. He was a systems analyst for IBM, Dayton, before becoming disabled in 1995. Mr. Magyar was a member of St. Andrew United Methodist Church, Toms River. He was predeceased by his parents, Frank and Dorothy Magyar,…

  • Margie R. McDaniel

    Mrs. McDaniel, 82, of Manchester, died March 24, 2010, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She was born and raised in Cooleemee, N.C., and lived throughout the world as an U.S. Air Force spouse and homemaker. Mrs. McDaniel was predeceased by her husband, Howard, in 1991; four brothers, Lee, Tommy, Otis and Jay “Cotton”;…

  • Museum Night features students’ art creations

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Students in the Jackson School District are learning a lot about art, artists and art history these days. From Japanese sumi-e painting to fauvism to op art, the pupils are becoming well rounded as they work in a variety of mediums. “The genesis of this project was a Pathways Project…

  • Adrian James Giglio

    Mr. Giglio, 72, of Jackson, formerly of Manalapan, died Feb. 26, 2010, at Memorial Sloan- Kettering Hospital, New York City. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he joined the Air Force National Guard and was stationed at Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field. After graduating from college, he worked as a construction engineer for the City of New York,…

  • William C. Bacorn

    Mr. Bacorn, 100, of Whiting, died March 28, 2010, at home. Prior to retiring, he was the director of farming for the state of New Jersey for 20 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Olive, in 1992; and four children, Anne Birch, John Bacorn, Robert Bacorn and Linda Niedermaier. Mr. Bacorn is survived by…