Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Irene K. Eldershaw

    Mrs. Eldershaw, 80, of Jackson, died March 6, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Prior to her move to Jackson, she was a resident of Tinton Falls for 55 years. From 1972 to 1982, Mrs. Eldershaw was the hostess at the Lincroft Inn, Lincroft. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55…

  • Resident applauds school official’s view on contracts

    Iwould like to express my agreement with Dr. Marc Gaswirth, the Marlboro K-8 School District assistant superintendent of schools, in his recent Your Turn guest column in your newspaper, “Even the Playing Field in School Negotiations.” He is absolutely right — the playing field is far from level in school labor negotiations. His description and…

  • This trick would even make the Dog Whisperer jealous

    Coda • GREG BEAN One of my favorite shows on television these days is “The Dog Whisperer” with Cesar Millan. Millan is a dog trainer and psychologist who has an uncanny ability to get inside a dog’s head and figure out what’s making him or her dysfunctional. And once he figures it out, he instinctively…

  • Blame it on the stinking time change

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH Iwoke up yesterday morning feeling all out of sorts. According to the clock, it was my usual time of 7:13 a.m. But instead of being awakened to a colorful sunrise with the promise of a new day, it looked more like zero-darkthirty. The sky was black, the house…

  • Joseph Johnson

    Mr. Johnson, 49, of Howell, died March 5, 2010. He grew up in Little Silver and was a former merchant mariner. Mr. Johnson worked as a boat captain for the Circle Line’s Statue of Liberty Ferry for more than 25 years. Surviving are his wife of 23 years, Joanne Morgan Johnson; three sons, Brian J.…

  • Expectations, expectations

    Green Scene Winter has taken a long time to leave, the wet, sloppy snow has melted, and we are feeling the strength of the sun’s rays. But winter’s residue is still found in the many branches that broke off during the storms and beckon to be taken care of. Albert Einstein famously proposed that doing…

  • Jacqueline Boldridge

    Mrs. Boldridge, 80, of Brick, formerly of Freehold, died March 11, 2010, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. She earned associate degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University and Brookdale Community College. She was predeceased by her husband, Austin, in 1997, and a grandson, Kevin Riley Clawson, in 2008. Surviving are two sons and one daughter-in-law, James Boldridge…

  • Freeholders will examine costs of Monmouth jail

    Guest Column • Lillian G. Burry The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders shares the public’s concern that salaries and overtime at the Monmouth County jail are higher than we would like to see. Playing the blame game does not help the situation. Our corrections officers have a very difficult job working around the clock in…