Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • U.S. Supreme Court says that corporations are people too

    Coda • GREG BEAN This is a dark day in America. Two weeks ago, I wrote that the U.S. Supreme Court was expected to do away with most of the laws that limit campaign contributions to candidates and much political advertising by corporations and special interest groups. And late last week, the court did just…

  • Howell’s Gilbertson (5-4) wins Monmouth high jump crown

    At this time last year, Maggie Gilbertson was grabbing rebounds for the Howell High School basketball team. Now she is grabbing championships with the Rebels’ track and field team. On Jan. 22, Gilbertson won the Monmouth County high jump championship in a meet held at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex, Toms River. Gilbertson was…

  • Explanations sound like excuses to one resident

    After reading the article about the Jackson Department of Public Works and the recent snowstorm (“DPW Had a Lot to Handle During Recent Snowstorm,” Tri-Town News, Dec. 31, 2009), I agree, they did have a lot to handle; with aging equipment and limited manpower it was a challenge. I am one of the developments that…

  • Freeholder says it is time to rethink tax on Social Security payments

    The Obama White House and members of Congress are talking about another stimulus plan, this time promising $250 to each senior citizen in the nation. Instead of a one-time check, I propose that we unburden our seniors by rethinking the tax on Social Security that many retired residents are forced to pay. Since 1984, single…

  • Resident was pleased with Jackson’s response to Dec. 19 snowstorm

    In response to a letter that was published in the Tri-Town News on Dec. 24, 2009, “Resident Says Jackson Officials Failed Residents,” can it be possible that the writer wants to oust elected officials because he got a busy signal on the snow removal line? I have to remark that even though we were denied…

  • Joyce Lochwood

    Mrs. Lochwood, 87, of Middletown, died Dec. 8, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Manchester, England, she resided in Whiting prior to relocating to Middletown. Mrs. Lochwood served in the Women’s Land Army in England during World War II. She was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Frank Lochwood Sr., in…

  • Retired officers could be a valuable resource on airplanes

    As politicians scramble to point the blame as to how the latest terrorist slipped through the security measures that were implemented to protect Americans and foreigners abroad, I would like to bring to their attention a more common sense solution to tightening up those cracks and bring forth what is in my opinion a better,…

  • Mary T. Richardson

    Mrs. Richardson, 82, a resident of Matawan for 48 years, died Dec. 13, 2009, at home. She was employed at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel, for 17 years in Environmental Services, retiring in 1994. Mrs. Richardson was predeceased by her husband, Gerald, in 1978. Surviving are her children, Michael McNamara and his wife, Monica, of Schuylkill…

  • To turn alarm off, throw entire clock against wall

    Coda • GREG BEAN If there’s anything more frustrating than trying to follow a procedure manual for a product that was built in a non-Englishspeaking country and then translated into the King’s Own by someone with a limited grasp of our language, I don’t know what it is. Back in the day when I didn’t…